diff --git a/packages/providers/upload-local/package.json b/packages/providers/upload-local/package.json
index 9969529e977..b6de8f6c14f 100644
--- a/packages/providers/upload-local/package.json
+++ b/packages/providers/upload-local/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@strapi/pack-up": "4.17.1",
-    "@strapi/plugin-upload": "4.17.1",
+    "@strapi/types": "4.17.1",
     "@types/jest": "29.5.2",
     "eslint-config-custom": "4.17.1",
     "memfs": "4.6.0",
diff --git a/packages/providers/upload-local/src/__tests__/upload-local.test.ts b/packages/providers/upload-local/src/__tests__/upload-local.test.ts
index 1e11a3faf88..a87291033b8 100644
--- a/packages/providers/upload-local/src/__tests__/upload-local.test.ts
+++ b/packages/providers/upload-local/src/__tests__/upload-local.test.ts
@@ -5,27 +5,26 @@ jest.mock('fs', () => fs);
 
 import fse from 'fs-extra';
 
-import type { File } from '@strapi/plugin-upload';
-
 import localProvider from '../index';
 
 describe('Local provider', () => {
   beforeAll(() => {
-    globalThis.strapi = {};
-    globalThis.strapi.dirs = { static: { public: '' } };
+    global.strapi = {
+      dirs: { static: { public: '' } },
+    } as any;
 
     fse.ensureDirSync('uploads');
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
-    globalThis.strapi.dirs = undefined;
+    global.strapi.dirs = undefined as any;
   });
 
   describe('upload', () => {
     test('Should have relative url to file object', async () => {
       const providerInstance = localProvider.init({});
 
-      const file: File = {
+      const file = {
         name: 'test',
         size: 100,
         url: '/',
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ describe('Local provider', () => {
         ext: '.json',
         mime: 'application/json',
         buffer: Buffer.from(''),
-      };
+      } as any;
 
       await providerInstance.upload(file);
 
diff --git a/packages/providers/upload-local/src/global.d.ts b/packages/providers/upload-local/src/global.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c3016a1a63..00000000000
--- a/packages/providers/upload-local/src/global.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-declare const strapi: any;
diff --git a/packages/providers/upload-local/src/index.ts b/packages/providers/upload-local/src/index.ts
index 88c1a7b0513..f82a9ebbc5f 100644
--- a/packages/providers/upload-local/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/providers/upload-local/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import path from 'path';
 import fse from 'fs-extra';
 import * as utils from '@strapi/utils';
 
+import type {} from '@strapi/types';
+
 interface File {
   name: string;
   alternativeText?: string;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0a9defd722d..8fa2d743fde 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10211,7 +10211,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@strapi/provider-upload-local@workspace:packages/providers/upload-local"
   dependencies:
     "@strapi/pack-up": "npm:4.17.1"
-    "@strapi/plugin-upload": "npm:4.17.1"
+    "@strapi/types": "npm:4.17.1"
     "@strapi/utils": "npm:4.17.1"
     "@types/jest": "npm:29.5.2"
     eslint-config-custom: "npm:4.17.1"