diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/convert-query-params.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/convert-query-params.ts
index eceee5a1d5..58feb6c6e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/convert-query-params.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/convert-query-params.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export interface SortMap {
   [key: string]: SortOrder | SortMap;
 }
 
-interface SortParamsObject {
+export interface SortParamsObject {
   [key: string]: SortOrder | SortParamsObject;
 }
 type SortParams = string | string[] | SortParamsObject | SortParamsObject[];
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/index.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/index.ts
index 350395a96a..24bbad2db3 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /**
  * Export shared utilities
  */
-export { default as parseMultipartData } from './parse-multipart';
-export { default as parseType } from './parse-type';
-export * as policy from './policy';
-export { default as templateConfiguration } from './template-configuration';
-export { yup, handleYupError, validateYupSchema, validateYupSchemaSync } from './validators';
-export * as errors from './errors';
-export {
+import parseMultipartData from './parse-multipart';
+import parseType from './parse-type';
+import * as policy from './policy';
+import templateConfiguration from './template-configuration';
+import { yup, handleYupError, validateYupSchema, validateYupSchemaSync } from './validators';
+import * as errors from './errors';
+import {
   nameToSlug,
   nameToCollectionName,
   getCommonBeginning,
@@ -21,23 +21,74 @@ export {
   joinBy,
   toKebabCase,
 } from './string-formatting';
-export { removeUndefined, keysDeep } from './object-formatting';
-export { getConfigUrls, getAbsoluteAdminUrl, getAbsoluteServerUrl } from './config';
-export { generateTimestampCode } from './code-generator';
-export * as contentTypes from './content-types';
-export { default as env } from './env-helper';
-export * as relations from './relations';
-export { default as setCreatorFields } from './set-creator-fields';
-export * as hooks from './hooks';
-export { default as providerFactory } from './provider-factory';
-export * as pagination from './pagination';
-export { default as sanitize } from './sanitize';
-export { default as traverseEntity } from './traverse-entity';
-export { pipeAsync, mapAsync, reduceAsync, forEachAsync } from './async';
-export { default as convertQueryParams } from './convert-query-params';
-export { default as importDefault } from './import-default';
-export * as template from './template';
-export * as file from './file';
-export * as traverse from './traverse';
-export { default as webhook } from './webhook';
-export { isOperator, isOperatorOfType } from './operators';
+import { removeUndefined, keysDeep } from './object-formatting';
+import { getConfigUrls, getAbsoluteAdminUrl, getAbsoluteServerUrl } from './config';
+import { generateTimestampCode } from './code-generator';
+import * as contentTypes from './content-types';
+import env from './env-helper';
+import * as relations from './relations';
+import setCreatorFields from './set-creator-fields';
+import * as hooks from './hooks';
+import providerFactory from './provider-factory';
+import * as pagination from './pagination';
+import sanitize from './sanitize';
+import traverseEntity from './traverse-entity';
+import { pipeAsync, mapAsync, reduceAsync, forEachAsync } from './async';
+import convertQueryParams from './convert-query-params';
+import importDefault from './import-default';
+import * as template from './template';
+import * as file from './file';
+import * as traverse from './traverse';
+import webhook from './webhook';
+import { isOperator, isOperatorOfType } from './operators';
+
+export = {
+  parseMultipartData,
+  parseType,
+  policy,
+  templateConfiguration,
+  yup,
+  handleYupError,
+  validateYupSchema,
+  validateYupSchemaSync,
+  errors,
+  nameToSlug,
+  nameToCollectionName,
+  getCommonBeginning,
+  escapeQuery,
+  stringIncludes,
+  stringEquals,
+  isKebabCase,
+  isCamelCase,
+  toRegressedEnumValue,
+  startsWithANumber,
+  joinBy,
+  toKebabCase,
+  removeUndefined,
+  keysDeep,
+  getConfigUrls,
+  getAbsoluteAdminUrl,
+  getAbsoluteServerUrl,
+  generateTimestampCode,
+  contentTypes,
+  env,
+  relations,
+  setCreatorFields,
+  hooks,
+  providerFactory,
+  pagination,
+  sanitize,
+  traverseEntity,
+  pipeAsync,
+  mapAsync,
+  reduceAsync,
+  forEachAsync,
+  convertQueryParams,
+  importDefault,
+  template,
+  file,
+  traverse,
+  webhook,
+  isOperator,
+  isOperatorOfType,
+};