diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index f071afa59d..9899939c6f 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@
                 "padded_widget": false,
                 "page_params": false,
                 "panels": false,
-                "pill_typeahead": false,
                 "pm_list": false,
                 "pm_list_dom": false,
                 "pointer": false,
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js
index d72613503f..fe53bf28ae 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const {run_test} = require("../zjsunit/test");
 const {make_zjquery} = require("../zjsunit/zjquery");
 
 const user_pill = zrequire("user_pill");
-zrequire("pill_typeahead");
 const settings_user_groups = zrequire("settings_user_groups");
 
 set_global("$", make_zjquery());
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/stream_edit.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/stream_edit.js
index 086a0afa01..4549311a5b 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/stream_edit.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/stream_edit.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ set_global("$", make_zjquery());
 zrequire("input_pill");
 const peer_data = zrequire("peer_data");
 const people = zrequire("people");
-zrequire("pill_typeahead");
 zrequire("subs");
 const stream_edit = zrequire("stream_edit");
 const stream_data = zrequire("stream_data");
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/user_pill.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/user_pill.js
index e8b676be01..bd45e83c54 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/user_pill.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/user_pill.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const {run_test} = require("../zjsunit/test");
 
 const people = zrequire("people");
 const user_pill = zrequire("user_pill");
-zrequire("pill_typeahead");
 
 set_global("page_params", {});
 
diff --git a/static/js/bundles/app.js b/static/js/bundles/app.js
index 599879d075..1fbeb72aa3 100644
--- a/static/js/bundles/app.js
+++ b/static/js/bundles/app.js
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ import "../typeahead_helper";
 import "../search_suggestion";
 import "../search";
 import "../composebox_typeahead";
-import "../pill_typeahead";
 import "../navigate";
 import "../list_util";
 import "../hotkey";
diff --git a/static/js/global.d.ts b/static/js/global.d.ts
index ae3b46925a..d01cf00bca 100644
--- a/static/js/global.d.ts
+++ b/static/js/global.d.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ declare let overlays: any;
 declare let padded_widget: any;
 declare let page_params: any;
 declare let panels: any;
-declare let pill_typeahead: any;
 declare let pm_list: any;
 declare let pointer: any;
 declare let poll_widget: any;
diff --git a/static/js/pill_typeahead.js b/static/js/pill_typeahead.js
index 2f2e98bd36..01d188169e 100644
--- a/static/js/pill_typeahead.js
+++ b/static/js/pill_typeahead.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-"use strict";
+import * as people from "./people";
+import * as settings_data from "./settings_data";
+import * as stream_pill from "./stream_pill";
 
-const people = require("./people");
-const settings_data = require("./settings_data");
-const stream_pill = require("./stream_pill");
-
-exports.set_up = function (input, pills, opts) {
+export function set_up(input, pills, opts) {
     let source = opts.source;
     if (!opts.source) {
         source = () => user_pill.typeahead_source(pills);
@@ -67,6 +65,4 @@ exports.set_up = function (input, pills, opts) {
         },
         stopAdvance: true,
     });
-};
-
-window.pill_typeahead = exports;
+}
diff --git a/static/js/settings_account.js b/static/js/settings_account.js
index d70a3cb361..65a76415eb 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_account.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_account.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const render_settings_custom_user_profile_field = require("../templates/settings
 const render_settings_dev_env_email_access = require("../templates/settings/dev_env_email_access.hbs");
 
 const people = require("./people");
+const pill_typeahead = require("./pill_typeahead");
 const setup = require("./setup");
 
 exports.update_email = function (new_email) {
diff --git a/static/js/settings_user_groups.js b/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
index 9b038b7993..cf3ba1cafc 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const render_admin_user_group_list = require("../templates/admin_user_group_list
 const render_confirm_delete_user = require("../templates/confirm_delete_user.hbs");
 
 const people = require("./people");
+const pill_typeahead = require("./pill_typeahead");
 
 const meta = {
     loaded: false,
diff --git a/static/js/stream_edit.js b/static/js/stream_edit.js
index 007ba27325..8fb8d48ca7 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_edit.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_edit.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const render_subscription_stream_privacy_modal = require("../templates/subscript
 
 const peer_data = require("./peer_data");
 const people = require("./people");
+const pill_typeahead = require("./pill_typeahead");
 const settings_config = require("./settings_config");
 const settings_data = require("./settings_data");
 const stream_pill = require("./stream_pill");