diff --git a/src/ol/format/OWS.js b/src/ol/format/OWS.js
index 1143df65c8..6b5033829e 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/OWS.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/OWS.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @module ol/format/OWS
  */
 import {inherits} from '../index.js';
-import _ol_format_XLink_ from '../format/XLink.js';
+import XLink from '../format/XLink.js';
 import _ol_format_XML_ from '../format/XML.js';
 import _ol_format_XSD_ from '../format/XSD.js';
 import _ol_xml_ from '../xml.js';
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ OWS.readDcp_ = function(node, objectStack) {
  * @return {Object|undefined} The GET object.
  */
 OWS.readGet_ = function(node, objectStack) {
-  var href = _ol_format_XLink_.readHref(node);
+  var href = XLink.readHref(node);
   if (!href) {
     return undefined;
   }
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ OWS.SERVICE_PROVIDER_PARSERS_ =
     _ol_xml_.makeStructureNS(
         OWS.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
           'ProviderName': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(_ol_format_XSD_.readString),
-          'ProviderSite': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(_ol_format_XLink_.readHref),
+          'ProviderSite': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(XLink.readHref),
           'ServiceContact': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
               OWS.readServiceContact_)
         });
diff --git a/src/ol/format/WMSCapabilities.js b/src/ol/format/WMSCapabilities.js
index 79420bc5ed..2af551e1d9 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/WMSCapabilities.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/WMSCapabilities.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @module ol/format/WMSCapabilities
  */
 import {inherits} from '../index.js';
-import _ol_format_XLink_ from '../format/XLink.js';
+import XLink from '../format/XLink.js';
 import _ol_format_XML_ from '../format/XML.js';
 import _ol_format_XSD_ from '../format/XSD.js';
 import _ol_xml_ from '../xml.js';
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ WMSCapabilities.SERVICE_PARSERS_ = _ol_xml_.makeStructureNS(
       'KeywordList': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
           WMSCapabilities.readKeywordList_),
       'OnlineResource': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
-          _ol_format_XLink_.readHref),
+          XLink.readHref),
       'ContactInformation': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
           WMSCapabilities.readContactInformation_),
       'Fees': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(_ol_format_XSD_.readString),
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ WMSCapabilities.ATTRIBUTION_PARSERS_ = _ol_xml_.makeStructureNS(
     WMSCapabilities.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
       'Title': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(_ol_format_XSD_.readString),
       'OnlineResource': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
-          _ol_format_XLink_.readHref),
+          XLink.readHref),
       'LogoURL': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
           WMSCapabilities.readSizedFormatOnlineresource_)
     });
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ WMSCapabilities.FORMAT_ONLINERESOURCE_PARSERS_ =
     _ol_xml_.makeStructureNS(WMSCapabilities.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
       'Format': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(_ol_format_XSD_.readString),
       'OnlineResource': _ol_xml_.makeObjectPropertySetter(
-          _ol_format_XLink_.readHref)
+          XLink.readHref)
     });
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/format/WMTSCapabilities.js b/src/ol/format/WMTSCapabilities.js
index ae4dc8fd65..0c240ba383 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/WMTSCapabilities.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/WMTSCapabilities.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import {inherits} from '../index.js';
 import {boundingExtent} from '../extent.js';
 import OWS from '../format/OWS.js';
-import _ol_format_XLink_ from '../format/XLink.js';
+import XLink from '../format/XLink.js';
 import _ol_format_XML_ from '../format/XML.js';
 import _ol_format_XSD_ from '../format/XSD.js';
 import _ol_xml_ from '../xml.js';
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ _ol_format_WMTSCapabilities_.readWgs84BoundingBox_ = function(node, objectStack)
 _ol_format_WMTSCapabilities_.readLegendUrl_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   var legend = {};
   legend['format'] = node.getAttribute('format');
-  legend['href'] = _ol_format_XLink_.readHref(node);
+  legend['href'] = XLink.readHref(node);
   return legend;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/format/XLink.js b/src/ol/format/XLink.js
index 4b60661f50..c61a00e15d 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/XLink.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/XLink.js
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 /**
  * @module ol/format/XLink
  */
-var _ol_format_XLink_ = {};
+var XLink = {};
 
 
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {string}
  */
-_ol_format_XLink_.NAMESPACE_URI = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink';
+XLink.NAMESPACE_URI = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink';
 
 
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @return {boolean|undefined} Boolean.
  */
-_ol_format_XLink_.readHref = function(node) {
-  return node.getAttributeNS(_ol_format_XLink_.NAMESPACE_URI, 'href');
+XLink.readHref = function(node) {
+  return node.getAttributeNS(XLink.NAMESPACE_URI, 'href');
 };
-export default _ol_format_XLink_;
+export default XLink;