diff --git a/src/ol/layer/MapboxVector.js b/src/ol/layer/MapboxVector.js
index d1928b41da..9c151f7d5a 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/MapboxVector.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/MapboxVector.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ErrorEvent extends BaseEvent {
  * Recommended value: Vector tiles are usually generated with a buffer, so this value should match
  * the largest possible buffer of the used tiles. It should be at least the size of the largest
  * point symbol or line width.
- * @property {import("./VectorTileRenderType.js").default|string} [renderMode='hybrid'] Render mode for vector tiles:
+ * @property {import("./VectorTile.js").VectorTileRenderType} [renderMode='hybrid'] Render mode for vector tiles:
  *  * `'hybrid'`: Polygon and line elements are rendered as images, so pixels are scaled during zoom
  *    animations. Point symbols and texts are accurately rendered as vectors and can stay upright on
  *    rotated views.
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js b/src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js
index 5c0238c68d..eed3e67d3a 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import BaseVectorLayer from './BaseVector.js';
 import CanvasVectorTileLayerRenderer from '../renderer/canvas/VectorTileLayer.js';
 import TileProperty from './TileProperty.js';
-import VectorTileRenderType from './VectorTileRenderType.js';
 import {assert} from '../asserts.js';
 
 /***
@@ -17,6 +16,10 @@ import {assert} from '../asserts.js';
  *     'change:source'|'change:preload'|'change:useInterimTilesOnError'|import("../render/EventType").LayerRenderEventTypes, Return>} VectorTileLayerOnSignature
  */
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {'hybrid' | 'vector'} VectorTileRenderType
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} Options
  * @property {string} [className='ol-layer'] A CSS class name to set to the layer element.
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ import {assert} from '../asserts.js';
  * Recommended value: Vector tiles are usually generated with a buffer, so this value should match
  * the largest possible buffer of the used tiles. It should be at least the size of the largest
  * point symbol or line width.
- * @property {import("./VectorTileRenderType.js").default|string} [renderMode='hybrid'] Render mode for vector tiles:
+ * @property {VectorTileRenderType} [renderMode='hybrid'] Render mode for vector tiles:
  *  * `'hybrid'`: Polygon and line elements are rendered as images, so pixels are scaled during zoom
  *    animations. Point symbols and texts are accurately rendered as vectors and can stay upright on
  *    rotated views.
@@ -126,16 +129,13 @@ class VectorTileLayer extends BaseVectorLayer {
      */
     this.un;
 
-    const renderMode = options.renderMode || VectorTileRenderType.HYBRID;
-    assert(
-      renderMode == VectorTileRenderType.HYBRID ||
-        renderMode == VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR,
-      28
-    ); // `renderMode` must be `'hybrid'` or `'vector'`.
+    const renderMode = options.renderMode || 'hybrid';
+    // `renderMode` must be `'hybrid'` or `'vector'`.
+    assert(renderMode == 'hybrid' || renderMode == 'vector', 28);
 
     /**
      * @private
-     * @type {import("./VectorTileRenderType.js").default}
+     * @type {VectorTileRenderType}
      */
     this.renderMode_ = renderMode;
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class VectorTileLayer extends BaseVectorLayer {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return {import("./VectorTileRenderType.js").default} The render mode.
+   * @return {VectorTileRenderType} The render mode.
    */
   getRenderMode() {
     return this.renderMode_;
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType.js b/src/ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a8ce37fa9..0000000000
--- a/src/ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @module ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType
- */
-
-/**
- * @enum {string}
- * Render mode for vector tiles:
- * @api
- */
-export default {
-  /**
-   * Polygon and line elements are rendered as images, so pixels
-   * are scaled during zoom animations. Point symbols and texts are accurately
-   * rendered as vectors and can stay upright on rotated views.
-   * @api
-   */
-  HYBRID: 'hybrid',
-  /**
-   * Everything is rendered as vectors. Use this mode for improved
-   * performance on vector tile layers with only a few rendered features (e.g.
-   * for highlighting a subset of features of another layer with the same
-   * source).
-   * @api
-   */
-  VECTOR: 'vector',
-};
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorTileLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorTileLayer.js
index a421db526e..660454212d 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorTileLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorTileLayer.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import CanvasBuilderGroup from '../../render/canvas/BuilderGroup.js';
 import CanvasExecutorGroup from '../../render/canvas/ExecutorGroup.js';
 import CanvasTileLayerRenderer from './TileLayer.js';
 import TileState from '../../TileState.js';
-import VectorTileRenderType from '../../layer/VectorTileRenderType.js';
 import ViewHint from '../../ViewHint.js';
 import {
   HIT_DETECT_RESOLUTION,
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ class CanvasVectorTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasTileLayerRenderer {
     if (
       render &&
       (hifi || Date.now() - frameState.time < 8) &&
-      layer.getRenderMode() !== VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR
+      layer.getRenderMode() !== 'vector'
     ) {
       this.renderTileImage_(tile, frameState);
     }
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ class CanvasVectorTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasTileLayerRenderer {
     const layer = this.getLayer();
     return (
       super.isDrawableTile(tile) &&
-      (layer.getRenderMode() === VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR
+      (layer.getRenderMode() === 'vector'
         ? getUid(layer) in tile.executorGroups
         : tile.hasContext(layer))
     );
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ class CanvasVectorTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasTileLayerRenderer {
       const executorGroupInstructions = builderGroup.finish();
       // no need to clip when the render tile is covered by a single source tile
       const replayExtent =
-        layer.getRenderMode() !== VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR &&
+        layer.getRenderMode() !== 'vector' &&
         declutter &&
         sourceTiles.length === 1
           ? null
@@ -784,7 +783,7 @@ class CanvasVectorTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasTileLayerRenderer {
     const layer = /** @type {import("../../layer/VectorTile.js").default} */ (
       this.getLayer()
     );
-    if (layer.getRenderMode() === VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR) {
+    if (layer.getRenderMode() === 'vector') {
       return false;
     }
     const replayState = tile.getReplayState(layer);
diff --git a/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.test.js b/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.test.js
index 9b83fd8292..286e3e9098 100644
--- a/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.test.js
+++ b/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import TileState from '../../../../../../src/ol/TileState.js';
 import VectorRenderTile from '../../../../../../src/ol/VectorRenderTile.js';
 import VectorTile from '../../../../../../src/ol/VectorTile.js';
 import VectorTileLayer from '../../../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js';
-import VectorTileRenderType from '../../../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType.js';
 import VectorTileSource from '../../../../../../src/ol/source/VectorTile.js';
 import View from '../../../../../../src/ol/View.js';
 import XYZ from '../../../../../../src/ol/source/XYZ.js';
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ describe('ol/renderer/canvas/VectorTileLayer', function () {
 
     it('does not render images for pure vector rendering', function () {
       const testLayer = new VectorTileLayer({
-        renderMode: VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR,
+        renderMode: 'vector',
         source: source,
         style: layerStyle,
       });
diff --git a/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector-opacity/main.js b/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector-opacity/main.js
index dfff3a9fb5..eac90bf2a6 100644
--- a/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector-opacity/main.js
+++ b/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector-opacity/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import MVT from '../../../../src/ol/format/MVT.js';
 import Map from '../../../../src/ol/Map.js';
 import VectorTileLayer from '../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js';
-import VectorTileRenderType from '../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType.js';
 import VectorTileSource from '../../../../src/ol/source/VectorTile.js';
 import View from '../../../../src/ol/View.js';
 import {createXYZ} from '../../../../src/ol/tilegrid.js';
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import {createXYZ} from '../../../../src/ol/tilegrid.js';
 new Map({
   layers: [
     new VectorTileLayer({
-      renderMode: VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR,
+      renderMode: 'vector',
       opacity: 0.1,
       source: new VectorTileSource({
         format: new MVT(),
diff --git a/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector/main.js b/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector/main.js
index 8e762e1217..c4205564a9 100644
--- a/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector/main.js
+++ b/test/rendering/cases/layer-vectortile-rendermode-vector/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import MVT from '../../../../src/ol/format/MVT.js';
 import Map from '../../../../src/ol/Map.js';
 import VectorTileLayer from '../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorTile.js';
-import VectorTileRenderType from '../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorTileRenderType.js';
 import VectorTileSource from '../../../../src/ol/source/VectorTile.js';
 import View from '../../../../src/ol/View.js';
 import {createXYZ} from '../../../../src/ol/tilegrid.js';
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import {createXYZ} from '../../../../src/ol/tilegrid.js';
 new Map({
   layers: [
     new VectorTileLayer({
-      renderMode: VectorTileRenderType.VECTOR,
+      renderMode: 'vector',
       source: new VectorTileSource({
         format: new MVT(),
         tileGrid: createXYZ(),