diff --git a/src/ol/control/control.js b/src/ol/control/control.js
index 9e2ab37bd5..eaaefbfc7f 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/control.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 goog.provide('ol.control.Control');
 
-goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol');
-goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
+goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.dom');
+goog.require('ol.events');
 
 
 /**
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ ol.control.Control.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
     target.appendChild(this.element);
     if (this.render !== ol.nullFunction) {
       this.listenerKeys.push(ol.events.listen(map,
-          ol.MapEvent.Type.POSTRENDER, this.render, this));
+          ol.MapEventType.POSTRENDER, this.render, this));
     }
     map.render();
   }
diff --git a/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js b/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js
index aa51acd7fc..f25dd94045 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.control.OverviewMap');
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Collection');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
-goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
+goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
 goog.require('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.Overlay');
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handleToggle_ = function() {
   if (!this.collapsed_ && !ovmap.isRendered()) {
     ovmap.updateSize();
     this.resetExtent_();
-    ol.events.listenOnce(ovmap, ol.MapEvent.Type.POSTRENDER,
+    ol.events.listenOnce(ovmap, ol.MapEventType.POSTRENDER,
         function(event) {
           this.updateBox_();
         },
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 3d9730e852..21d2b8d11f 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Collection');
 goog.require('ol.CollectionEventType');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEvent');
-goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEventType');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler');
+goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEventType');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
+goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
 goog.require('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.TileQueue');
@@ -1288,13 +1289,13 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function(time) {
 
     if (idle) {
       this.dispatchEvent(
-          new ol.MapEvent(ol.MapEvent.Type.MOVEEND, this, frameState));
+          new ol.MapEvent(ol.MapEventType.MOVEEND, this, frameState));
       ol.extent.clone(frameState.extent, this.previousExtent_);
     }
   }
 
   this.dispatchEvent(
-      new ol.MapEvent(ol.MapEvent.Type.POSTRENDER, this, frameState));
+      new ol.MapEvent(ol.MapEventType.POSTRENDER, this, frameState));
 
   setTimeout(this.handlePostRender.bind(this), 0);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/mapevent.js b/src/ol/mapevent.js
index 23be9a6727..b82ec3fa16 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapevent.js
@@ -36,25 +36,3 @@ ol.MapEvent = function(type, map, opt_frameState) {
 
 };
 ol.inherits(ol.MapEvent, ol.events.Event);
-
-
-/**
- * @enum {string}
- */
-ol.MapEvent.Type = {
-
-  /**
-   * Triggered after a map frame is rendered.
-   * @event ol.MapEvent#postrender
-   * @api
-   */
-  POSTRENDER: 'postrender',
-
-  /**
-   * Triggered after the map is moved.
-   * @event ol.MapEvent#moveend
-   * @api stable
-   */
-  MOVEEND: 'moveend'
-
-};
diff --git a/src/ol/mapeventtype.js b/src/ol/mapeventtype.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6d287c0ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/mapeventtype.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+goog.provide('ol.MapEventType');
+
+/**
+ * @enum {string}
+ */
+ol.MapEventType = {
+
+  /**
+   * Triggered after a map frame is rendered.
+   * @event ol.MapEvent#postrender
+   * @api
+   */
+  POSTRENDER: 'postrender',
+
+  /**
+   * Triggered after the map is moved.
+   * @event ol.MapEvent#moveend
+   * @api stable
+   */
+  MOVEEND: 'moveend'
+
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/overlay.js b/src/ol/overlay.js
index 506fe92800..b198b528a0 100644
--- a/src/ol/overlay.js
+++ b/src/ol/overlay.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 goog.provide('ol.Overlay');
 
 goog.require('ol');
-goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
+goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.dom');
 goog.require('ol.events');
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ ol.Overlay.prototype.handleMapChanged = function() {
   var map = this.getMap();
   if (map) {
     this.mapPostrenderListenerKey_ = ol.events.listen(map,
-        ol.MapEvent.Type.POSTRENDER, this.render, this);
+        ol.MapEventType.POSTRENDER, this.render, this);
     this.updatePixelPosition();
     var container = this.stopEvent_ ?
         map.getOverlayContainerStopEvent() : map.getOverlayContainer();