diff --git a/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.test.ts b/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.test.ts
index add34d0..c7fff1c 100644
--- a/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.test.ts
+++ b/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { Wallet } from "ethers";
 import { Client } from "@xmtp/xmtp-js";
-import {
-  ContentTypeScreenEffect,
-  EffectType,
-  ScreenEffectCodec,
-} from "./ScreenEffect";
+import { ContentTypeScreenEffect, ScreenEffectCodec } from "./ScreenEffect";
 import type { ScreenEffect } from "./ScreenEffect";
 
 describe("ScreenEffectContentType", () => {
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ describe("ScreenEffectContentType", () => {
 
     const screenEffect: ScreenEffect = {
       messageId: originalMessage.id,
-      effectType: EffectType.SNOW,
+      effectType: "SNOW",
     };
 
     await conversation.send(screenEffect, {
@@ -56,6 +52,6 @@ describe("ScreenEffectContentType", () => {
     const messageContent = screenEffectMessage.content as ScreenEffect;
 
     expect(messageContent.messageId).toBe(originalMessage.id);
-    expect(messageContent.effectType).toBe(EffectType.SNOW);
+    expect(messageContent.effectType).toBe("SNOW");
   });
 });
diff --git a/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.ts b/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.ts
index 49911ab..769389b 100644
--- a/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.ts
+++ b/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/ScreenEffect.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { ContentTypeId } from "@xmtp/xmtp-js";
 import type { ContentCodec, EncodedContent } from "@xmtp/xmtp-js";
 
-export enum EffectType {
-  SNOW = "SNOW",
-  RAIN = "RAIN",
-}
+export type EffectType = "SNOW" | "RAIN";
 
 export const ContentTypeScreenEffect = new ContentTypeId({
   authorityId: "xmtp.org",
diff --git a/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/index.ts b/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/index.ts
index d5fa553..c784fa9 100644
--- a/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/index.ts
+++ b/experimental/content-type-screen-effect/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export { ScreenEffectCodec, ContentTypeScreenEffect } from "./ScreenEffect";
-export type { ScreenEffect } from "./ScreenEffect";
+export type { ScreenEffect, EffectType } from "./ScreenEffect";