diff --git a/.github/generated/ast_changes_watch_list.yml b/.github/generated/ast_changes_watch_list.yml
index 73b1083625d71..7ce02d990a698 100644
--- a/.github/generated/ast_changes_watch_list.yml
+++ b/.github/generated/ast_changes_watch_list.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ src:
   - '.github/generated/ast_changes_watch_list.yml'
   - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/constants.ts'
   - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/deserialize.js'
-  - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/keys.js'
+  - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/keys.ts'
   - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/type_ids.ts'
   - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/types.d.ts'
   - 'apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/visitor.d.ts'
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/scripts/build.js b/apps/oxlint/scripts/build.js
index 1d4bb04ceeffa..1010d91322acd 100755
--- a/apps/oxlint/scripts/build.js
+++ b/apps/oxlint/scripts/build.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ const parserFilePaths = [
   'generated/lazy/type_ids.js',
   'generated/lazy/walk.js',
   'generated/deserialize/ts_range_loc_parent_no_parens.js',
-  'generated/visit/keys.js',
 ];
 
 for (const parserFilePath of parserFilePaths) {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ for (const parserFilePath of parserFilePaths) {
 // Copy files from `src-js/generated` to `dist/generated`
 console.log('Copying generated files...');
 
-const generatedFilePaths = ['deserialize.js', 'keys.js'];
+const generatedFilePaths = ['deserialize.js'];
 for (const filePath of generatedFilePaths) {
   copyFile(join(oxlintDirPath, 'src-js/generated', filePath), join(distDirPath, 'generated', filePath));
 }
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/keys.js b/apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/keys.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/keys.js
rename to apps/oxlint/src-js/generated/keys.ts
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts
index 0ffad9f119899..49a2d29e6facb 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/source_code.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import { DATA_POINTER_POS_32, SOURCE_LEN_OFFSET } from '../generated/constants.js';
 
 // We use the deserializer which removes `ParenthesizedExpression`s from AST,
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ import { DATA_POINTER_POS_32, SOURCE_LEN_OFFSET } from '../generated/constants.j
 // @ts-expect-error we need to generate `.d.ts` file for this module
 import { deserializeProgramOnly } from '../../dist/generated/deserialize.js';
 
+import visitorKeys from '../generated/keys.js';
 import {
   getLineColumnFromOffset,
   getNodeLoc,
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import type { Program } from '../generated/types.d.ts';
 import type { Scope, ScopeManager, Variable } from './scope.ts';
 import type { BufferWithArrays, Comment, Node, NodeOrToken, Ranged, Token } from './types.ts';
 
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-
 const { max } = Math;
 
 // Text decoder, for decoding source text from buffer
@@ -38,9 +36,6 @@ export let sourceText: string | null = null;
 let sourceByteLen: number = 0;
 export let ast: Program | null = null;
 
-// Lazily populated when `SOURCE_CODE.visitorKeys` is accessed.
-let visitorKeys: { [key: string]: string[] } | null = null;
-
 /**
  * Set up source for the file about to be linted.
  * @param bufferInput - Buffer containing AST
@@ -120,8 +115,6 @@ export const SOURCE_CODE = Object.freeze({
 
   // Get visitor keys to traverse this AST.
   get visitorKeys(): { [key: string]: string[] } {
-    // This is the path relative to `plugins.js` file in `dist` directory
-    if (visitorKeys === null) visitorKeys = require('./generated/keys.js').default;
     return visitorKeys;
   },
 
diff --git a/tasks/ast_tools/src/generators/estree_visit.rs b/tasks/ast_tools/src/generators/estree_visit.rs
index 2105f03b7dbe4..e839cfcf83466 100644
--- a/tasks/ast_tools/src/generators/estree_visit.rs
+++ b/tasks/ast_tools/src/generators/estree_visit.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ impl Generator for ESTreeVisitGenerator {
                 code: walk,
             },
             Output::Javascript {
-                path: format!("{OXLINT_APP_PATH}/src-js/generated/keys.js"),
+                // This file is also valid as TS
+                path: format!("{OXLINT_APP_PATH}/src-js/generated/keys.ts"),
                 code: visitor_keys,
             },
             Output::Javascript {