diff --git a/internal/component/static/src/control/index.d.ts b/internal/component/static/src/control/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index caf4024..0000000
--- a/internal/component/static/src/control/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-declare interface Window {
-    readonly pathbuilders: {[name: string]: string}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/component/static/src/control/index.ts b/internal/component/static/src/control/index.ts
index e5cf41f..03bd0c2 100644
--- a/internal/component/static/src/control/index.ts
+++ b/internal/component/static/src/control/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const types: Record<string, (element: HTMLElement) => HTMLElement | string> = {
         return text[text.length - 1];
     },
     "pathbuilders": () => {
-        const pathbuilders = window.pathbuilders; // read from context!
+        const pathbuilders: {[name: string]: string} = (window as any).pathbuilders; // must be declared globally on page!
         const wrapper = document.createElement("span");
 
         let found_one = false