diff --git a/services/backend/src/routes/feedback.js b/services/backend/src/routes/feedback.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af5d17006d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backend/src/routes/feedback.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const router = require('express').Router()
+
+const { sendFeedbackToToska } = require('../services/mailService')
+const logger = require('../util/logger')
+
+router.post('/email', async req => {
+  const {
+    body: { content },
+    user,
+  } = req
+
+  await sendFeedbackToToska({
+    feedbackContent: content,
+    user,
+  })
+
+  logger.info(`${user.userId} succesfully sent feedback to toska`)
+})
+
+module.exports = router
diff --git a/services/backend/src/routes/feedback.ts b/services/backend/src/routes/feedback.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 05f17072f2..0000000000
--- a/services/backend/src/routes/feedback.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import { Router } from 'express'
-
-import { sendFeedbackToToska } from '../services/mailService'
-import { OodikoneRequest } from '../types'
-import { ApplicationError } from '../util/customErrors'
-import logger from '../util/logger'
-
-const router = Router()
-
-interface EmailRequest extends OodikoneRequest {
-  body: {
-    content: string
-  }
-}
-
-router.post('/email', async (req: EmailRequest) => {
-  const {
-    body: { content },
-    user,
-  } = req
-
-  if (!user) {
-    throw new ApplicationError('User not found', 404)
-  }
-
-  await sendFeedbackToToska({
-    feedbackContent: content,
-    user,
-  })
-
-  logger.info(`${user.userId} succesfully sent feedback to Toska`)
-})
-
-export default router
diff --git a/services/backend/src/routes/login.ts b/services/backend/src/routes/login.ts
index 704900c26b..28c4859042 100644
--- a/services/backend/src/routes/login.ts
+++ b/services/backend/src/routes/login.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-import { Response, Router } from 'express'
+import { Request, Response, Router } from 'express'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
 
-import { OodikoneRequest } from '../types'
+import { FormattedUser } from '../types'
 import { ApplicationError } from '../util/customErrors'
 
 const router = Router()
 
-interface LoginRequest extends OodikoneRequest {
+interface CustomRequest extends Request {
+  user?: FormattedUser
   logoutUrl?: string
 }
 
-router.get('/', async (req: LoginRequest, res: Response) => {
+router.get('/', async (req: CustomRequest, res: Response) => {
   const { user, logoutUrl } = req
 
   if (!user) {
diff --git a/services/backend/src/services/mailService.ts b/services/backend/src/services/mailService.ts
index 2981da52b8..dbc16da9b4 100644
--- a/services/backend/src/services/mailService.ts
+++ b/services/backend/src/services/mailService.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import axios from 'axios'
 
 import { isProduction, pateToken } from '../config'
-import { FormattedUser } from '../types'
 import { ApplicationError } from '../util/customErrors'
 
 const pateClient = axios.create({
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export const sendFeedbackToToska = async ({
   user,
 }: {
   feedbackContent: string
-  user: FormattedUser
+  user: { name: string; userId: string; email: string }
 }) => {
   const { name, userId, email } = user
   const userDetails = `Sent by ${name}, userid: ${userId}, email: ${email}`
diff --git a/services/backend/src/types/index.ts b/services/backend/src/types/index.ts
index 5bd671bbb7..9210f4a23d 100644
--- a/services/backend/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/services/backend/src/types/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { ExtentCode } from './extentCode'
 import { GenderCode } from './genderCode'
 import { Language } from './language'
 import { Name } from './name'
-import { OodikoneRequest } from './oodikoneRequest'
 import { Phase } from './phase'
 import { PriorityCode } from './priorityCode'
 import { Role } from './role'
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ export {
   GenderCode,
   Language,
   Name,
-  OodikoneRequest,
   Phase,
   PriorityCode,
   Role,
diff --git a/services/backend/src/types/oodikoneRequest.ts b/services/backend/src/types/oodikoneRequest.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 372fbc9be9..0000000000
--- a/services/backend/src/types/oodikoneRequest.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable import/no-cycle */
-import { Request } from 'express'
-
-import { FormattedUser } from './user'
-
-export interface OodikoneRequest extends Request {
-  user?: FormattedUser
-}