diff --git a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
index d277ca9ae..9f38ac8e1 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ const IMPORT_DEFAULT_SPECIFIER = 'ImportDefaultSpecifier'
 const VARIABLE_DECLARATION = 'VariableDeclaration'
 const FUNCTION_DECLARATION = 'FunctionDeclaration'
 const CLASS_DECLARATION = 'ClassDeclaration'
-const INTERFACE_DECLARATION = 'InterfaceDeclaration'
-const TYPE_ALIAS = 'TypeAlias'
 const TS_INTERFACE_DECLARATION = 'TSInterfaceDeclaration'
 const TS_TYPE_ALIAS_DECLARATION = 'TSTypeAliasDeclaration'
 const TS_ENUM_DECLARATION = 'TSEnumDeclaration'
@@ -75,8 +73,6 @@ function forEachDeclarationIdentifier(declaration, cb) {
     if (
       declaration.type === FUNCTION_DECLARATION ||
       declaration.type === CLASS_DECLARATION ||
-      declaration.type === INTERFACE_DECLARATION ||
-      declaration.type === TYPE_ALIAS ||
       declaration.type === TS_INTERFACE_DECLARATION ||
       declaration.type === TS_TYPE_ALIAS_DECLARATION ||
       declaration.type === TS_ENUM_DECLARATION
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-0.js b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-0.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5e5d8b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-0.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { type FooType, type FooInterface } from './flow-2';
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-1.js b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-1.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4828eb575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// @flow strict
+export type Bar = number;
+export interface BarInterface {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-2.js b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-2.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c632c247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// @flow strict
+export type FooType = string;
+export interface FooInterface {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-3.js b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-3.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ade5393a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-3.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import type { FooType, FooInterface } from './flow-4';
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-4.js b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-4.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c632c247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/flow/flow-4.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// @flow strict
+export type FooType = string;
+export interface FooInterface {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a-import-type.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a-import-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..357d890b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a-import-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type {b} from './file-ts-b-used-as-type';
+import type {c} from './file-ts-c-used-as-type';
+import type {d} from './file-ts-d-used-as-type';
+import type {e} from './file-ts-e-used-as-type';
+
+const a: typeof b = 2;
+const a2: c = {};
+const a3: d = {};
+const a4: typeof e = undefined;
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a.ts
index a5cc56671..2e7984cb9 100644
--- a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a.ts
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import {c} from './file-ts-c';
 import {d} from './file-ts-d';
 import {e} from './file-ts-e';
 
-export const a = b + 1 + e.f;
-export const a2: c = {};
-export const a3: d = {};
+const a = b + 1 + e.f;
+const a2: c = {};
+const a3: d = {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-unused.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-unused.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..202103085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-unused.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const b = 2;
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-used-as-type.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-used-as-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..202103085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-used-as-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const b = 2;
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-unused.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-unused.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aedf4062b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-unused.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export interface c {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-used-as-type.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-used-as-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aedf4062b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-used-as-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export interface c {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-unused.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-unused.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7679b3de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-unused.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type d = {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-used-as-type.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-used-as-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7679b3de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-used-as-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type d = {};
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-unused.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-unused.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1787a11a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-unused.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export enum e { f };
diff --git a/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-used-as-type.ts b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-used-as-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1787a11a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-used-as-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export enum e { f };
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js b/tests/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
index b6554d129..3e63a6ac9 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
@@ -744,65 +744,96 @@ describe('Avoid errors if re-export all from umd compiled library', () => {
   })
 })
 
-describe('correctly work with Typescript only files', () => {
-  typescriptRuleTester.run('no-unused-modules', rule, {
-    valid: [
-      test({
-        options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
-        code: 'import a from "file-ts-a";',
-        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
-        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a.ts'),
-      }),
-    ],
-    invalid: [
-      test({
-        options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
-        code: `export const b = 2;`,
-        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
-        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b.ts'),
-        errors: [
-          error(`exported declaration 'b' not used within other modules`),
-        ],
-      }),
-      test({
-        options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
-        code: `export interface c {};`,
-        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
-        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c.ts'),
-        errors: [
-          error(`exported declaration 'c' not used within other modules`),
-        ],
-      }),
-      test({
-        options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
-        code: `export type d = {};`,
-        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
-        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d.ts'),
-        errors: [
-          error(`exported declaration 'd' not used within other modules`),
-        ],
-      }),
-    ],
-  })
-})
-
 context('TypeScript', function () {
   getTSParsers().forEach((parser) => {
     typescriptRuleTester.run('no-unused-modules', rule, {
       valid: [
         test({
           options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
-          code: 'import a from "file-ts-a";',
+          code: `
+          import {b} from './file-ts-b';
+          import {c} from './file-ts-c';
+          import {d} from './file-ts-d';
+          import {e} from './file-ts-e';
+
+          const a = b + 1 + e.f;
+          const a2: c = {};
+          const a3: d = {};
+          `,
           parser: parser,
           filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a.ts'),
         }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export const b = 2;`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export interface c {};`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export type d = {};`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export enum e { f };`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `
+          import type {b} from './file-ts-b-used-as-type';
+          import type {c} from './file-ts-c-used-as-type';
+          import type {d} from './file-ts-d-used-as-type';
+          import type {e} from './file-ts-e-used-as-type';
+
+          const a: typeof b = 2;
+          const a2: c = {};
+          const a3: d = {};
+          const a4: typeof e = undefined;
+          `,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-a-import-type.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export const b = 2;`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-used-as-type.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export interface c {};`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-used-as-type.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export type d = {};`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-used-as-type.ts'),
+        }),
+        test({
+          options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
+          code: `export enum e { f };`,
+          parser: parser,
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-used-as-type.ts'),
+        }),
       ],
       invalid: [
         test({
           options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
           code: `export const b = 2;`,
           parser: parser,
-          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b.ts'),
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-b-unused.ts'),
           errors: [
             error(`exported declaration 'b' not used within other modules`),
           ],
@@ -811,7 +842,7 @@ context('TypeScript', function () {
           options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
           code: `export interface c {};`,
           parser: parser,
-          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c.ts'),
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-c-unused.ts'),
           errors: [
             error(`exported declaration 'c' not used within other modules`),
           ],
@@ -820,7 +851,7 @@ context('TypeScript', function () {
           options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
           code: `export type d = {};`,
           parser: parser,
-          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d.ts'),
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-d-unused.ts'),
           errors: [
             error(`exported declaration 'd' not used within other modules`),
           ],
@@ -829,7 +860,7 @@ context('TypeScript', function () {
           options: unusedExportsTypescriptOptions,
           code: `export enum e { f };`,
           parser: parser,
-          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e.ts'),
+          filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/typescript/file-ts-e-unused.ts'),
           errors: [
             error(`exported declaration 'e' not used within other modules`),
           ],
@@ -862,3 +893,51 @@ describe('correctly work with JSX only files', () => {
     ],
   })
 })
+
+describe('ignore flow types', () => {
+  ruleTester.run('no-unused-modules', rule, {
+    valid: [
+      test({
+        options: unusedExportsOptions,
+        code: 'import { type FooType, type FooInterface } from "./flow-2";',
+        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
+        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/flow/flow-0.js'),
+      }),
+      test({
+        options: unusedExportsOptions,
+        code: `// @flow strict
+               export type FooType = string;
+               export interface FooInterface {};
+               `,
+        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
+        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/flow/flow-2.js'),
+      }),
+      test({
+        options: unusedExportsOptions,
+        code: 'import type { FooType, FooInterface } from "./flow-4";',
+        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
+        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/flow/flow-3.js'),
+      }),
+      test({
+        options: unusedExportsOptions,
+        code: `// @flow strict
+               export type FooType = string;
+               export interface FooInterface {};
+               `,
+        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
+        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/flow/flow-4.js'),
+      }),
+      test({
+        options: unusedExportsOptions,
+        code: `// @flow strict
+               export type Bar = number;
+               export interface BarInterface {};
+               `,
+        parser: require.resolve('babel-eslint'),
+        filename: testFilePath('./no-unused-modules/flow/flow-1.js'),
+      }),
+    ],
+    invalid: [],
+  })
+})
+