diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-ravens-stare.md b/.changeset/slimy-ravens-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1655b200720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-ravens-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+Fixes a regression in content collection types
diff --git a/packages/astro/client.d.ts b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
index 37df3b5d372e..e3a19add3cfd 100644
--- a/packages/astro/client.d.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/client.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference types="vite/types/import-meta.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./types/content.d.ts" />
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line  @typescript-eslint/no-namespace
 declare namespace App {
@@ -160,10 +161,6 @@ declare module 'astro:components' {
 	export * from 'astro/components';
 }
 
-declare module 'astro:content' {
-	export * from 'astro/virtual-modules/content.js';
-}
-
 type MD = import('./dist/@types/astro.js').MarkdownInstance<Record<string, any>>;
 interface ExportedMarkdownModuleEntities {
 	frontmatter: MD['frontmatter'];
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/virtual-modules/content.ts b/packages/astro/src/virtual-modules/content.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8424f3b06ca2..000000000000
--- a/packages/astro/src/virtual-modules/content.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-import { defineCollection as _defineCollection } from '../content/runtime.js';
-import { z } from 'zod';
-
-export { z };
-
-// This needs to be in sync with ImageMetadata
-export type ImageFunction = () => z.ZodObject<{
-	src: z.ZodString;
-	width: z.ZodNumber;
-	height: z.ZodNumber;
-	format: z.ZodUnion<
-		[
-			z.ZodLiteral<'png'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'jpg'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'jpeg'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'tiff'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'webp'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'gif'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'svg'>,
-			z.ZodLiteral<'avif'>,
-		]
-	>;
-}>;
-
-type BaseSchemaWithoutEffects =
-	| z.AnyZodObject
-	| z.ZodUnion<[BaseSchemaWithoutEffects, ...BaseSchemaWithoutEffects[]]>
-	| z.ZodDiscriminatedUnion<string, z.AnyZodObject[]>
-	| z.ZodIntersection<BaseSchemaWithoutEffects, BaseSchemaWithoutEffects>;
-
-type BaseSchema = BaseSchemaWithoutEffects | z.ZodEffects<BaseSchemaWithoutEffects>;
-
-export type SchemaContext = { image: ImageFunction };
-
-type DataCollectionConfig<S extends BaseSchema> = {
-	type: 'data';
-	schema?: S | ((context: SchemaContext) => S);
-};
-
-type ContentCollectionConfig<S extends BaseSchema> = {
-	type?: 'content';
-	schema?: S | ((context: SchemaContext) => S);
-};
-
-type CollectionConfig<S extends BaseSchema> = ContentCollectionConfig<S> | DataCollectionConfig<S>;
-
-export function defineCollection<S extends BaseSchema>(
-	input: CollectionConfig<S>
-): CollectionConfig<S> {
-	return _defineCollection(input);
-}
-
-const noop: (...args: any[]) => any = () => {};
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export const getEntryBySlug = noop;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export const getDataEntryById = noop;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export const getCollection = noop;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export const getEntry = noop;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export const getEntries = noop;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export const reference = noop;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export type CollectionKey = any;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-export type CollectionEntry<C> = any;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export type ContentCollectionKey = any;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export type DataCollectionKey = any;
-/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
-export type ContentConfig = any;
diff --git a/packages/astro/types/content.d.ts b/packages/astro/types/content.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45f0d4af79b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/types/content.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+declare module 'astro:content' {
+	export { z } from 'astro/zod';
+
+	// This needs to be in sync with ImageMetadata
+	export type ImageFunction = () => import('astro/zod').ZodObject<{
+		src: import('astro/zod').ZodString;
+		width: import('astro/zod').ZodNumber;
+		height: import('astro/zod').ZodNumber;
+		format: import('astro/zod').ZodUnion<
+			[
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'png'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'jpg'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'jpeg'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'tiff'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'webp'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'gif'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'svg'>,
+				import('astro/zod').ZodLiteral<'avif'>,
+			]
+		>;
+	}>;
+
+	type BaseSchemaWithoutEffects =
+		| import('astro/zod').AnyZodObject
+		| import('astro/zod').ZodUnion<[BaseSchemaWithoutEffects, ...BaseSchemaWithoutEffects[]]>
+		| import('astro/zod').ZodDiscriminatedUnion<string, import('astro/zod').AnyZodObject[]>
+		| import('astro/zod').ZodIntersection<BaseSchemaWithoutEffects, BaseSchemaWithoutEffects>;
+
+	type BaseSchema =
+		| BaseSchemaWithoutEffects
+		| import('astro/zod').ZodEffects<BaseSchemaWithoutEffects>;
+
+	export type SchemaContext = { image: ImageFunction };
+
+	type DataCollectionConfig<S extends BaseSchema> = {
+		type: 'data';
+		schema?: S | ((context: SchemaContext) => S);
+	};
+
+	type ContentCollectionConfig<S extends BaseSchema> = {
+		type?: 'content';
+		schema?: S | ((context: SchemaContext) => S);
+	};
+
+	type CollectionConfig<S extends BaseSchema> =
+		| ContentCollectionConfig<S>
+		| DataCollectionConfig<S>;
+
+	export function defineCollection<S extends BaseSchema>(
+		input: CollectionConfig<S>
+	): CollectionConfig<S>;
+
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export const getEntryBySlug: (...args: any[]) => any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export const getDataEntryById: (...args: any[]) => any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export const getCollection: (...args: any[]) => any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export const getEntry: (...args: any[]) => any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export const getEntries: (...args: any[]) => any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export const reference: (...args: any[]) => any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export type CollectionKey = any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export type CollectionEntry<C> = any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export type ContentCollectionKey = any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export type DataCollectionKey = any;
+	/** Run `astro sync` to generate high fidelity types */
+	export type ContentConfig = any;
+}