diff --git a/app/Enums/AccountTypeEnum.php b/app/Enums/AccountTypeEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48ea7741fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Enums/AccountTypeEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * AccountTypeEnum.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Enums;
+
+/**
+ * enum AccountTypeEnum
+ */
+enum AccountTypeEnum: string
+{
+    case ASSET = 'Asset account';
+    case BENEFICIARY = 'Beneficiary account';
+    case CASH = 'Cash account';
+    case CREDITCARD = 'Credit card';
+    case DEBT = 'Debt';
+    case DEFAULT = 'Default account';
+    case EXPENSE = 'Expense account';
+    case IMPORT = 'Import account';
+    case INITIAL_BALANCE = 'Initial balance account';
+    case LIABILITY_CREDIT = 'Liability credit account';
+    case LOAN = 'Loan';
+    case MORTGAGE = 'Mortgage';
+    case RECONCILIATION = 'Reconciliation account';
+    case REVENUE = 'Revenue account';
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Models/AccountType.php b/app/Models/AccountType.php
index 859ff0b710..1f3abaf1b9 100644
--- a/app/Models/AccountType.php
+++ b/app/Models/AccountType.php
@@ -49,34 +49,6 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
  */
 class AccountType extends Model
 {
-    /** @var string */
-    public const ASSET = 'Asset account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const BENEFICIARY = 'Beneficiary account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const CASH = 'Cash account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const CREDITCARD = 'Credit card';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const DEBT = 'Debt';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const DEFAULT = 'Default account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const EXPENSE = 'Expense account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const IMPORT = 'Import account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const INITIAL_BALANCE = 'Initial balance account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const LIABILITY_CREDIT = 'Liability credit account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const LOAN = 'Loan';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const MORTGAGE = 'Mortgage';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const RECONCILIATION = 'Reconciliation account';
-    /** @var string */
-    public const REVENUE = 'Revenue account';
     /**
      * The attributes that should be casted to native types.
      *