diff --git a/src/node/types/callback.ts b/src/node/types/callback.ts
index ccde4b7d9..cca55e99e 100644
--- a/src/node/types/callback.ts
+++ b/src/node/types/callback.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import type { PathLike, symlink } from 'fs';
 import type * as misc from './misc';
 import type * as opts from './options';
 
 export interface FsCallbackApi {
-  open(path: PathLike, flags: misc.TFlags, /* ... */ callback: misc.TCallback<number>);
-  open(path: PathLike, flags: misc.TFlags, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<number>);
+  open(path: misc.PathLike, flags: misc.TFlags, callback: misc.TCallback<number>);
+  open(path: misc.PathLike, flags: misc.TFlags, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<number>);
   close(fd: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
   read(
     fd: number,
@@ -43,24 +42,24 @@ export interface FsCallbackApi {
     options: opts.IWriteFileOptions | string,
     callback: misc.TCallback<void>,
   );
-  copyFile(src: PathLike, dest: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  copyFile(src: PathLike, dest: PathLike, flags: misc.TFlagsCopy, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  link(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  unlink(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  symlink(target: PathLike, path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  symlink(target: PathLike, path: PathLike, type: symlink.Type, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  realpath(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
-  realpath(path: PathLike, options: opts.IRealpathOptions | string, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
-  lstat(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
-  lstat(path: PathLike, options: opts.IStatOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
-  stat(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
-  stat(path: PathLike, options: opts.IStatOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
+  copyFile(src: misc.PathLike, dest: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  copyFile(src: misc.PathLike, dest: misc.PathLike, flags: misc.TFlagsCopy, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  link(existingPath: misc.PathLike, newPath: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  unlink(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  symlink(target: misc.PathLike, path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  symlink(target: misc.PathLike, path: misc.PathLike, type: misc.symlink.Type, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  realpath(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
+  realpath(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IRealpathOptions | string, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
+  lstat(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
+  lstat(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IStatOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
+  stat(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
+  stat(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IStatOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
   fstat(fd: number, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
   fstat(fd: number, options: opts.IFStatOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.IStats>): void;
-  rename(oldPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  exists(path: PathLike, callback: (exists: boolean) => void): void;
-  access(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  access(path: PathLike, mode: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  rename(oldPath: misc.PathLike, newPath: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  exists(path: misc.PathLike, callback: (exists: boolean) => void): void;
+  access(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  access(path: misc.PathLike, mode: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
   appendFile(id: misc.TFileId, data: misc.TData, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
   appendFile(
     id: misc.TFileId,
@@ -68,14 +67,14 @@ export interface FsCallbackApi {
     options: opts.IAppendFileOptions | string,
     callback: misc.TCallback<void>,
   );
-  readdir(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut[] | misc.IDirent[]>);
+  readdir(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut[] | misc.IDirent[]>);
   readdir(
-    path: PathLike,
+    path: misc.PathLike,
     options: opts.IReaddirOptions | string,
     callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut[] | misc.IDirent[]>,
   );
-  readlink(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
-  readlink(path: PathLike, options: opts.IOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
+  readlink(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
+  readlink(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<misc.TDataOut>);
   fsyncSync(fd: number): void;
   fsync(fd: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
   fdatasync(fd: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
@@ -84,40 +83,40 @@ export interface FsCallbackApi {
   truncate(id: misc.TFileId, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
   truncate(id: misc.TFileId, len: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
   futimes(fd: number, atime: misc.TTime, mtime: misc.TTime, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  utimes(path: PathLike, atime: misc.TTime, mtime: misc.TTime, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  mkdir(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  utimes(path: misc.PathLike, atime: misc.TTime, mtime: misc.TTime, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  mkdir(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
   mkdir(
-    path: PathLike,
+    path: misc.PathLike,
     mode: misc.TMode | (opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive?: false }),
     callback: misc.TCallback<void>,
   );
-  mkdir(path: PathLike, mode: opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive: true }, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
-  mkdir(path: PathLike, mode: misc.TMode | opts.IMkdirOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
-  mkdirp(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
-  mkdirp(path: PathLike, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
+  mkdir(path: misc.PathLike, mode: opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive: true }, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
+  mkdir(path: misc.PathLike, mode: misc.TMode | opts.IMkdirOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
+  mkdirp(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
+  mkdirp(path: misc.PathLike, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<string>);
   mkdtemp(prefix: string, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
   mkdtemp(prefix: string, options: opts.IOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  rmdir(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  rmdir(path: PathLike, options: opts.IRmdirOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
-  rm(path: PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  rm(path: PathLike, options: opts.IRmOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  rmdir(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  rmdir(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IRmdirOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<void>);
+  rm(path: misc.PathLike, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  rm(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IRmOptions, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
   fchmod(fd: number, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  chmod(path: PathLike, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  lchmod(path: PathLike, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  chmod(path: misc.PathLike, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  lchmod(path: misc.PathLike, mode: misc.TMode, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
   fchown(fd: number, uid: number, gid: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  chown(path: PathLike, uid: number, gid: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  lchown(path: PathLike, uid: number, gid: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
-  watchFile(path: PathLike, listener: (curr: misc.IStats, prev: misc.IStats) => void): misc.IStatWatcher;
+  chown(path: misc.PathLike, uid: number, gid: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  lchown(path: misc.PathLike, uid: number, gid: number, callback: misc.TCallback<void>): void;
+  watchFile(path: misc.PathLike, listener: (curr: misc.IStats, prev: misc.IStats) => void): misc.IStatWatcher;
   watchFile(
-    path: PathLike,
+    path: misc.PathLike,
     options: opts.IWatchFileOptions,
     listener: (curr: misc.IStats, prev: misc.IStats) => void,
   ): misc.IStatWatcher;
-  unwatchFile(path: PathLike, listener?: (curr: misc.IStats, prev: misc.IStats) => void): void;
-  createReadStream(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IReadStreamOptions | string): misc.IReadStream;
-  createWriteStream(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IWriteStreamOptions | string): misc.IWriteStream;
+  unwatchFile(path: misc.PathLike, listener?: (curr: misc.IStats, prev: misc.IStats) => void): void;
+  createReadStream(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IReadStreamOptions | string): misc.IReadStream;
+  createWriteStream(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IWriteStreamOptions | string): misc.IWriteStream;
   watch(
-    path: PathLike,
+    path: misc.PathLike,
     options?: opts.IWatchOptions | string,
     listener?: (eventType: string, filename: string) => void,
   ): misc.IFSWatcher;
diff --git a/src/node/types/misc.ts b/src/node/types/misc.ts
index facf4c9a0..4049172c5 100644
--- a/src/node/types/misc.ts
+++ b/src/node/types/misc.ts
@@ -136,3 +136,5 @@ export interface TFileHandleWriteResult {
   bytesWritten: number;
   buffer: Buffer | Uint8Array;
 }
+
+export type AssertCallback<T> = T extends () => void ? T : never;
diff --git a/src/node/types/sync.ts b/src/node/types/sync.ts
index 0e7a1eb3d..04772af81 100644
--- a/src/node/types/sync.ts
+++ b/src/node/types/sync.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import type { PathLike, symlink } from 'fs';
 import type * as misc from './misc';
 import type * as opts from './options';
 
 export interface FsSynchronousApi {
-  openSync(path: PathLike, flags: misc.TFlags, mode?: misc.TMode): number;
+  openSync(path: misc.PathLike, flags: misc.TFlags, mode?: misc.TMode): number;
   closeSync(fd: number): void;
   readSync(
     fd: number,
@@ -22,50 +21,50 @@ export interface FsSynchronousApi {
   ): number;
   writeSync(fd: number, str: string, position?: number, encoding?: BufferEncoding): number;
   writeFileSync(id: misc.TFileId, data: misc.TData, options?: opts.IWriteFileOptions): void;
-  copyFileSync(src: PathLike, dest: PathLike, flags?: misc.TFlagsCopy): void;
-  linkSync(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): void;
-  unlinkSync(path: PathLike): void;
-  symlinkSync(target: PathLike, path: PathLike, type?: symlink.Type): void;
-  realpathSync(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IRealpathOptions | string): misc.TDataOut;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike): misc.IStats<number>;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry?: true | undefined }): misc.IStats<number>;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry?: true | undefined }): misc.IStats<number>;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry?: true | undefined }): misc.IStats<bigint>;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
-  lstatSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<bigint> | undefined;
-  statSync(path: PathLike): misc.IStats<number>;
-  statSync(path: PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry?: true }): misc.IStats<number>;
-  statSync(path: PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
-  statSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry?: true }): misc.IStats<number>;
-  statSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry?: true }): misc.IStats<bigint>;
-  statSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
-  statSync(path: PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<bigint> | undefined;
+  copyFileSync(src: misc.PathLike, dest: misc.PathLike, flags?: misc.TFlagsCopy): void;
+  linkSync(existingPath: misc.PathLike, newPath: misc.PathLike): void;
+  unlinkSync(path: misc.PathLike): void;
+  symlinkSync(target: misc.PathLike, path: misc.PathLike, type?: misc.symlink.Type): void;
+  realpathSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IRealpathOptions | string): misc.TDataOut;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike): misc.IStats<number>;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry?: true | undefined }): misc.IStats<number>;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry?: true | undefined }): misc.IStats<number>;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry?: true | undefined }): misc.IStats<bigint>;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
+  lstatSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<bigint> | undefined;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike): misc.IStats<number>;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry?: true }): misc.IStats<number>;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry?: true }): misc.IStats<number>;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry?: true }): misc.IStats<bigint>;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: false; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<number> | undefined;
+  statSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: { bigint: true; throwIfNoEntry: false }): misc.IStats<bigint> | undefined;
   fstatSync(fd: number): misc.IStats<number>;
   fstatSync(fd: number, options: { bigint: false }): misc.IStats<number>;
   fstatSync(fd: number, options: { bigint: true }): misc.IStats<bigint>;
-  renameSync(oldPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): void;
-  existsSync(path: PathLike): boolean;
-  accessSync(path: PathLike, mode?: number): void;
+  renameSync(oldPath: misc.PathLike, newPath: misc.PathLike): void;
+  existsSync(path: misc.PathLike): boolean;
+  accessSync(path: misc.PathLike, mode?: number): void;
   appendFileSync(id: misc.TFileId, data: misc.TData, options?: opts.IAppendFileOptions | string): void;
-  readdirSync(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IReaddirOptions | string): misc.TDataOut[] | misc.IDirent[];
-  readlinkSync(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IOptions): misc.TDataOut;
+  readdirSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IReaddirOptions | string): misc.TDataOut[] | misc.IDirent[];
+  readlinkSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IOptions): misc.TDataOut;
   fdatasyncSync(fd: number): void;
   ftruncateSync(fd: number, len?: number): void;
   truncateSync(id: misc.TFileId, len?: number): void;
   futimesSync(fd: number, atime: misc.TTime, mtime: misc.TTime): void;
-  utimesSync(path: PathLike, atime: misc.TTime, mtime: misc.TTime): void;
-  mkdirSync(path: PathLike, options: opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive: true }): string | undefined;
-  mkdirSync(path: PathLike, options?: misc.TMode | (opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive?: false })): void;
-  mkdirSync(path: PathLike, options?: misc.TMode | opts.IMkdirOptions): string | undefined;
-  mkdirpSync(path: PathLike, mode?: misc.TMode): void;
+  utimesSync(path: misc.PathLike, atime: misc.TTime, mtime: misc.TTime): void;
+  mkdirSync(path: misc.PathLike, options: opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive: true }): string | undefined;
+  mkdirSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: misc.TMode | (opts.IMkdirOptions & { recursive?: false })): void;
+  mkdirSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: misc.TMode | opts.IMkdirOptions): string | undefined;
+  mkdirpSync(path: misc.PathLike, mode?: misc.TMode): void;
   mkdtempSync(prefix: string, options?: opts.IOptions): misc.TDataOut;
-  rmdirSync(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IRmdirOptions): void;
-  rmSync(path: PathLike, options?: opts.IRmOptions): void;
+  rmdirSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IRmdirOptions): void;
+  rmSync(path: misc.PathLike, options?: opts.IRmOptions): void;
   fchmodSync(fd: number, mode: misc.TMode): void;
-  chmodSync(path: PathLike, mode: misc.TMode): void;
-  lchmodSync(path: PathLike, mode: misc.TMode): void;
+  chmodSync(path: misc.PathLike, mode: misc.TMode): void;
+  lchmodSync(path: misc.PathLike, mode: misc.TMode): void;
   fchownSync(fd: number, uid: number, gid: number): void;
-  chownSync(path: PathLike, uid: number, gid: number): void;
-  lchownSync(path: PathLike, uid: number, gid: number): void;
+  chownSync(path: misc.PathLike, uid: number, gid: number): void;
+  lchownSync(path: misc.PathLike, uid: number, gid: number): void;
 }