diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
index ccfffa341d06..32a84c838e10 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
@@ -662,10 +662,6 @@ function kit({ svelte_config }) {
 					return `${out_dir}/generated/client-optimized/app.js`;
 				}
 
-				if (id === '__sveltekit/remote') {
-					return `${runtime_directory}/client/remote-functions/index.js`;
-				}
-
 				return `\0virtual:${id}`;
 			}
 		},
@@ -987,7 +983,11 @@ function kit({ svelte_config }) {
 					'__remote'
 				);
 
-				let result = `import * as ${namespace} from '__sveltekit/remote';\n\n${declarations.join('\n')}`;
+				const relative = posixify(
+					path.relative(path.dirname(id), `${runtime_directory}/client/remote-functions/index.js`)
+				);
+
+				let result = `import * as ${namespace} from '${relative}';\n\n${declarations.join('\n')}`;
 				if (reexports.length > 0) {
 					result += `\nexport { ${reexports.join(', ')} };`;
 				}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/types/ambient-private.d.ts b/packages/kit/src/types/ambient-private.d.ts
index 6978843a1f7c..9fb1e97053d1 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/types/ambient-private.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/types/ambient-private.d.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-/** Internal version of $app/paths */
-declare module '__sveltekit/paths' {
-	export let base: '' | `/${string}`;
-	export let assets: '' | `https://${string}` | `http://${string}` | '/_svelte_kit_assets';
-	export let app_dir: string;
-	export let relative: boolean;
-	export function reset(): void;
-	export function override(paths: { base: string; assets: string }): void;
-	export function set_assets(path: string): void;
-}
-
 /** Internal version of $app/server */
 declare module '__sveltekit/server' {
 	import { SSRManifest } from '@sveltejs/kit';