diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/GraphEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/GraphEntity.java
index 02d0afde3..1aa74a78d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/GraphEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/GraphEntity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 package org.springframework.persistence.graph;
-
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
@@ -14,6 +13,5 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface GraphEntity {
-  public enum Type { NODE, RELATIONSHIP };
   Type value() default Type.NODE;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/Type.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/Type.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..555b34999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/persistence/graph/Type.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.springframework.persistence.graph;
+
+public enum Type { NODE, RELATIONSHIP }
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