diff --git a/.storybook/test-data.js b/.storybook/test-data.js
index 97984fa13..eabd90864 100644
--- a/.storybook/test-data.js
+++ b/.storybook/test-data.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { draftTransactionInitialState } from '../ui/ducks/send';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../shared/constants/keyrings';
+
 const state = {
   invalidCustomNetwork: {
     state: 'CLOSED',
@@ -1114,14 +1116,14 @@ const state = {
     unapprovedTypedMessages: {},
     unapprovedTypedMessagesCount: 0,
     keyringTypes: [
-      'Simple Key Pair',
-      'HD Key Tree',
-      'Trezor Hardware',
-      'Ledger Hardware',
+      KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED,
+      KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+      KEYRING_TYPES.TREZOR,
+      KEYRING_TYPES.LEDGER,
     ],
     keyrings: [
       {
-        type: 'HD Key Tree',
+        type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
         accounts: [
           '0x64a845a5b02460acf8a3d84503b0d68d028b4bb4',
           '0xb19ac54efa18cc3a14a5b821bfec73d284bf0c5e',
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.js b/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.js
index e1c18c1eb..58d4acdf9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import KeyringController from 'eth-keyring-controller';
 import log from 'loglevel';
 
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
+
 const seedPhraseVerifier = {
   /**
    * Verifies if the seed words can restore the accounts.
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ const seedPhraseVerifier = {
     }
 
     const keyringController = new KeyringController({});
-    const Keyring = keyringController.getKeyringClassForType('HD Key Tree');
+    const Keyring = keyringController.getKeyringClassForType(
+      KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+    );
     const opts = {
       mnemonic: seedPhrase,
       numberOfAccounts: createdAccounts.length,
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.test.js b/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.test.js
index 2f56c4b9a..aaa161d80 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.test.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/seed-phrase-verifier.test.js
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 import KeyringController from 'eth-keyring-controller';
 import firstTimeState from '../first-time-state';
 import mockEncryptor from '../../../test/lib/mock-encryptor';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import seedPhraseVerifier from './seed-phrase-verifier';
 
 describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', () => {
   describe('verifyAccounts', () => {
     const password = 'passw0rd1';
-    const hdKeyTree = 'HD Key Tree';
+    const hdKeyTree = KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE;
 
     let keyringController;
     let primaryKeyring;
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 02d2dd530..fdf441cef 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -66,11 +66,9 @@ import {
   GAS_DEV_API_BASE_URL,
   SWAPS_CLIENT_ID,
 } from '../../shared/constants/swaps';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import { CHAIN_IDS } from '../../shared/constants/network';
-import {
-  DEVICE_NAMES,
-  KEYRING_TYPES,
-} from '../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
+import { DEVICE_NAMES } from '../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
 import {
   CaveatTypes,
   RestrictedMethods,
@@ -2136,8 +2134,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
         ethQuery,
       );
 
-      const [primaryKeyring] =
-        keyringController.getKeyringsByType('HD Key Tree');
+      const [primaryKeyring] = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
+        KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+      );
       if (!primaryKeyring) {
         throw new Error('MetamaskController - No HD Key Tree found');
       }
@@ -2262,9 +2261,12 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     });
 
     // Accounts
-    const [hdKeyring] = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType('HD Key Tree');
-    const simpleKeyPairKeyrings =
-      this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType('Simple Key Pair');
+    const [hdKeyring] = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
+      KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+    );
+    const simpleKeyPairKeyrings = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
+      KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED,
+    );
     const hdAccounts = await hdKeyring.getAccounts();
     const simpleKeyPairKeyringAccounts = await Promise.all(
       simpleKeyPairKeyrings.map((keyring) => keyring.getAccounts()),
@@ -2361,7 +2363,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
    * Gets the mnemonic of the user's primary keyring.
    */
   getPrimaryKeyringMnemonic() {
-    const [keyring] = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType('HD Key Tree');
+    const [keyring] = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
+      KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+    );
     if (!keyring.mnemonic) {
       throw new Error('Primary keyring mnemonic unavailable.');
     }
@@ -2592,8 +2596,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
    * @returns {} keyState
    */
   async addNewAccount(accountCount) {
-    const [primaryKeyring] =
-      this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType('HD Key Tree');
+    const [primaryKeyring] = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
+      KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+    );
     if (!primaryKeyring) {
       throw new Error('MetamaskController - No HD Key Tree found');
     }
@@ -2636,8 +2641,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
    * encoded as an array of UTF-8 bytes.
    */
   async verifySeedPhrase() {
-    const [primaryKeyring] =
-      this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType('HD Key Tree');
+    const [primaryKeyring] = this.keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
+      KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
+    );
     if (!primaryKeyring) {
       throw new Error('MetamaskController - No HD Key Tree found');
     }
@@ -2758,7 +2764,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   async importAccountWithStrategy(strategy, args) {
     const privateKey = await accountImporter.importAccount(strategy, args);
     const keyring = await this.keyringController.addNewKeyring(
-      'Simple Key Pair',
+      KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED,
       [privateKey],
     );
     const [firstAccount] = await keyring.getAccounts();
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.test.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.test.js
index 313d345ea..5fc7232ce 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.test.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.test.js
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ import browser from 'webextension-polyfill';
 import { TRANSACTION_STATUSES } from '../../shared/constants/transaction';
 import createTxMeta from '../../test/lib/createTxMeta';
 import { NETWORK_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/network';
-import {
-  KEYRING_TYPES,
-  DEVICE_NAMES,
-} from '../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/keyrings';
+import { DEVICE_NAMES } from '../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
 import { addHexPrefix } from './lib/util';
 
 const Ganache = require('../../test/e2e/ganache');
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ describe('MetaMaskController', function () {
     it('adds private key to keyrings in KeyringController', async function () {
       const simpleKeyrings =
         metamaskController.keyringController.getKeyringsByType(
-          'Simple Key Pair',
+          KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED,
         );
       const privKeyBuffer = simpleKeyrings[0].wallets[0].privateKey;
       const pubKeyBuffer = simpleKeyrings[0].wallets[0].publicKey;
diff --git a/shared/constants/hardware-wallets.js b/shared/constants/hardware-wallets.js
index aa4d86d58..981c2cf48 100644
--- a/shared/constants/hardware-wallets.js
+++ b/shared/constants/hardware-wallets.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
  * keyring types. Both simple and HD are treated as default but we do special
  * case accounts managed by a hardware wallet.
  */
-export const KEYRING_TYPES = {
+export const HARDWARE_KEYRING_TYPES = {
   LEDGER: 'Ledger Hardware',
   TREZOR: 'Trezor Hardware',
   LATTICE: 'Lattice Hardware',
   QR: 'QR Hardware Wallet Device',
-  IMPORTED: 'Simple Key Pair',
 };
 
 export const DEVICE_NAMES = {
diff --git a/shared/constants/keyrings.js b/shared/constants/keyrings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcbd17953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/constants/keyrings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { HARDWARE_KEYRING_TYPES } from './hardware-wallets';
+
+export const KEYRING_TYPES = {
+  HD_KEY_TREE: 'HD Key Tree',
+  IMPORTED: 'Simple Key Pair',
+  ...HARDWARE_KEYRING_TYPES,
+};
diff --git a/test/jest/mock-store.js b/test/jest/mock-store.js
index 5d4055628..a447124a4 100644
--- a/test/jest/mock-store.js
+++ b/test/jest/mock-store.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { CHAIN_IDS } from '../../shared/constants/network';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 
 const createGetSmartTransactionFeesApiResponse = () => {
   return {
@@ -251,10 +252,10 @@ export const createSwapsMockStore = () => {
         },
       },
       selectedAddress: '0x0dcd5d886577d5081b0c52e242ef29e70be3e7bc',
-      keyringTypes: ['Simple Key Pair', 'HD Key Tree'],
+      keyringTypes: [KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED, KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE],
       keyrings: [
         {
-          type: 'HD Key Tree',
+          type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
           accounts: [
             '0x0dcd5d886577d5081b0c52e242ef29e70be3e7bc',
             'c5b8dbac4c1d3f152cdeb400e2313f309c410acb',
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ export const createSwapsMockStore = () => {
           ],
         },
         {
-          type: 'Simple Key Pair',
+          type: KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED,
           accounts: ['0xd85a4b6a394794842887b8284293d69163007bbb'],
         },
       ],
diff --git a/ui/components/app/account-menu/account-menu.test.js b/ui/components/app/account-menu/account-menu.test.js
index 86bfcf66d..4366556b6 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/account-menu/account-menu.test.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/account-menu/account-menu.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import sinon from 'sinon';
 import configureMockStore from 'redux-mock-store';
 import { fireEvent, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { renderWithProvider } from '../../../../test/lib/render-helpers';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import AccountMenu from '.';
 
 describe('Account Menu', () => {
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ describe('Account Menu', () => {
     ],
     keyrings: [
       {
-        type: 'HD Key Tree',
+        type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
         accounts: ['0xAdress'],
       },
       {
-        type: 'Simple Key Pair',
+        type: KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED,
         accounts: ['0x1'],
       },
     ],
diff --git a/ui/components/app/account-menu/keyring-label.js b/ui/components/app/account-menu/keyring-label.js
index 65007390c..3549a95b4 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/account-menu/keyring-label.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/account-menu/keyring-label.js
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import { useI18nContext } from '../../../hooks/useI18nContext';
-import {
-  KEYRING_NAMES,
-  KEYRING_TYPES,
-} from '../../../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
+import { KEYRING_NAMES } from '../../../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
 
 export default function KeyRingLabel({ keyring }) {
   const t = useI18nContext();
diff --git a/ui/components/app/alerts/unconnected-account-alert/unconnected-account-alert.test.js b/ui/components/app/alerts/unconnected-account-alert/unconnected-account-alert.test.js
index 00edd64a5..d8fe1ddef 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/alerts/unconnected-account-alert/unconnected-account-alert.test.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/alerts/unconnected-account-alert/unconnected-account-alert.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { renderWithProvider } from '../../../../../test/lib/render-helpers';
 
 import * as actions from '../../../../store/actions';
 import { CHAIN_IDS } from '../../../../../shared/constants/network';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
+
 import UnconnectedAccountAlert from '.';
 
 describe('Unconnected Account Alert', () => {
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ describe('Unconnected Account Alert', () => {
 
   const keyrings = [
     {
-      type: 'HD Key Tree',
+      type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
       accounts: [
         '0x0dcd5d886577d5081b0c52e242ef29e70be3e7bc',
         '0xec1adf982415d2ef5ec55899b9bfb8bc0f29251b',
diff --git a/ui/components/app/menu-bar/account-options-menu.js b/ui/components/app/menu-bar/account-options-menu.js
index 5ab170ece..20f0a1549 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/menu-bar/account-options-menu.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/menu-bar/account-options-menu.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 import { useI18nContext } from '../../../hooks/useI18nContext';
 import { getEnvironmentType } from '../../../../app/scripts/lib/util';
 import { ENVIRONMENT_TYPE_FULLSCREEN } from '../../../../shared/constants/app';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import { EVENT, EVENT_NAMES } from '../../../../shared/constants/metametrics';
 import { MetaMetricsContext } from '../../../contexts/metametrics';
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export default function AccountOptionsMenu({ anchorElement, onClose }) {
   const trackEvent = useContext(MetaMetricsContext);
   const blockExplorerLinkText = useSelector(getBlockExplorerLinkText);
 
-  const isRemovable = keyring.type !== 'HD Key Tree';
+  const isRemovable = keyring.type !== KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE;
 
   const routeToAddBlockExplorerUrl = () => {
     history.push(`${NETWORKS_ROUTE}#blockExplorerUrl`);
diff --git a/ui/components/app/menu-bar/menu-bar.test.js b/ui/components/app/menu-bar/menu-bar.test.js
index 55be5ca13..7bc041fe2 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/menu-bar/menu-bar.test.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/menu-bar/menu-bar.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store';
 import { fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { renderWithProvider } from '../../../../test/lib/render-helpers';
 import { CHAIN_IDS } from '../../../../shared/constants/network';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import MenuBar from './menu-bar';
 
 const initState = {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const initState = {
     },
     keyrings: [
       {
-        type: 'HD Key Tree',
+        type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
         accounts: ['0x0dcd5d886577d5081b0c52e242ef29e70be3e7bc'],
       },
     ],
diff --git a/ui/components/app/wallet-overview/token-overview.test.js b/ui/components/app/wallet-overview/token-overview.test.js
index 77ab8ec16..2a801cadd 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/wallet-overview/token-overview.test.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/wallet-overview/token-overview.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import configureMockStore from 'redux-mock-store';
 import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
 import { renderWithProvider } from '../../../../test/jest/rendering';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import TokenOverview from './token-overview';
 
 describe('TokenOverview', () => {
@@ -21,11 +22,11 @@ describe('TokenOverview', () => {
       selectedAddress: '0x1',
       keyrings: [
         {
-          type: 'HD Key Tree',
+          type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
           accounts: ['0x1', '0x2'],
         },
         {
-          type: 'Ledger Hardware',
+          type: KEYRING_TYPES.LEDGER,
           accounts: [],
         },
       ],
diff --git a/ui/ducks/metamask/metamask.js b/ui/ducks/metamask/metamask.js
index 5e0c925c9..d27b68657 100644
--- a/ui/ducks/metamask/metamask.js
+++ b/ui/ducks/metamask/metamask.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { updateTransactionGasFees } from '../../store/actions';
 import { setCustomGasLimit, setCustomGasPrice } from '../gas/gas.duck';
 import { decGWEIToHexWEI } from '../../helpers/utils/conversions.util';
 
-import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import { isEqualCaseInsensitive } from '../../../shared/modules/string-utils';
 import { stripHexPrefix } from '../../../shared/modules/hexstring-utils';
 
diff --git a/ui/ducks/send/send.test.js b/ui/ducks/send/send.test.js
index 47c7adec4..539f013c3 100644
--- a/ui/ducks/send/send.test.js
+++ b/ui/ducks/send/send.test.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../pages/send/send.constants';
 import { CHAIN_IDS } from '../../../shared/constants/network';
 import { GAS_ESTIMATE_TYPES, GAS_LIMITS } from '../../../shared/constants/gas';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import {
   ASSET_TYPES,
   TOKEN_STANDARDS,
@@ -1276,7 +1277,7 @@ describe('Send Slice', () => {
             identities: { '0xAddress': { address: '0xAddress' } },
             keyrings: [
               {
-                type: 'HD Key Tree',
+                type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
                 accounts: ['0xAddress'],
               },
             ],
diff --git a/ui/pages/mobile-sync/mobile-sync.component.js b/ui/pages/mobile-sync/mobile-sync.component.js
index f23badab4..ecad8d466 100644
--- a/ui/pages/mobile-sync/mobile-sync.component.js
+++ b/ui/pages/mobile-sync/mobile-sync.component.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import qrCode from 'qrcode-generator';
 import Button from '../../components/ui/button';
 import LoadingScreen from '../../components/ui/loading-screen';
 import { MINUTE, SECOND } from '../../../shared/constants/time';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 
 const PASSWORD_PROMPT_SCREEN = 'PASSWORD_PROMPT_SCREEN';
 const REVEAL_SEED_SCREEN = 'REVEAL_SEED_SCREEN';
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ export default class MobileSyncPage extends Component {
   async exportAccounts() {
     const addresses = [];
     this.props.keyrings.forEach((keyring) => {
-      if (keyring.type === 'Simple Key Pair') {
+      if (keyring.type === KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED) {
         addresses.push(keyring.accounts[0]);
       }
     });
diff --git a/ui/pages/send/send.test.js b/ui/pages/send/send.test.js
index 96ac7aebe..3a4ee9b9d 100644
--- a/ui/pages/send/send.test.js
+++ b/ui/pages/send/send.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ensInitialState } from '../../ducks/ens';
 import { renderWithProvider } from '../../../test/jest';
 import { CHAIN_IDS } from '../../../shared/constants/network';
 import { GAS_ESTIMATE_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/gas';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import { INITIAL_SEND_STATE_FOR_EXISTING_DRAFT } from '../../../test/jest/mocks';
 import Send from './send';
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ const baseStore = {
     selectedAddress: '0x0',
     keyrings: [
       {
-        type: 'HD Key Tree',
+        type: KEYRING_TYPES.HD_KEY_TREE,
         accounts: ['0x0'],
       },
     ],
diff --git a/ui/selectors/selectors.js b/ui/selectors/selectors.js
index 7d937b789..07290eab2 100644
--- a/ui/selectors/selectors.js
+++ b/ui/selectors/selectors.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import {
   CHAIN_IDS,
   NETWORK_TYPES,
 } from '../../shared/constants/network';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import {
-  KEYRING_TYPES,
   WEBHID_CONNECTED_STATUSES,
   LEDGER_TRANSPORT_TYPES,
   TRANSPORT_STATES,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export function getAccountType(state) {
     case KEYRING_TYPES.LEDGER:
     case KEYRING_TYPES.LATTICE:
       return 'hardware';
-    case 'Simple Key Pair':
+    case KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED:
       return 'imported';
     default:
       return 'default';
diff --git a/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js b/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js
index f6f3ebcc0..a87cd35b5 100644
--- a/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js
+++ b/ui/selectors/selectors.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import mockState from '../../test/data/mock-state.json';
-import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
+import { KEYRING_TYPES } from '../../shared/constants/keyrings';
 import * as selectors from './selectors';
 
 describe('Selectors', () => {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('Selectors', () => {
 
   describe('#isHardwareWallet', () => {
     it('returns false if it is not a HW wallet', () => {
-      mockState.metamask.keyrings[0].type = 'Simple Key Pair';
+      mockState.metamask.keyrings[0].type = KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED;
       expect(selectors.isHardwareWallet(mockState)).toBe(false);
     });
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('Selectors', () => {
 
   describe('#getHardwareWalletType', () => {
     it('returns undefined if it is not a HW wallet', () => {
-      mockState.metamask.keyrings[0].type = 'Simple Key Pair';
+      mockState.metamask.keyrings[0].type = KEYRING_TYPES.IMPORTED;
       expect(selectors.getHardwareWalletType(mockState)).toBeUndefined();
     });