diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index c9444c4540..fdea75ba8e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
             "files": ["static/js/**"],
             "globals": {
                 "$": false,
-                "admin": false,
                 "blueslip": false,
                 "bot_data": false,
                 "compose_actions": false,
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/hashchange.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/hashchange.js
index e302dfbb1a..4555b81a8a 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/hashchange.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/hashchange.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ rewiremock("../../static/js/search").with({
 set_global("document", "document-stub");
 const history = set_global("history", {});
 
-const admin = set_global("admin", {});
+const admin = {__esModule: true};
+rewiremock("../../static/js/admin").with(admin);
 const drafts = {__esModule: true};
 rewiremock("../../static/js/drafts").with(drafts);
 set_global("favicon", {});
diff --git a/static/js/admin.js b/static/js/admin.js
index 93f9f9b67a..b0c6d772ec 100644
--- a/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/static/js/admin.js
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-"use strict";
+import render_admin_tab from "../templates/admin_tab.hbs";
+import render_settings_organization_settings_tip from "../templates/settings/organization_settings_tip.hbs";
 
-const render_admin_tab = require("../templates/admin_tab.hbs");
-const render_settings_organization_settings_tip = require("../templates/settings/organization_settings_tip.hbs");
-
-const overlays = require("./overlays");
-const settings = require("./settings");
-const settings_bots = require("./settings_bots");
-const settings_config = require("./settings_config");
-const settings_data = require("./settings_data");
-const settings_emoji = require("./settings_emoji");
-const settings_org = require("./settings_org");
-const settings_panel_menu = require("./settings_panel_menu");
-const settings_sections = require("./settings_sections");
-const settings_toggle = require("./settings_toggle");
+import * as overlays from "./overlays";
+import * as settings from "./settings";
+import * as settings_bots from "./settings_bots";
+import * as settings_config from "./settings_config";
+import * as settings_data from "./settings_data";
+import * as settings_emoji from "./settings_emoji";
+import * as settings_org from "./settings_org";
+import * as settings_panel_menu from "./settings_panel_menu";
+import * as settings_sections from "./settings_sections";
+import * as settings_toggle from "./settings_toggle";
 
 const admin_settings_label = {
     // Organization settings
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ function insert_tip_box() {
         .prepend(tip_box);
 }
 
-exports.build_page = function () {
+export function build_page() {
     const options = {
         custom_profile_field_types: page_params.custom_profile_field_types,
         realm_name: page_params.realm_name,
@@ -143,16 +141,14 @@ exports.build_page = function () {
     $("#id_realm_default_twenty_four_hour_time").val(
         JSON.stringify(page_params.realm_default_twenty_four_hour_time),
     );
-};
+}
 
-exports.launch = function (section) {
+export function launch(section) {
     settings.build_page();
-    exports.build_page();
+    build_page();
     settings_sections.reset_sections();
 
     overlays.open_settings();
     settings_panel_menu.org_settings.activate_section_or_default(section);
     settings_toggle.highlight_toggle("organization");
-};
-
-window.admin = exports;
+}
diff --git a/static/js/bundles/app.js b/static/js/bundles/app.js
index bca48331f9..8585826c63 100644
--- a/static/js/bundles/app.js
+++ b/static/js/bundles/app.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import "../templates";
 import "../dropdown_list_widget";
 import "../settings_profile_fields";
 import "../settings";
-import "../admin";
 import "../message_view_header";
 import "../bot_data";
 import "../reactions";
diff --git a/static/js/global.d.ts b/static/js/global.d.ts
index 579d39bbfa..4ff2a3049d 100644
--- a/static/js/global.d.ts
+++ b/static/js/global.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // remove each declaration when the corresponding module is migrated
 // to TS.
 
-declare let admin: any;
 declare let blueslip: any;
 declare let bot_data: any;
 declare let compose_actions: any;
diff --git a/static/js/hashchange.js b/static/js/hashchange.js
index cab177bdf8..cb200041f1 100644
--- a/static/js/hashchange.js
+++ b/static/js/hashchange.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as admin from "./admin";
 import * as drafts from "./drafts";
 import * as floating_recipient_bar from "./floating_recipient_bar";
 import * as hash_util from "./hash_util";
diff --git a/static/js/settings.js b/static/js/settings.js
index 7fc6b7e1a2..7d8449912d 100644
--- a/static/js/settings.js
+++ b/static/js/settings.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import timezones from "../generated/timezones.json";
 import render_settings_tab from "../templates/settings_tab.hbs";
 
+import * as admin from "./admin";
 import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import * as people from "./people";
 import * as settings_account from "./settings_account";