diff --git a/src/components/App/DefaultState.ts b/src/components/App/DefaultState.ts
index 25186a03dd..afb78a040e 100644
--- a/src/components/App/DefaultState.ts
+++ b/src/components/App/DefaultState.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { defaultState as goalTimelineState } from "components/GoalTimeline/DefaultState";
 import { defaultState as loginState } from "components/Login/Redux/LoginReduxTypes";
 import { defaultState as currentProjectState } from "components/Project/ProjectReduxTypes";
 import { defaultState as exportProjectState } from "components/ProjectExport/Redux/ExportProjectReduxTypes";
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ import { defaultState as pronunciationsState } from "components/Pronunciations/R
 import { defaultState as treeViewState } from "components/TreeView/Redux/TreeViewReduxTypes";
 import { defaultState as characterInventoryState } from "goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryReduxTypes";
 import { defaultState as mergeDuplicateGoal } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsReduxTypes";
+import { defaultState as goalsState } from "goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes";
 import { defaultState as reviewEntriesState } from "goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesReduxTypes";
 import { defaultState as analyticsState } from "types/Redux/analyticsReduxTypes";
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   pronunciationsState: { ...pronunciationsState },
 
   //goal timeline and current goal
-  goalsState: { ...goalTimelineState },
+  goalsState: { ...goalsState },
 
   //merge duplicates goal and review deferred duplicates goal
   mergeDuplicateGoal: { ...mergeDuplicateGoal },
diff --git a/src/components/GoalTimeline/index.tsx b/src/components/GoalTimeline/index.tsx
index b354192fe7..54954cbc59 100644
--- a/src/components/GoalTimeline/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GoalTimeline/index.tsx
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { getCurrentPermissions, getGraylistEntries } from "backend";
 import GoalList from "components/GoalTimeline/GoalList";
-import {
-  asyncAddGoal,
-  asyncGetUserEdits,
-} from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
+import { asyncAddGoal, asyncGetUserEdits } from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import { Goal, GoalType } from "types/goals";
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "types/hooks";
diff --git a/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/GoalRedux.test.tsx b/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/GoalRedux.test.tsx
index 0a62d9bde8..2a2afbff6e 100644
--- a/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/GoalRedux.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/GoalRedux.test.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,6 @@ import "tests/reactI18nextMock";
 import { Edit, MergeUndoIds, Permission, User, UserEdit } from "api/models";
 import * as LocalStorage from "backend/localStorage";
 import GoalTimeline from "components/GoalTimeline";
-import {
-  addCharInvChangesToGoal,
-  addCompletedMergeToGoal,
-  asyncAddGoal,
-  asyncAdvanceStep,
-  asyncGetUserEdits,
-  asyncUpdateGoal,
-  setCurrentGoal,
-} from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import {
   CharacterChange,
   CharacterStatus,
@@ -28,6 +19,15 @@ import {
   ReviewDeferredDups,
 } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsTypes";
 import { goalDataMock } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/tests/MergeDupsDataMock";
+import {
+  addCharInvChangesToGoal,
+  addCompletedMergeToGoal,
+  asyncAddGoal,
+  asyncAdvanceStep,
+  asyncGetUserEdits,
+  asyncUpdateGoal,
+  setCurrentGoal,
+} from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { setupStore } from "store";
 import { GoalStatus, GoalType } from "types/goals";
 import { Path } from "types/path";
diff --git a/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/index.test.tsx b/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/index.test.tsx
index 8ba3017ee0..6ac4e07b3e 100644
--- a/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GoalTimeline/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ import "tests/reactI18nextMock";
 
 import { Permission } from "api/models";
 import GoalTimeline, { createSuggestionData } from "components/GoalTimeline";
-import { defaultState } from "components/GoalTimeline/DefaultState";
-import { Goal, GoalType, GoalsState } from "types/goals";
+import { type GoalsState, defaultState } from "goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes";
+import { Goal, GoalType } from "types/goals";
 import { goalTypeToGoal } from "utilities/goalUtilities";
 
 jest.mock("backend", () => ({
   getCurrentPermissions: () => mockGetCurrentPermissions(),
   getGraylistEntries: (maxLists: number) => mockGetGraylistEntries(maxLists),
 }));
-jest.mock("components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({
+jest.mock("components/Pronunciations/Recorder");
+jest.mock("goals/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({
   asyncAddGoal: (goal: Goal) => mockChooseGoal(goal),
   asyncGetUserEdits: () => jest.fn(),
 }));
-jest.mock("components/Pronunciations/Recorder");
 jest.mock("types/hooks", () => {
   return {
     ...jest.requireActual("types/hooks"),
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectScreen/CreateProjectActions.ts b/src/components/ProjectScreen/CreateProjectActions.ts
index 7270655fc4..25dedabca9 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectScreen/CreateProjectActions.ts
+++ b/src/components/ProjectScreen/CreateProjectActions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { WritingSystem } from "api/models";
 import { createProject, finishUploadLift, getProject } from "backend";
 import router from "browserRouter";
-import { asyncCreateUserEdits } from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { setNewCurrentProject } from "components/Project/ProjectActions";
+import { asyncCreateUserEdits } from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { StoreStateDispatch } from "types/Redux/actions";
 import { Path } from "types/path";
 import { newProject } from "types/project";
diff --git a/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryActions.ts b/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryActions.ts
index c14ac5bc33..56d02e5a6c 100644
--- a/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryActions.ts
+++ b/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryActions.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ import { Action, PayloadAction } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 import { Project } from "api/models";
 import { getFrontierWords } from "backend";
 import router from "browserRouter";
-import {
-  addCharInvChangesToGoal,
-  asyncUpdateGoal,
-} from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { asyncUpdateCurrentProject } from "components/Project/ProjectActions";
 import {
   CharacterStatus,
@@ -27,6 +23,10 @@ import {
   CharacterSetEntry,
   getCharacterStatus,
 } from "goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryReduxTypes";
+import {
+  addCharInvChangesToGoal,
+  asyncUpdateGoal,
+} from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import { StoreStateDispatch } from "types/Redux/actions";
 import { Path } from "types/path";
diff --git a/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/tests/CharacterInventoryActions.test.tsx b/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/tests/CharacterInventoryActions.test.tsx
index 1151c04b77..1a71e2c5ba 100644
--- a/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/tests/CharacterInventoryActions.test.tsx
+++ b/src/goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/tests/CharacterInventoryActions.test.tsx
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ jest.mock("backend", () => ({
   getFrontierWords: (...args: any[]) => mockGetFrontierWords(...args),
 }));
 jest.mock("browserRouter");
-jest.mock("components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({
-  asyncUpdateGoal: (...args: any[]) => mockAsyncUpdateGoal(...args),
-  addCharInvChangesToGoal: (...args: any[]) =>
-    mockAddCharInvChangesToGoal(...args),
-}));
 jest.mock("components/Project/ProjectActions", () => ({
   asyncUpdateCurrentProject: (...args: any[]) =>
     mockAsyncUpdateCurrentProject(...args),
 }));
+jest.mock("goals/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({
+  asyncUpdateGoal: (...args: any[]) => mockAsyncUpdateGoal(...args),
+  addCharInvChangesToGoal: (...args: any[]) =>
+    mockAddCharInvChangesToGoal(...args),
+}));
 
 const mockAddCharInvChangesToGoal = jest.fn();
 const mockAsyncUpdateCurrentProject = jest.fn();
diff --git a/src/goals/DefaultGoal/BaseGoalScreen.tsx b/src/goals/DefaultGoal/BaseGoalScreen.tsx
index dbcb5fd7f4..3e7b4fbefb 100644
--- a/src/goals/DefaultGoal/BaseGoalScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/goals/DefaultGoal/BaseGoalScreen.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import loadable from "@loadable/component";
 import { ReactElement, useEffect } from "react";
 
-import { setCurrentGoal } from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import PageNotFound from "components/PageNotFound/component";
 import DisplayProgress from "goals/DefaultGoal/DisplayProgress";
 import Loading from "goals/DefaultGoal/Loading";
 import { clearTree } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions";
+import { setCurrentGoal } from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { resetReviewEntries } from "goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesActions";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import { Goal, GoalStatus, GoalType } from "types/goals";
diff --git a/src/goals/DefaultGoal/NextGoalScreen.tsx b/src/goals/DefaultGoal/NextGoalScreen.tsx
index ff4d45f03d..f001c263a9 100644
--- a/src/goals/DefaultGoal/NextGoalScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/goals/DefaultGoal/NextGoalScreen.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { ReactElement } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
-import { asyncAddGoal } from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import PageNotFound from "components/PageNotFound/component";
 import MergeDupsContinueDialog from "goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsContinueDialog";
+import { asyncAddGoal } from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import { GoalType } from "types/goals";
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "types/hooks";
diff --git a/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsStep/SaveDeferButtons.tsx b/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsStep/SaveDeferButtons.tsx
index 2417432cec..d1a4655989 100644
--- a/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsStep/SaveDeferButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsStep/SaveDeferButtons.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { ReactElement, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { LoadingButton } from "components/Buttons";
-import { asyncAdvanceStep } from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import {
   deferMerge,
   mergeAll,
   setSidebar,
 } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions";
+import { asyncAdvanceStep } from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { useAppDispatch } from "types/hooks";
 import theme from "types/theme";
 
diff --git a/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions.ts b/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions.ts
index dd753a3683..25ef8cbdf2 100644
--- a/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions.ts
+++ b/src/goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ import { Action, PayloadAction } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
 import { Word } from "api/models";
 import * as backend from "backend";
-import {
-  addCompletedMergeToGoal,
-  asyncUpdateGoal,
-} from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import {
   defaultSidebar,
   MergeTreeReference,
@@ -38,6 +34,10 @@ import {
   OrderSensePayload,
   SetVernacularPayload,
 } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsReduxTypes";
+import {
+  addCompletedMergeToGoal,
+  asyncUpdateGoal,
+} from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import { StoreStateDispatch } from "types/Redux/actions";
 
diff --git a/src/components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions.ts b/src/goals/Redux/GoalActions.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from src/components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions.ts
rename to src/goals/Redux/GoalActions.ts
index 8fefda2b4c..d798161155 100644
--- a/src/components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions.ts
+++ b/src/goals/Redux/GoalActions.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import * as Backend from "backend";
 import { getDuplicates, getGraylistEntries } from "backend";
 import { getCurrentUser, getProjectId } from "backend/localStorage";
 import router from "browserRouter";
+import { CharacterChange } from "goals/CharacterInventory/CharacterInventoryTypes";
+import { dispatchMergeStepData } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions";
 import {
   addCharInvChangesToGoalAction,
   addCompletedMergeToGoalAction,
@@ -15,9 +17,7 @@ import {
   setGoalDataAction,
   setGoalStatusAction,
   updateStepFromDataAction,
-} from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalReducer";
-import { CharacterChange } from "goals/CharacterInventory/CharacterInventoryTypes";
-import { dispatchMergeStepData } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsActions";
+} from "goals/Redux/GoalReducer";
 import { EntryEdit } from "goals/ReviewEntries/ReviewEntriesTypes";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import { StoreStateDispatch } from "types/Redux/actions";
diff --git a/src/components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalReducer.ts b/src/goals/Redux/GoalReducer.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from src/components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalReducer.ts
rename to src/goals/Redux/GoalReducer.ts
index a54b8b3141..64da779845 100644
--- a/src/components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalReducer.ts
+++ b/src/goals/Redux/GoalReducer.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { createSlice } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
-import { defaultState } from "components/GoalTimeline/DefaultState";
 import {
   MergeDupsData,
   MergesCompleted,
 } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsTypes";
+import { defaultState } from "goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes";
 import {
   EntriesEdited,
   EntryEdit,
diff --git a/src/components/GoalTimeline/DefaultState.ts b/src/goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from src/components/GoalTimeline/DefaultState.ts
rename to src/goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes.ts
index aa0ec6565c..e27e8b3261 100644
--- a/src/components/GoalTimeline/DefaultState.ts
+++ b/src/goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-import { Goal, GoalsState, GoalType } from "types/goals";
+import { Goal, GoalType } from "types/goals";
+
+// The representation of goals in the redux store
+export interface GoalsState {
+  allGoalTypes: GoalType[];
+  currentGoal: Goal;
+  goalTypeSuggestions: GoalType[];
+  history: Goal[];
+  previousGoalType: GoalType;
+}
 
 // GoalType.ReviewDeferredDups is also implemented,
 // but is conditionally available
@@ -15,12 +24,3 @@ export const defaultState: GoalsState = {
   history: [],
   previousGoalType: GoalType.Default,
 };
-
-export function emptyGoalState(): GoalsState {
-  return {
-    ...defaultState,
-    allGoalTypes: [],
-    currentGoal: { ...new Goal(), guid: expect.any(String) },
-    goalTypeSuggestions: [],
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesActions.ts b/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesActions.ts
index f8e002b989..039afd8816 100644
--- a/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesActions.ts
+++ b/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesActions.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ import { Action, PayloadAction } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 
 import { Pronunciation, Sense, Word } from "api/models";
 import * as backend from "backend";
-import {
-  addEntryEditToGoal,
-  asyncUpdateGoal,
-} from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions";
 import { uploadFileFromPronunciation } from "components/Pronunciations/utilities";
+import { addEntryEditToGoal, asyncUpdateGoal } from "goals/Redux/GoalActions";
 import {
   deleteWordAction,
   resetReviewEntriesAction,
diff --git a/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/tests/ReviewEntriesActions.test.tsx b/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/tests/ReviewEntriesActions.test.tsx
index a078a11340..696f6a0e3c 100644
--- a/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/tests/ReviewEntriesActions.test.tsx
+++ b/src/goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/tests/ReviewEntriesActions.test.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jest.mock("backend", () => ({
   updateWord: (word: Word) => mockUpdateWord(word),
   uploadAudio: (args: any[]) => mockUploadAudio(...args),
 }));
-jest.mock("components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({
+jest.mock("goals/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({
   addEntryEditToGoal: () => jest.fn(),
   asyncUpdateGoal: () => jest.fn(),
 }));
diff --git a/src/goals/ReviewEntries/tests/index.test.tsx b/src/goals/ReviewEntries/tests/index.test.tsx
index 491a28ebd6..aeaccd2480 100644
--- a/src/goals/ReviewEntries/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/goals/ReviewEntries/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jest.mock("backend", () => ({
   getFrontierWords: (...args: any[]) => mockGetFrontierWords(...args),
 }));
 jest.mock("components/TreeView", () => "div");
-jest.mock("components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({}));
+jest.mock("goals/Redux/GoalActions", () => ({}));
 jest.mock("types/hooks", () => ({
   useAppDispatch: () => jest.fn(),
 }));
diff --git a/src/rootReducer.ts b/src/rootReducer.ts
index edb50d192b..44f7357bea 100644
--- a/src/rootReducer.ts
+++ b/src/rootReducer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { combineReducers, Reducer } from "redux";
 
-import goalsReducer from "components/GoalTimeline/Redux/GoalReducer";
 import loginReducer from "components/Login/Redux/LoginReducer";
 import projectReducer from "components/Project/ProjectReducer";
 import exportProjectReducer from "components/ProjectExport/Redux/ExportProjectReducer";
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ import pronunciationsReducer from "components/Pronunciations/Redux/Pronunciation
 import treeViewReducer from "components/TreeView/Redux/TreeViewReducer";
 import characterInventoryReducer from "goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryReducer";
 import mergeDupStepReducer from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsReducer";
+import goalsReducer from "goals/Redux/GoalReducer";
 import reviewEntriesReducer from "goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesReducer";
 import { StoreState } from "types";
 import analyticsReducer from "types/Redux/analytics";
diff --git a/src/types/goals.ts b/src/types/goals.ts
index bc8baab366..716b5d9300 100644
--- a/src/types/goals.ts
+++ b/src/types/goals.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
-import { User } from "api/models";
+import { type User } from "api/models";
 import {
-  CharInvChanges,
-  CharInvData,
-  CharInvStepData,
+  type CharInvChanges,
+  type CharInvData,
+  type CharInvStepData,
 } from "goals/CharacterInventory/CharacterInventoryTypes";
 import {
-  MergeDupsData,
-  MergeStepData,
-  MergesCompleted,
+  type MergeDupsData,
+  type MergeStepData,
+  type MergesCompleted,
 } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/MergeDupsTypes";
-import { EntriesEdited } from "goals/ReviewEntries/ReviewEntriesTypes";
+import { type EntriesEdited } from "goals/ReviewEntries/ReviewEntriesTypes";
 import { newUser } from "types/user";
 
 export type GoalData = CharInvData | MergeDupsData;
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ export interface GoalProps {
   goal?: Goal;
 }
 
-// The representation of goals in the redux store
-export interface GoalsState {
-  allGoalTypes: GoalType[];
-  currentGoal: Goal;
-  goalTypeSuggestions: GoalType[];
-  history: Goal[];
-  previousGoalType: GoalType;
-}
-
 // The enum value is a permanent id for UserEdits and should not be changed.
 export enum GoalType {
   Default = -1,
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 024d8c07b1..3a90814fb3 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { PronunciationsState } from "components/Pronunciations/Redux/Pronunciati
 import { TreeViewState } from "components/TreeView/Redux/TreeViewReduxTypes";
 import { CharacterInventoryState } from "goals/CharacterInventory/Redux/CharacterInventoryReduxTypes";
 import { MergeTreeState } from "goals/MergeDuplicates/Redux/MergeDupsReduxTypes";
+import { GoalsState } from "goals/Redux/GoalReduxTypes";
 import { ReviewEntriesState } from "goals/ReviewEntries/Redux/ReviewEntriesReduxTypes";
 import { AnalyticsState } from "types/Redux/analyticsReduxTypes";
-import { GoalsState } from "types/goals";
 
 //root store structure
 export interface StoreState {