diff --git a/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py b/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py
index eb296f7aab3b9bde47bf18ff084399be9c488e75..db05133353745a6887da7aea1667ac5be24de758 100644
--- a/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py
@@ -5,18 +5,36 @@
 
 from typing import Any, AsyncIterator
 
-from swh.fuse.fs.entry import ArtifactEntry, EntryMode
+from swh.fuse.fs.entry import EntryMode, FuseEntry
 from swh.model.identifiers import CONTENT, DIRECTORY, SWHID
 
 # Avoid cycling import
 Fuse = "Fuse"
 
 
-def typify(name: str, mode: int, fuse: Fuse, swhid: SWHID, prefetch: Any = None) -> Any:
+class ArtifactEntry(FuseEntry):
+    """ FUSE virtual entry for a Software Heritage Artifact
+
+    Attributes:
+        swhid: Software Heritage persistent identifier
+        prefetch: optional prefetched metadata used to set entry attributes
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, name: str, mode: int, fuse: Fuse, swhid: SWHID, prefetch: Any = None
+    ):
+        super().__init__(name, mode, fuse)
+        self.swhid = swhid
+        self.prefetch = prefetch
+
+
+def typify(
+    name: str, mode: int, fuse: Fuse, swhid: SWHID, prefetch: Any = None
+) -> ArtifactEntry:
     """ Create an artifact entry corresponding to the given artifact type """
 
-    constructor = {CONTENT: Content, DIRECTORY: Directory}
-    return constructor[swhid.object_type](name, mode, fuse, swhid, prefetch)
+    getters = {CONTENT: Content, DIRECTORY: Directory}
+    return getters[swhid.object_type](name, mode, fuse, swhid, prefetch)
 
 
 class Content(ArtifactEntry):
diff --git a/swh/fuse/fs/entry.py b/swh/fuse/fs/entry.py
index e16a7d56614d27526b5c18300623a1a95d39a492..bb2866aaa0b0accfbea2fb190c87e07f388c884a 100644
--- a/swh/fuse/fs/entry.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/fs/entry.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 
 from enum import IntEnum
 from stat import S_IFDIR, S_IFREG
-from typing import Any
-
-from swh.model.identifiers import SWHID
 
 # Avoid cycling import
 Fuse = "Fuse"
@@ -49,19 +46,3 @@ class FuseEntry:
 
     async def __aiter__(self):
         return None
-
-
-class ArtifactEntry(FuseEntry):
-    """ FUSE virtual entry for a Software Heritage Artifact
-
-    Attributes:
-        swhid: Software Heritage persistent identifier
-        prefetch: optional prefetched metadata used to set entry attributes
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self, name: str, mode: int, fuse: Fuse, swhid: SWHID, prefetch: Any = None
-    ):
-        super().__init__(name, mode, fuse)
-        self.swhid = swhid
-        self.prefetch = prefetch