diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/event-bus/index.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/event-bus/index.ts
index 999575da7df63..c10a4de9d0989 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/event-bus/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/event-bus/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  EventBusTypes,
-  InternalModuleDeclaration,
-  MedusaContainer,
-} from "@medusajs/types"
+import { EventBusTypes, InternalModuleDeclaration } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { ulid } from "ulid"
 
 export abstract class AbstractEventBusModuleService
@@ -23,7 +19,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractEventBusModuleService
   }
 
   protected constructor(
-    container: MedusaContainer,
+    cradle: Record<string, unknown>,
     moduleOptions = {},
     moduleDeclaration: InternalModuleDeclaration
   ) {
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/payment/abstract-payment-provider.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/payment/abstract-payment-provider.ts
index 32aaec9b4bae6..1633fbfe851be 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/payment/abstract-payment-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/payment/abstract-payment-provider.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   CreatePaymentProviderSession,
   IPaymentProvider,
-  MedusaContainer,
   PaymentProviderError,
   PaymentProviderSessionResponse,
   PaymentSessionStatus,
@@ -13,14 +12,15 @@ import {
 export abstract class AbstractPaymentProvider<TConfig = Record<string, unknown>>
   implements IPaymentProvider
 {
+  protected readonly container: Record<string, unknown>
   /**
    * This method validates the options of the provider set in `medusa-config.ts`.
    * Implementing this method is optional. It's useful if your provider requires custom validation.
-   * 
+   *
    * If the options aren't valid, throw an error.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param options - The provider's options.
-   * 
+   *
    * @example
    * class MyPaymentProviderService extends AbstractPaymentProvider<Options> {
    *   static validateOptions(options: Record<any, any>) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractPaymentProvider<TConfig = Record<string, unknown>>
    *
    * The provider can also access the module's options as a second parameter.
    *
-   * @param {MedusaContainer} container - The module's container used to resolve resources.
+   * @param {Record<string, unknown>} cradle - The module's container cradle used to resolve resources.
    * @param {Record<string, unknown>} config - The options passed to the payment module provider.
    *
    * @example
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ export abstract class AbstractPaymentProvider<TConfig = Record<string, unknown>>
    * ```
    */
   protected constructor(
-    protected readonly container: MedusaContainer,
+    cradle: Record<string, unknown>,
     protected readonly config: TConfig = {} as TConfig // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
-  ) {}
+  ) {
+    this.container = cradle
+  }
 
   /**
    * @ignore
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractPaymentProvider<TConfig = Record<string, unknown>>
 
   /**
    * Each payment provider has a unique identifier defined in its class. The provider's ID
-   * will be stored as `pp_{identifier}_{id}`, where `{id}` is the provider's `id` 
+   * will be stored as `pp_{identifier}_{id}`, where `{id}` is the provider's `id`
    * property in the `medusa-config.ts`.
    *
    * @example
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/search/abstract-service.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/search/abstract-service.ts
index e32e23760d5cf..b64efa0f0dad1 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/search/abstract-service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/search/abstract-service.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchService
    * Additionally, if you’re creating your search service as an external plugin to be installed on any Medusa backend and you want to access the options added for the plugin,
    * you can access them in the constructor. The default constructor already sets the value of the class proeprty `options_` to the passed options.
    *
-   * @param {MedusaContainer} container - An instance of `MedusaContainer` that allows you to access other resources, such as services, in your Medusa backend.
+   * @param {Record<string, unknown>} cradle - An container cradle that allows you to access other resources, such as services, in your Medusa backend.
    * @param {Record<string, unknown>} options - If this search service is created in a plugin, the plugin's options are passed in this parameter.
    *
    * @example
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractSearchService
    *   // ...
    * }
    */
-  protected constructor(container, options) {
+  protected constructor(cradle, options) {
     this.options_ = options
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/modules/providers/payment-stripe/src/core/stripe-base.ts b/packages/modules/providers/payment-stripe/src/core/stripe-base.ts
index 9c1cc73f8d600..cd0631db00cb0 100644
--- a/packages/modules/providers/payment-stripe/src/core/stripe-base.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/providers/payment-stripe/src/core/stripe-base.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Stripe from "stripe"
 
 import {
   CreatePaymentProviderSession,
-  MedusaContainer,
   PaymentProviderError,
   PaymentProviderSessionResponse,
   ProviderWebhookPayload,
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 abstract class StripeBase extends AbstractPaymentProvider<StripeOptions> {
   protected readonly options_: StripeOptions
   protected stripe_: Stripe
-  protected container_: MedusaContainer
+  protected container_: Record<string, unknown>
 
   static validateOptions(options: StripeOptions): void {
     if (!isDefined(options.apiKey)) {
@@ -42,11 +41,14 @@ abstract class StripeBase extends AbstractPaymentProvider<StripeOptions> {
     }
   }
 
-  protected constructor(container: MedusaContainer, options: StripeOptions) {
+  protected constructor(
+    cradle: Record<string, unknown>,
+    options: StripeOptions
+  ) {
     // @ts-ignore
     super(...arguments)
 
-    this.container_ = container
+    this.container_ = cradle
     this.options_ = options
 
     this.stripe_ = new Stripe(options.apiKey)