diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cc57bf0cff..b3d5b88ab9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27397,6 +27397,7 @@
         "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
         "@waku/core": "*",
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+        "@waku/proto": "*",
         "js-sha3": "^0.8.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -31449,6 +31450,7 @@
         "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
         "@waku/core": "*",
         "@waku/interfaces": "*",
+        "@waku/proto": "*",
         "chai": "^4.3.6",
         "cspell": "^6.17.0",
         "eslint": "^8.6.0",
diff --git a/packages/message-encryption/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/message-encryption/CHANGELOG.md
index 356407e4ae..89996bcf66 100644
--- a/packages/message-encryption/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/message-encryption/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - Type resolution when using `moduleResolution: node`.
+- Incorrect `proto` import.
 
 ## [0.0.5] - 2022-12-15
 
diff --git a/packages/message-encryption/package.json b/packages/message-encryption/package.json
index 02ccb5527e..728e8bc283 100644
--- a/packages/message-encryption/package.json
+++ b/packages/message-encryption/package.json
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@noble/secp256k1": "^1.3.4",
     "@waku/byte-utils": "*",
+    "@waku/core": "*",
     "@waku/interfaces": "*",
-    "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
-    "@waku/core": "*"
+    "@waku/proto": "*",
+    "js-sha3": "^0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "fast-check": "^2.14.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.3.0",
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-functional": "^4.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.3",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+    "fast-check": "^2.14.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "prettier": "^2.1.1",
     "rollup": "^2.75.0",
diff --git a/packages/message-encryption/src/ecies.ts b/packages/message-encryption/src/ecies.ts
index 1d0ac45a8e..f93f6fc38a 100644
--- a/packages/message-encryption/src/ecies.ts
+++ b/packages/message-encryption/src/ecies.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { Decoder as DecoderV0, proto } from "@waku/core/lib/message/version_0";
+import { Decoder as DecoderV0 } from "@waku/core/lib/message/version_0";
 import type {
   IDecoder,
   IEncoder,
   IMessage,
   IProtoMessage,
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import { WakuMessage } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 
 import {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class Encoder implements IEncoder {
     const protoMessage = await this.toProtoObj(message);
     if (!protoMessage) return;
 
-    return proto.WakuMessage.encode(protoMessage);
+    return WakuMessage.encode(protoMessage);
   }
 
   async toProtoObj(message: IMessage): Promise<IProtoMessage | undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/message-encryption/src/symmetric.ts b/packages/message-encryption/src/symmetric.ts
index e52d0a1273..3e2981af18 100644
--- a/packages/message-encryption/src/symmetric.ts
+++ b/packages/message-encryption/src/symmetric.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { Decoder as DecoderV0, proto } from "@waku/core/lib/message/version_0";
+import { Decoder as DecoderV0 } from "@waku/core/lib/message/version_0";
 import type {
   IDecoder,
   IEncoder,
   IMessage,
   IProtoMessage,
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import { WakuMessage } from "@waku/proto";
 import debug from "debug";
 
 import {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class Encoder implements IEncoder {
     const protoMessage = await this.toProtoObj(message);
     if (!protoMessage) return;
 
-    return proto.WakuMessage.encode(protoMessage);
+    return WakuMessage.encode(protoMessage);
   }
 
   async toProtoObj(message: IMessage): Promise<IProtoMessage | undefined> {