diff --git a/src/libs/RequestThrottle.js b/src/libs/RequestThrottle.ts
similarity index 64%
rename from src/libs/RequestThrottle.js
rename to src/libs/RequestThrottle.ts
index 4725a3ad5c38..8f9a85dcedb5 100644
--- a/src/libs/RequestThrottle.js
+++ b/src/libs/RequestThrottle.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import _ from 'underscore';
 import CONST from '../CONST';
+import {generateRandomInt} from './NumberUtils';
 
 let requestWaitTime = 0;
 
@@ -7,22 +7,16 @@ function clear() {
     requestWaitTime = 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * @returns {Number} time to wait in ms
- */
 function getRequestWaitTime() {
     if (requestWaitTime) {
         requestWaitTime = Math.min(requestWaitTime * 2, CONST.NETWORK.MAX_RETRY_WAIT_TIME_MS);
     } else {
-        requestWaitTime = _.random(CONST.NETWORK.MIN_RETRY_WAIT_TIME_MS, CONST.NETWORK.MAX_RANDOM_RETRY_WAIT_TIME_MS);
+        requestWaitTime = generateRandomInt(CONST.NETWORK.MIN_RETRY_WAIT_TIME_MS, CONST.NETWORK.MAX_RANDOM_RETRY_WAIT_TIME_MS);
     }
     return requestWaitTime;
 }
 
-/**
- * @returns {Promise}
- */
-function sleep() {
+function sleep(): Promise<void> {
     return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, getRequestWaitTime()));
 }