diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/TokenDetectionController.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/TokenDetectionController.ts
index ad770521e0..b22d404d53 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/TokenDetectionController.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/TokenDetectionController.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ import type {
   TokenListToken,
 } from './TokenListController';
 import type { Token } from './TokenRatesController';
-import type { TokensController, TokensState } from './TokensController';
+import type {
+  TokensControllerAddDetectedTokensAction,
+  TokensControllerGetStateAction,
+} from './TokensController';
 
 const DEFAULT_INTERVAL = 180000;
 
@@ -80,7 +83,9 @@ export type AllowedActions =
   | NetworkControllerGetNetworkConfigurationByNetworkClientId
   | GetTokenListState
   | KeyringControllerGetStateAction
-  | PreferencesControllerGetStateAction;
+  | PreferencesControllerGetStateAction
+  | TokensControllerGetStateAction
+  | TokensControllerAddDetectedTokensAction;
 
 export type TokenDetectionControllerStateChangeEvent =
   ControllerStateChangeEvent<typeof controllerName, TokenDetectionState>;
@@ -136,12 +141,8 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
 
   #isDetectionEnabledForNetwork: boolean;
 
-  readonly #addDetectedTokens: TokensController['addDetectedTokens'];
-
   readonly #getBalancesInSingleCall: AssetsContractController['getBalancesInSingleCall'];
 
-  readonly #getTokensState: () => TokensState;
-
   readonly #trackMetaMetricsEvent: (options: {
     event: string;
     category: string;
@@ -161,9 +162,7 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
    * @param options.interval - Polling interval used to fetch new token rates
    * @param options.networkClientId - The selected network client ID of the current network
    * @param options.selectedAddress - Vault selected address
-   * @param options.addDetectedTokens - Add a list of detected tokens.
    * @param options.getBalancesInSingleCall - Gets the balances of a list of tokens for the given address.
-   * @param options.getTokensState - Gets the current state of the Tokens controller.
    * @param options.trackMetaMetricsEvent - Sets options for MetaMetrics event tracking.
    */
   constructor({
@@ -172,8 +171,6 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
     interval = DEFAULT_INTERVAL,
     disabled = true,
     getBalancesInSingleCall,
-    addDetectedTokens,
-    getTokensState,
     trackMetaMetricsEvent,
     messenger,
   }: {
@@ -181,9 +178,7 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
     selectedAddress?: string;
     interval?: number;
     disabled?: boolean;
-    addDetectedTokens: TokensController['addDetectedTokens'];
     getBalancesInSingleCall: AssetsContractController['getBalancesInSingleCall'];
-    getTokensState: () => TokensState;
     trackMetaMetricsEvent: (options: {
       event: string;
       category: string;
@@ -216,9 +211,7 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
       this.#chainId,
     );
 
-    this.#addDetectedTokens = addDetectedTokens;
     this.#getBalancesInSingleCall = getBalancesInSingleCall;
-    this.#getTokensState = getTokensState;
 
     this.#trackMetaMetricsEvent = trackMetaMetricsEvent;
 
@@ -449,7 +442,9 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
       ? STATIC_MAINNET_TOKEN_LIST
       : tokenList;
 
-    const { tokens, detectedTokens } = this.#getTokensState();
+    const { tokens, detectedTokens } = this.messagingSystem.call(
+      'TokensController:getState',
+    );
     const tokensToDetect: string[] = [];
 
     const findCaseInsensitiveMatch = (source: string[], target: string) =>
@@ -496,7 +491,9 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
         for (const tokenAddress of Object.keys(balances)) {
           let ignored;
           /* istanbul ignore else */
-          const { ignoredTokens } = this.#getTokensState();
+          const { ignoredTokens } = this.messagingSystem.call(
+            'TokensController:getState',
+          );
           if (ignoredTokens.length) {
             ignored = ignoredTokens.find(
               (ignoredTokenAddress) =>
@@ -535,10 +532,14 @@ export class TokenDetectionController extends StaticIntervalPollingController<
               asset_type: 'TOKEN',
             },
           });
-          await this.#addDetectedTokens(tokensToAdd, {
-            selectedAddress,
-            chainId,
-          });
+          await this.messagingSystem.call(
+            'TokensController:addDetectedTokens',
+            tokensToAdd,
+            {
+              selectedAddress,
+              chainId,
+            },
+          );
         }
       });
     }