diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/package.json
index bb0f814f91..b54bd35b5e 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
     "typescript": "4.3.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.27.0",
-    "@types/graphql": "14.5.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.27.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts
index 8804413a60..7e0700f6a6 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
   safeExecuteInTheMiddle,
 } from '@opentelemetry/instrumentation';
 import type * as graphqlTypes from 'graphql';
-import { GraphQLFieldResolver } from 'graphql/type/definition';
 import { SpanNames } from './enum';
 import { AttributeNames } from './enums/AttributeNames';
 import { OTEL_GRAPHQL_DATA_SYMBOL } from './symbols';
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ export class GraphQLInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase {
   }
 
   private _patchExecute(
-    defaultFieldResolved: GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>
+    defaultFieldResolved: graphqlTypes.GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>
   ): (original: executeType) => executeType {
     const instrumentation = this;
     return function execute(original) {
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts
index 26265cc372..7f457dafcf 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import {
   GraphQLFieldResolver,
   GraphQLTypeResolver,
 } from 'graphql/type/definition';
-import { GraphQLSchema } from 'graphql/type/schema';
 import { OTEL_GRAPHQL_DATA_SYMBOL, OTEL_PATCHED_SYMBOL } from './symbols';
 
 export const OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED =
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ export type executeFunctionWithArgs = (
 ) => PromiseOrValue<graphqlTypes.ExecutionResult>;
 
 export interface OtelExecutionArgs {
-  schema: GraphQLSchema;
+  schema: graphqlTypes.GraphQLSchema;
   document: DocumentNode & ObjectWithGraphQLData;
   rootValue?: any;
   contextValue?: any & ObjectWithGraphQLData;
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/utils.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/utils.ts
index 6edee1ea3e..052953a5e5 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/utils.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import type * as graphqlTypes from 'graphql';
 import * as api from '@opentelemetry/api';
-import { GraphQLObjectType } from 'graphql/type/definition';
 import { AllowedOperationTypes, SpanNames, TokenKind } from './enum';
 import { AttributeNames } from './enums/AttributeNames';
 import { OTEL_GRAPHQL_DATA_SYMBOL, OTEL_PATCHED_SYMBOL } from './symbols';
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ export function getSourceFromLocation(
 }
 
 export function wrapFields(
-  type: Maybe<GraphQLObjectType & OtelPatched>,
+  type: Maybe<graphqlTypes.GraphQLObjectType & OtelPatched>,
   tracer: api.Tracer,
   getConfig: () => GraphQLInstrumentationParsedConfig
 ): void {