diff --git a/packages/kbn-std/src/index.ts b/packages/kbn-std/src/index.ts
index 8cffcd43d7537..7cf70a0e28e2c 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-std/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-std/src/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ export { mapToObject } from './map_to_object';
 export { merge } from './merge';
 export { pick } from './pick';
 export { withTimeout } from './promise';
-export { isRelativeUrl, modifyUrl, URLMeaningfulParts, ParsedQuery } from './url';
+export { isRelativeUrl, modifyUrl, URLMeaningfulParts } from './url';
 export { unset } from './unset';
 export { getFlattenedObject } from './get_flattened_object';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-std/src/url.ts b/packages/kbn-std/src/url.ts
index 7a0f08130816d..edcdebbd2bc81 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-std/src/url.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-std/src/url.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import { format as formatUrl, parse as parseUrl, UrlObject } from 'url';
-
-// duplicate type from 'query-string' to avoid adding the d.ts file to all packages depending on kbn-std
-export interface ParsedQuery<T = string> {
-  [key: string]: T | T[] | null | undefined;
-}
+import type { ParsedQuery } from 'query-string';
 
 /**
  * We define our own typings because the current version of @types/node