diff --git a/code/lib/types/package.json b/code/lib/types/package.json
index b8b9ea5c6c55..894c1ca7fc04 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/types/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "@storybook/channels": "workspace:*",
     "@types/babel__core": "^7.0.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.7.0",
-    "@types/react": "^16.14.34",
     "file-system-cache": "2.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 3caa8171c40e..86a64db65192 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -8050,7 +8050,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/babel__core": ^7.0.0
     "@types/express": ^4.7.0
     "@types/node": ^16.0.0
-    "@types/react": ^16.14.34
     file-system-cache: 2.3.0
     typescript: ~4.9.3
   languageName: unknown