diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_functions.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_functions.ts
index 375b03b73b3f4..c4886c55d976c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_functions.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_functions.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ const shouldRefreshFilterCompareOptions = {
 
 export const shouldRefreshDiffingFunctions: DashboardDiffFunctions = {
   ...unsavedChangesDiffingFunctions,
-  filters: ({ currentValue, lastValue }) => 
+  filters: ({ currentValue, lastValue }) =>
     onlyDisabledFiltersChanged(lastValue, currentValue, shouldRefreshFilterCompareOptions),
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.test.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.test.ts
index ca17780f3e803..6c4e9c3989cd7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.test.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
  */
 
 import { buildExistsFilter, disableFilter, pinFilter, toggleFilterNegated } from '@kbn/es-query';
+import type { DataViewFieldBase, DataViewBase } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { getShouldRefresh } from './dashboard_diffing_integration';
 import { DashboardContainer } from '../../dashboard_container';
+import { DashboardContainerByValueInput } from '../../../../../common';
 
 describe('getShouldRefresh', () => {
   const dashboardContainerMock = {
@@ -28,10 +30,10 @@ describe('getShouldRefresh', () => {
     const pinnedFilter = pinFilter(existsFilter);
     const lastInput = {
       filters: [pinnedFilter],
-    };
+    } as unknown as DashboardContainerByValueInput;
     const input = {
       filters: [toggleFilterNegated(pinnedFilter)],
-    };
+    } as unknown as DashboardContainerByValueInput;
     expect(await getShouldRefresh.bind(dashboardContainerMock)(lastInput, { ...lastInput })).toBe(
       false
     );
@@ -42,20 +44,20 @@ describe('getShouldRefresh', () => {
     const disabledFilter = disableFilter(existsFilter);
     const lastInput = {
       filters: [disabledFilter],
-    };
+    } as unknown as DashboardContainerByValueInput;
     const input = {
       filters: [toggleFilterNegated(disabledFilter)],
-    };
+    } as unknown as DashboardContainerByValueInput;
     expect(await getShouldRefresh.bind(dashboardContainerMock)(lastInput, input)).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test('should return false when pinned filter changes to unpinned', async () => {
     const lastInput = {
       filters: [existsFilter],
-    };
+    } as unknown as DashboardContainerByValueInput;
     const input = {
       filters: [pinFilter(existsFilter)],
-    };
+    } as unknown as DashboardContainerByValueInput;
     expect(await getShouldRefresh.bind(dashboardContainerMock)(lastInput, input)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.ts
index 73a28609408bc..2062ac3a4b620 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/dashboard_container/embeddable/integrations/diff_state/dashboard_diffing_integration.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { DashboardContainer } from '../../dashboard_container';
 import { pluginServices } from '../../../../services/plugin_services';
 import { DashboardContainerByValueInput } from '../../../../../common';
 import { CHANGE_CHECK_DEBOUNCE } from '../../../../dashboard_constants';
+import type { DashboardDiffFunctions } from './dashboard_diffing_functions';
 import {
   isKeyEqual,
   shouldRefreshDiffingFunctions,
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ export async function getShouldRefresh(
   this: DashboardContainer,
   lastInput: DashboardContainerByValueInput,
   input: DashboardContainerByValueInput
-): Promise<Partial<DashboardContainerByValueInput>> {
+): Promise<boolean> {
   const inputChanges = await getInputChanges(
     this,
     lastInput,