diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
index a10b0f436010f..c23bd463cb64d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/app_plugin/app.test.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import { createMemoryHistory } from 'history';
 import {
   esFilters,
   FilterManager,
-  IFieldType,
   IndexPattern,
+  IndexPatternField,
   Query,
 } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { TopNavMenuData } from '../../../../../src/plugins/navigation/public';
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
   it('updates global filters with store state', async () => {
     const services = makeDefaultServices(sessionIdSubject);
     const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-    const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+    const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
     const pinnedFilter = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
     services.data.query.filterManager.getFilters = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
       return [];
@@ -653,8 +653,8 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
 
       it('saves app filters and does not save pinned filters', async () => {
         const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-        const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
-        const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+        const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+        const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
         const unpinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern);
         const pinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
         await act(async () => {
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
     it('updates the filters when the user changes them', async () => {
       const { instance, services, lensStore } = await mountWith({});
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
       expect(lensStore.getState()).toEqual({
         lens: expect.objectContaining({
           filters: [],
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         }),
       });
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
       act(() =>
         services.data.query.filterManager.setFilters([
           esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern),
@@ -1025,8 +1025,8 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         })
       );
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
-      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
       const unpinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern);
       const pinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
       FilterManager.setFiltersStore([pinned], esFilters.FilterStateStore.GLOBAL_STATE);
@@ -1082,8 +1082,8 @@ describe('Lens App', () => {
         })
       );
       const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
-      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+      const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
+      const pinnedField = ({ name: 'pinnedField' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
       const unpinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(field, indexPattern);
       const pinned = esFilters.buildExistsFilter(pinnedField, indexPattern);
       FilterManager.setFiltersStore([pinned], esFilters.FilterStateStore.GLOBAL_STATE);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
index e687c3ea44422..61e24e2d66347 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_service/editor_frame/workspace_panel/workspace_panel.test.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ import { ReactWrapper } from 'enzyme';
 import { DragDrop, ChildDragDropProvider } from '../../../drag_drop';
 import { fromExpression } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
 import { coreMock } from 'src/core/public/mocks';
-import { esFilters, IFieldType, IndexPattern } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import {
+  esFilters,
+  IndexPattern,
+  IndexPatternField,
+} from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { UiActionsStart } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { uiActionsPluginMock } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public/mocks';
 import { TriggerContract } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers';
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@ describe('workspace_panel', () => {
     expect(expressionRendererMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
     const indexPattern = ({ id: 'index1' } as unknown) as IndexPattern;
-    const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IFieldType;
+    const field = ({ name: 'myfield' } as unknown) as IndexPatternField;
 
     await act(async () => {
       instance.setProps({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
index 1a3451bdb403b..2233c3117623a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/types.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { IFieldType } from 'src/plugins/data/common';
-import { IndexPatternColumn, IncompleteColumn } from './operations';
-import { IndexPatternAggRestrictions } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
-import { DragDropIdentifier } from '../drag_drop/providers';
+import type { IndexPatternColumn, IncompleteColumn } from './operations';
+import type {
+  IndexPatternField as BaseIndexPatternField,
+  IndexPatternAggRestrictions,
+} from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import type { DragDropIdentifier } from '../drag_drop/providers';
 
 export {
   FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn,
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ export interface IndexPattern {
   hasRestrictions: boolean;
 }
 
-export type IndexPatternField = IFieldType & {
+export type IndexPatternField = BaseIndexPatternField & {
   displayName: string;
   aggregationRestrictions?: Partial<IndexPatternAggRestrictions>;
   meta?: boolean;