diff --git a/packages/kbn-generate/src/commands/package_command.ts b/packages/kbn-generate/src/commands/package_command.ts
index ecfd2eb5f3d21..4d09ab45c9728 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-generate/src/commands/package_command.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-generate/src/commands/package_command.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ ${BAZEL_PACKAGE_DIRS.map((dir) => `                          ./${dir}/*\n`).join
       throw createFlagError(`package id must start with @kbn/ and have no spaces`);
     }
 
-    const typePkgName = `@types/${pkgId.slice(1).replace('/', '__')}`;
     const web = !!flags.web;
     const dev = !!flags.dev;
 
@@ -184,12 +183,6 @@ ${BAZEL_PACKAGE_DIRS.map((dir) => `                          ./${dir}/*\n`).join
     addDeps[pkgId] = `link:bazel-bin/${normalizedRepoRelativeDir}`;
     delete removeDeps[pkgId];
 
-    // for @types packages always remove from deps and add to devDeps
-    packageJson.devDependencies[
-      typePkgName
-    ] = `link:bazel-bin/${normalizedRepoRelativeDir}/npm_module_types`;
-    delete packageJson.dependencies[typePkgName];
-
     await Fsp.writeFile(packageJsonPath, sortPackageJson(JSON.stringify(packageJson)));
     log.info('Updated package.json file');