diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/tracing/express.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/tracing/express.ts
index 773dca32930a..b8c50e0eb621 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/tracing/express.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/tracing/express.ts
@@ -83,16 +83,18 @@ type ExpressMiddleware = (
   next: (error: MiddlewareError) => void,
 ) => void;
 
-/**
- * An Express-compatible error handler.
- */
-export function expressErrorHandler(options?: {
+interface ExpressHandlerOptions {
   /**
    * Callback method deciding whether error should be captured and sent to Sentry
    * @param error Captured middleware error
    */
   shouldHandleError?(this: void, error: MiddlewareError): boolean;
-}): ExpressMiddleware {
+}
+
+/**
+ * An Express-compatible error handler.
+ */
+export function expressErrorHandler(options?: ExpressHandlerOptions): ExpressMiddleware {
   return function sentryErrorMiddleware(
     error: MiddlewareError,
     _req: http.IncomingMessage,
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ export function expressErrorHandler(options?: {
  */
 export function setupExpressErrorHandler(
   app: { use: (middleware: ExpressMiddleware) => unknown },
-  options?: Parameters<typeof expressErrorHandler>[0],
+  options?: ExpressHandlerOptions,
 ): void {
   app.use(expressErrorHandler(options));
   ensureIsWrapped(app.use, 'express');