diff --git a/gql/parser.go b/gql/parser.go
index f7d0d55ac59..9535f49f2b6 100644
--- a/gql/parser.go
+++ b/gql/parser.go
@@ -857,10 +857,6 @@ L:
 				if err := parseRecurseArgs(it, gq); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
-			case "type":
-				if err := parseType(it, gq); err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
 			default:
 				return nil, item.Errorf("Unknown directive [%s]", item.Val)
 			}
@@ -2022,40 +2018,6 @@ func parseGroupby(it *lex.ItemIterator, gq *GraphQuery) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseType(it *lex.ItemIterator, gq *GraphQuery) error {
-	it.Next()
-	if it.Item().Typ != itemLeftRound {
-		return it.Item().Errorf("Expected a left round after type")
-	}
-
-	it.Next()
-	if it.Item().Typ != itemName {
-		return it.Item().Errorf("Expected a type name inside type directive")
-	}
-	typeName := it.Item().Val
-
-	it.Next()
-	if it.Item().Typ != itemRightRound {
-		return it.Item().Errorf("Expected ) after the type name in type directive")
-	}
-
-	// For now @type(TypeName) is equivalent of filtering using the type function.
-	// Later the type declarations will be used to ensure that the fields inside
-	// each block correspond to the specified type.
-	gq.Filter = &FilterTree{
-		Func: &Function{
-			Name: "type",
-			Args: []Arg{
-				{
-					Value: typeName,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // parseFilter parses the filter directive to produce a QueryFilter / parse tree.
 func parseFilter(it *lex.ItemIterator) (*FilterTree, error) {
 	it.Next()
@@ -2288,11 +2250,6 @@ func parseDirective(it *lex.ItemIterator, curp *GraphQuery) error {
 			if err := parseGroupby(it, curp); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		case "type":
-			err := parseType(it, curp)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 		default:
 			return item.Errorf("Unknown directive [%s]", item.Val)
 		}
diff --git a/gql/parser_test.go b/gql/parser_test.go
index 592bdeb8111..2161dcf007f 100644
--- a/gql/parser_test.go
+++ b/gql/parser_test.go
@@ -4780,76 +4780,3 @@ func TestTypeFilterInPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children))
 	require.Equal(t, "name", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children[0].Attr)
 }
-
-func TestTypeInRoot(t *testing.T) {
-	q := `
-	query {
-		me(func: uid(0x01)) @type(Person) {
-			name
-		}
-	}`
-	gq, err := Parse(Request{Str: q})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query))
-	require.Equal(t, "uid", gq.Query[0].Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children))
-	require.Equal(t, "name", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Attr)
-
-	require.Equal(t, "type", gq.Query[0].Filter.Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Filter.Func.Args))
-	require.Equal(t, "Person", gq.Query[0].Filter.Func.Args[0].Value)
-}
-
-func TestTypeInPredicate(t *testing.T) {
-	q := `
-	query {
-		me(func: uid(0x01)) {
-			friend @type(Person) {
-				name
-			}
-		}
-	}`
-	gq, err := Parse(Request{Str: q})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query))
-	require.Equal(t, "uid", gq.Query[0].Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children))
-	require.Equal(t, "friend", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Attr)
-
-	require.Equal(t, "type", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Args))
-	require.Equal(t, "Person", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Args[0].Value)
-
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children))
-	require.Equal(t, "name", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children[0].Attr)
-}
-
-func TestMultipleTypeDirectives(t *testing.T) {
-	q := `
-	query {
-		me(func: uid(0x01)) {
-			friend @type(Person) {
-				pet @type(Animal) {
-					name
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}`
-	gq, err := Parse(Request{Str: q})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query))
-	require.Equal(t, "uid", gq.Query[0].Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children))
-	require.Equal(t, "friend", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Attr)
-
-	require.Equal(t, "type", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Args))
-	require.Equal(t, "Person", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Args[0].Value)
-
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children))
-	require.Equal(t, "pet", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children[0].Attr)
-
-	require.Equal(t, "type", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Name)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Args))
-	require.Equal(t, "Animal", gq.Query[0].Children[0].Children[0].Filter.Func.Args[0].Value)
-}
diff --git a/query/query3_test.go b/query/query3_test.go
index 617e3b6df15..91219a776fa 100644
--- a/query/query3_test.go
+++ b/query/query3_test.go
@@ -2090,37 +2090,6 @@ func TestTypeFilterUnknownType(t *testing.T) {
 	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data": {"me":[]}}`, js)
 }
 
-func TestTypeDirectiveInPredicate(t *testing.T) {
-	query := `
-		{
-			me(func: uid(0x2)) {
-				enemy @type(Person) {
-					name
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	`
-	js := processQueryNoErr(t, query)
-	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data": {"me":[{"enemy":[{"name":"Margaret"}, {"name":"Leonard"}]}]}}`, js)
-}
-
-func TestMultipleTypeDirectivesInPredicate(t *testing.T) {
-	query := `
-		{
-			me(func: uid(0x2)) {
-				enemy @type(Person) {
-					name
-					pet @type(Animal) {
-						name
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	`
-	js := processQueryNoErr(t, query)
-	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data": {"me":[{"enemy":[{"name":"Margaret", "pet":[{"name":"Bear"}]}, {"name":"Leonard"}]}]}}`, js)
-}
-
 func TestMaxPredicateSize(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a string that has more than than 2^16 chars.
 	var b strings.Builder