diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 08043e40cf908..2daccab72cb21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "@types/common-tags": "^1.8.0",
     "@types/eslint": "^6.8.1",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.3",
-    "@types/fast-levenshtein": "^0.0.1",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.1.1",
     "@types/got": "^9.6.11",
     "@types/jaeger-client": "^3.15.4",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme/gatsby-theme-debug.js b/packages/gatsby-theme/gatsby-theme-debug.js
index d87aa3c352c9c..2c49fe953b741 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme/gatsby-theme-debug.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme/gatsby-theme-debug.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const globby = require('globby')
 const { sortBy, uniq } = require("lodash");
 const loadThemes = require("gatsby/dist/bootstrap/load-themes");
-const { get: levenshtein } = require('fast-levenshtein')
+const { distance: levenshtein } = require('fastest-levenshtein')
 
 let errorsFound = []
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme/package.json b/packages/gatsby-theme/package.json
index 540bb26b9e64e..6e1ba8a7c7af7 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.10.4",
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-jsx": "^7.10.4",
     "commander": "^2.20.3",
-    "fast-levenshtein": "^2.0.6",
+    "fastest-levenshtein": "^1.0.12",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
     "globby": "^10.0.2",
     "inquirer": "^6.5.2",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index cb82aec4f2ea7..f5d9a924fda28 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "execa": "^4.0.3",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-graphql": "^0.9.0",
-    "fast-levenshtein": "^2.0.6",
+    "fastest-levenshtein": "^1.0.12",
     "file-loader": "^1.1.11",
     "find-cache-dir": "^3.3.1",
     "fs-exists-cached": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/bootstrap/get-config-file.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/bootstrap/get-config-file.ts
index 1af0d0a8ad6f8..c99e7e8164c14 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/bootstrap/get-config-file.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/bootstrap/get-config-file.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import levenshtein from "fast-levenshtein"
+import { distance as levenshtein } from "fastest-levenshtein"
 import fs from "fs-extra"
 import { testRequireError } from "../utils/test-require-error"
 import report from "gatsby-cli/lib/reporter"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function isNearMatch(
   distance: number
 ): boolean {
   if (!fileName) return false
-  return levenshtein.get(fileName, configName) <= distance
+  return levenshtein(fileName, configName) <= distance
 }
 
 export async function getConfigFile(
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/query/graphql-errors.js b/packages/gatsby/src/query/graphql-errors.js
index 80bc0e6edb1ed..e61ed69868da2 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/query/graphql-errors.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/query/graphql-errors.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const fs = require(`fs-extra`)
 import { print, visit, getLocation } from "graphql"
 import { codeFrameColumns } from "@babel/code-frame"
-const levenshtein = require(`fast-levenshtein`)
+const { distance: levenshtein } = require(`fastest-levenshtein`)
 import _ from "lodash"
 import report from "gatsby-cli/lib/reporter"
 const { locInGraphQlToLocInFile } = require(`./error-parser`)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export function unknownFragmentError({
   const name = node.name.value
   const closestFragment = fragmentNames
     .map(f => {
-      return { fragment: f, score: levenshtein.get(name, f) }
+      return { fragment: f, score: levenshtein(name, f) }
     })
     .filter(f => f.score < 10)
     .sort((a, b) => a.score > b.score)[0]?.fragment
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 976a30859f001..83832fab29252 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3626,11 +3626,6 @@
     "@types/express-serve-static-core" "*"
     "@types/serve-static" "*"
 
-"@types/fast-levenshtein@^0.0.1":
-  version "0.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/fast-levenshtein/-/fast-levenshtein-0.0.1.tgz#3a3615cf173645c8fca58d051e4e32824e4bd286"
-  integrity sha1-OjYVzxc2Rcj8pY0FHk4ygk5L0oY=
-
 "@types/fs-extra@^8.1.1":
   version "8.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-8.1.1.tgz#1e49f22d09aa46e19b51c0b013cb63d0d923a068"
@@ -10219,6 +10214,11 @@ fast-text-encoding@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-text-encoding/-/fast-text-encoding-1.0.0.tgz#3e5ce8293409cfaa7177a71b9ca84e1b1e6f25ef"
   integrity sha512-R9bHCvweUxxwkDwhjav5vxpFvdPGlVngtqmx4pIZfSUhM/Q4NiIUHB456BAf+Q1Nwu3HEZYONtu+Rya+af4jiQ==
 
+fastest-levenshtein@^1.0.12:
+  version "1.0.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fastest-levenshtein/-/fastest-levenshtein-1.0.12.tgz#9990f7d3a88cc5a9ffd1f1745745251700d497e2"
+  integrity sha512-On2N+BpYJ15xIC974QNVuYGMOlEVt4s0EOI3wwMqOmK1fdDY+FN/zltPV8vosq4ad4c/gJ1KHScUn/6AWIgiow==
+
 fastparse@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fastparse/-/fastparse-1.1.1.tgz#d1e2643b38a94d7583b479060e6c4affc94071f8"