diff --git a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Instruments.ts b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Instruments.ts
index fa4b0eedc89..0113abd1901 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Instruments.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Instruments.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   ObservableCounter,
   ObservableGauge,
   ObservableUpDownCounter,
-  Gauge,
 } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import { millisToHrTime } from '@opentelemetry/core';
 import { InstrumentDescriptor } from './InstrumentDescriptor';
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   AsyncWritableMetricStorage,
   WritableMetricStorage,
 } from './state/WritableMetricStorage';
+import { Gauge } from './types';
 
 export class SyncInstrument {
   constructor(
diff --git a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Meter.ts b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Meter.ts
index 9e749584463..cf0e25e56c1 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Meter.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-metrics/src/Meter.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   ObservableUpDownCounter,
   BatchObservableCallback,
   Observable,
-  Gauge,
 } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import {
   createInstrumentDescriptor,
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   UpDownCounterInstrument,
 } from './Instruments';
 import { MeterSharedState } from './state/MeterSharedState';
+import { Gauge } from './types';
 
 /**
  * This class implements the {@link IMeter} interface.