diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiFactoryRegistry.ts b/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiFactoryRegistry.ts
index b81b560220..9d75944d8b 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiFactoryRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiFactoryRegistry.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ type FactoryTuple = {
 export class ApiFactoryRegistry implements ApiFactoryHolder {
   private readonly factories = new Map<AnyApiRef, FactoryTuple>();
 
-  register<Api, Impl, Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }>(
+  register<Api, Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }>(
     scope: ApiFactoryScope,
-    factory: ApiFactory<Api, Impl, Deps>,
+    factory: ApiFactory<Api, Deps>,
   ) {
     const level = ScopeLevels[scope];
     const existing = this.factories.get(factory.implements);
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@ export class ApiFactoryRegistry implements ApiFactoryHolder {
     return true;
   }
 
-  get<T>(
-    api: ApiRef<T>,
-  ): ApiFactory<T, T, { [x: string]: unknown }> | undefined {
+  get<T>(api: ApiRef<T>): ApiFactory<T, { [x: string]: unknown }> | undefined {
     const tuple = this.factories.get(api);
     if (!tuple) {
       return undefined;
     }
-    return tuple.factory as ApiFactory<T, T, { [x: string]: unknown }>;
+    return tuple.factory as ApiFactory<T, { [x: string]: unknown }>;
   }
 
   getAllApis(): Set<AnyApiRef> {
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiTestRegistry.ts b/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiTestRegistry.ts
index 6c85db056c..d41d959e99 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiTestRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/apis/ApiTestRegistry.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ export class ApiTestRegistry implements ApiHolder {
     return this.load(ref);
   }
 
-  register<A, I, D>(factory: ApiFactory<A, I, D>): ApiTestRegistry {
+  register<A, D extends { [name in string]: unknown }>(
+    factory: ApiFactory<A, D>,
+  ): ApiTestRegistry {
     this.factories.set(factory.implements, factory);
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/apis/helpers.ts b/packages/core-api/src/apis/helpers.ts
index 95be80e541..dda6c57fb0 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/apis/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/apis/helpers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { ApiFactory } from './types';
+import { ApiFactory, TypesToApiRefs } from './types';
 import { ApiRef } from './ApiRef';
 
 /**
@@ -26,25 +26,24 @@ export function createApiFactory<
   Api,
   Impl extends Api,
   Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }
->(factory: ApiFactory<Api, Impl, Deps>): ApiFactory<Api, Impl, Deps>;
-export function createApiFactory<Api, Impl extends Api>(
+>(factory: ApiFactory<Api, Deps>): ApiFactory<Api, Deps>;
+export function createApiFactory<Api>(
   api: ApiRef<Api>,
-  instance: Impl,
-): ApiFactory<Api, Impl, {}>;
+  instance: Api,
+): ApiFactory<Api, {}>;
 export function createApiFactory<
   Api,
-  Impl extends Api,
   Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }
 >(
-  factory: ApiFactory<Api, Impl, Deps> | ApiRef<Api>,
-  instance?: Impl,
-): ApiFactory<Api, Impl, Deps> {
+  factory: ApiFactory<Api, Deps> | ApiRef<Api>,
+  instance?: Api,
+): ApiFactory<Api, Deps> {
   if ('id' in factory) {
-    return ({
+    return {
       implements: factory,
-      deps: {},
+      deps: {} as TypesToApiRefs<Deps>,
       factory: () => instance!,
-    } as unknown) as ApiFactory<Api, Impl, Deps>;
+    };
   }
   return factory;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/apis/types.ts b/packages/core-api/src/apis/types.ts
index bb09fbecae..5b2956cfa1 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/apis/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/apis/types.ts
@@ -30,24 +30,16 @@ export type ApiHolder = {
   get<T>(api: ApiRef<T>): T | undefined;
 };
 
-export type ApiFactory<
-  Api,
-  Impl,
-  Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }
-> = {
+export type ApiFactory<Api, Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }> = {
   implements: ApiRef<Api>;
   deps: TypesToApiRefs<Deps>;
-  factory(deps: Deps): Impl extends Api ? Impl : never;
+  factory(deps: Deps): Api;
 };
 
-export type AnyApiFactory = ApiFactory<
-  unknown,
-  unknown,
-  { [key in string]: unknown }
->;
+export type AnyApiFactory = ApiFactory<unknown, { [key in string]: unknown }>;
 
 export type ApiFactoryHolder = {
   get<T>(
     api: ApiRef<T>,
-  ): ApiFactory<T, T, { [key in string]: unknown }> | undefined;
+  ): ApiFactory<T, { [key in string]: unknown }> | undefined;
 };