diff --git a/plugins/lighthouse/package.json b/plugins/lighthouse/package.json
index fb3a6bcf30..7446f09ed4 100644
--- a/plugins/lighthouse/package.json
+++ b/plugins/lighthouse/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "react-markdown": "^4.3.1",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
     "react-use": "^15.3.3",
-    "@types/react": "^16.9.50"
+    "@types/react": "^16.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.1.1-alpha.24",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d11ca34aec..832a5afc86 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5430,14 +5430,6 @@
   dependencies:
     csstype "^2.2.0"
 
-"@types/react@^16.9.50":
-  version "16.9.50"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react/-/react-16.9.50.tgz#cb5f2c22d42de33ca1f5efc6a0959feb784a3a2d"
-  integrity sha512-kPx5YsNnKDJejTk1P+lqThwxN2PczrocwsvqXnjvVvKpFescoY62ZiM3TV7dH1T8lFhlHZF+PE5xUyimUwqEGA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/prop-types" "*"
-    csstype "^3.0.2"
-
 "@types/reactcss@*":
   version "1.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/reactcss/-/reactcss-1.2.3.tgz#af28ae11bbb277978b99d04d1eedfd068ca71834"
@@ -9324,11 +9316,6 @@ csstype@^2.2.0, csstype@^2.5.2, csstype@^2.5.5, csstype@^2.5.7, csstype@^2.6.5,
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/csstype/-/csstype-2.6.9.tgz#05141d0cd557a56b8891394c1911c40c8a98d098"
   integrity sha512-xz39Sb4+OaTsULgUERcCk+TJj8ylkL4aSVDQiX/ksxbELSqwkgt4d4RD7fovIdgJGSuNYqwZEiVjYY5l0ask+Q==
 
-csstype@^3.0.2:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/csstype/-/csstype-3.0.3.tgz#2b410bbeba38ba9633353aff34b05d9755d065f8"
-  integrity sha512-jPl+wbWPOWJ7SXsWyqGRk3lGecbar0Cb0OvZF/r/ZU011R4YqiRehgkQ9p4eQfo9DSDLqLL3wHwfxeJiuIsNag==
-
 csv-generate@^3.2.4:
   version "3.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/csv-generate/-/csv-generate-3.2.4.tgz#440dab9177339ee0676c9e5c16f50e2b3463c019"