diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ad246d1b4656..d3465def7999 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17726,9 +17726,9 @@
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         },
         "vscode-extension-telemetry": {
-            "version": "0.2.8",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-extension-telemetry/-/vscode-extension-telemetry-0.2.8.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-Vf52im5qzORRD2K5Ryp8PXo31YXVcJAYRSDDZGegWlt0OATOd83DYabS1U/WIq9nR5g80UQKH3+BsenhpQHUaA=="
+            "version": "0.2.9",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vscode-extension-telemetry/-/vscode-extension-telemetry-0.2.9.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-JUHHikEG47iLF4bc5lTFHHO1l+e1RLlU5/mtwRifd2qgWz9Vc8eBA9/xbxMudO2skSICVE16VTyi/9KEFQ3vxw=="
         },
         "vscode-jsonrpc": {
             "version": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0da63aadc95..ce39ef806a18 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@
         "untildify": "^3.0.2",
         "vscode-debugadapter": "^1.28.0",
         "vscode-debugprotocol": "^1.28.0",
-        "vscode-extension-telemetry": "0.2.8",
+        "vscode-extension-telemetry": "0.2.9",
         "vscode-jsonrpc": "6.0.0",
         "vscode-languageclient": "7.0.0",
         "vscode-languageserver": "7.0.0",
diff --git a/src/client/browser/extension.ts b/src/client/browser/extension.ts
index 94e86603565a..284bf1300ada 100644
--- a/src/client/browser/extension.ts
+++ b/src/client/browser/extension.ts
@@ -197,9 +197,7 @@ function sendTelemetryEventBrowser(
 
         // To avoid hardcoding the names and forgetting to update later.
         const errorPropNames = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(errorProps);
-        // TODO: remove this "as any" once the upstream lib is fixed.
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        (reporter.sendTelemetryErrorEvent as any)(eventNameSent, customProperties, measures, errorPropNames);
+        reporter.sendTelemetryErrorEvent(eventNameSent, customProperties, measures, errorPropNames);
     } else {
         reporter.sendTelemetryEvent(eventNameSent, customProperties, measures);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/telemetry/index.ts b/src/client/telemetry/index.ts
index 0207a208ce9f..be80f2ccb654 100644
--- a/src/client/telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ export function sendTelemetryEvent<P extends IEventNamePropertyMapping, E extend
 
         // To avoid hardcoding the names and forgetting to update later.
         const errorPropNames = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(errorProps);
-        // TODO: remove this "as any" once the upstream lib is fixed.
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        (reporter.sendTelemetryErrorEvent as any)(eventNameSent, customProperties, measures, errorPropNames);
+        reporter.sendTelemetryErrorEvent(eventNameSent, customProperties, measures, errorPropNames);
     } else {
         reporter.sendTelemetryEvent(eventNameSent, customProperties, measures);
     }