diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostEditorTabs.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostEditorTabs.ts
index d655339cc3b..ad1ca345d5a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostEditorTabs.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostEditorTabs.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import type * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as typeConverters from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypeConverters';
 import { IEditorTabDto, IEditorTabGroupDto, IExtHostEditorTabsShape, MainContext, MainThreadEditorTabsShape, TabInputKind } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';