diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/src/index.ts
index 31912e411..615e1818c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createRenderer, VNode, Component } from '@vue/runtime-core'
+import { createRenderer, Component } from '@vue/runtime-core'
 import { nodeOps } from './nodeOps'
 import { patchData } from './patchData'
 import { teardownVNode } from './teardownVNode'
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const { render: _render } = createRenderer({
 })
 
 type publicRender = (
-  node: VNode | null,
+  node: {} | null,
   container: HTMLElement
 ) => Component | null
 export const render = _render as publicRender
diff --git a/packages/runtime-test/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime-test/src/index.ts
index 6d50d15f2..0c9018164 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-test/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-test/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   h,
   createRenderer,
-  VNode,
   Component,
   createComponentInstance
 } from '@vue/runtime-core'
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ const { render: _render } = createRenderer({
 })
 
 type publicRender = (
-  node: VNode | null,
+  node: {} | null,
   container: TestElement
 ) => Component | null
 export const render = _render as publicRender