diff --git a/src/utilities/__tests__/getIntrospectionQuery-test.js b/src/utilities/__tests__/getIntrospectionQuery-test.js
index 3f0c36298f..c64db38adf 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__tests__/getIntrospectionQuery-test.js
+++ b/src/utilities/__tests__/getIntrospectionQuery-test.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('getIntrospectionQuery', () => {
 
     expectIntrospectionQuery({ inputValueDeprecation: true }).toMatch(
       'includeDeprecated: true',
-      5,
+      4,
     );
 
     expectIntrospectionQuery({ inputValueDeprecation: false }).toMatch(
diff --git a/src/utilities/getIntrospectionQuery.js b/src/utilities/getIntrospectionQuery.js
index 1c9abb4204..35ee0459c6 100644
--- a/src/utilities/getIntrospectionQuery.js
+++ b/src/utilities/getIntrospectionQuery.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function getIntrospectionQuery(options?: IntrospectionOptions): string {
           ${descriptions}
           ${directiveIsRepeatable}
           locations
-          args${inputDeprecation('(includeDeprecated: true)')} {
+          args {
             ...InputValue
           }
         }