diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/types.ts b/packages/orchestration/src/types.ts
index 5fd4a235ed9a..cbda8cf61c59 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/types.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import type {
   CosmosStakingFacet,
   Denom,
   IcaAccount,
-  Proto3JSONMsg,
 } from './cosmos-api.js';
 import type { EthChainInfo } from './ethereum-api.js';
+import type { ICQConnection } from './exos/icqConnectionKit.js';
 import type {
   ChainAddress,
   OrchestrationAccountI,
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type KnownChains = {
       // distinguish from generic. Alternately, there could be a method to get a
       // generic facade on the chain-native methods.
       getIcaAcccount: () => IcaAccount;
+      getIcqConnection: () => ICQConnection;
       getStakingFacet: () => CosmosStakingFacet;
     };
   };
@@ -98,14 +99,6 @@ export interface Chain<C extends keyof KnownChains> {
   makeAccount: () => Promise<OrchestrationAccount<C>>;
   // FUTURE supply optional port object; also fetch port object
 
-  /**
-   * Low level operation to query external chain state (e.g., governance params)
-   * @param queries
-   * @returns
-   *
-   */
-  query: (queries: Proto3JSONMsg[]) => Promise<Iterable<QueryResult>>;
-
   // TODO provide a way to get the local denom/brand/whatever for this chain
 }