diff --git a/packages/automerge-repo/src/Repo.ts b/packages/automerge-repo/src/Repo.ts
index 9630a7dc6..22d4916eb 100644
--- a/packages/automerge-repo/src/Repo.ts
+++ b/packages/automerge-repo/src/Repo.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 import {
   ChangeMetadataFunction,
   DocHandle,
-  ChangeMetadata,
   DocHandleEncodedChangePayload,
   DocHandleChangeOptions,
 } from "./DocHandle.js"
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ export class Repo extends EventEmitter<RepoEvents> {
    * an empty object `{}`. Its documentId is generated by the system. we emit a `document` event
    * to advertise interest in the document.
    */
-  create<T>(options: CreateDocHandleOptions = {}): DocHandle<T> {
+  create<T>(options: DocHandleChangeOptions<T> = {}): DocHandle<T> {
     // TODO:
     // either
     // - pass an initial value and do something like this to ensure that you get a valid initial value