diff --git a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
index b2c6aa4166..8eee9111d4 100644
--- a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
+++ b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
@@ -679,8 +679,6 @@ def _parse_linkable_elements(
         elif linkable_elements:
             for linkable_element in linkable_elements:
                 parsed_name = StructuredLinkableSpecName.from_name(linkable_element.name)
-                if parsed_name.time_granularity:
-                    raise ValueError("Must use object syntax for `grain` parameter if `date_part` is requested.")
                 structured_name = StructuredLinkableSpecName(
                     entity_link_names=parsed_name.entity_link_names,
                     element_name=parsed_name.element_name,
diff --git a/metricflow/specs/query_param_implementations.py b/metricflow/specs/query_param_implementations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62c42d6937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricflow/specs/query_param_implementations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Optional
+
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.type_enums.time_granularity import TimeGranularity
+
+from metricflow.naming.linkable_spec_name import StructuredLinkableSpecName
+from metricflow.time.date_part import DatePart
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DimensionQueryParameter:
+    """Time dimension requested in a query."""
+
+    name: str
+    grain: Optional[TimeGranularity] = None
+    date_part: Optional[DatePart] = None
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:  # noqa: D
+        parsed_name = StructuredLinkableSpecName.from_name(self.name)
+        if parsed_name.time_granularity:
+            raise ValueError("Must use object syntax for `grain` parameter if `date_part` is requested.")
diff --git a/metricflow/test/integration/test_configured_cases.py b/metricflow/test/integration/test_configured_cases.py
index 28bfc0112c..af897edcaa 100644
--- a/metricflow/test/integration/test_configured_cases.py
+++ b/metricflow/test/integration/test_configured_cases.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     DunderColumnAssociationResolver,
 )
 from metricflow.protocols.sql_client import SqlClient
+from metricflow.specs.query_param_implementations import DimensionQueryParameter
 from metricflow.sql.sql_exprs import (
     SqlCastToTimestampExpression,
     SqlColumnReference,
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@
     SqlTimeDeltaExpression,
 )
 from metricflow.test.compare_df import assert_dataframes_equal
-from metricflow.test.conftest import MockQueryParameter
 from metricflow.test.fixtures.setup_fixtures import MetricFlowTestSessionState
 from metricflow.test.integration.configured_test_case import (
     CONFIGURED_INTEGRATION_TESTS_REPOSITORY,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def test_case(
 
     check_query_helpers = CheckQueryHelpers(sql_client)
 
-    group_by: List[MockQueryParameter] = []
+    group_by: List[DimensionQueryParameter] = []
     for group_by_kwargs in case.group_by_objs:
         kwargs = copy(group_by_kwargs)
         date_part = kwargs.get("date_part")
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def test_case(
             kwargs["date_part"] = DatePart(date_part)
         if grain:
             kwargs["grain"] = TimeGranularity(grain)
-        group_by.append(MockQueryParameter(**kwargs))
+        group_by.append(DimensionQueryParameter(**kwargs))
     query_result = engine.query(
         MetricFlowQueryRequest.create_with_random_request_id(
             metric_names=case.metrics,