diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231006-170905.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231006-170905.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fad8d4487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231006-170905.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Remove query interface and depend on DSI protocol instead
+time: 2023-10-06T17:09:05.593372-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: DevonFulcher
+  Issue: None
diff --git a/metricflow/protocols/query_interface.py b/metricflow/protocols/query_interface.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2831740ba4..0000000000
--- a/metricflow/protocols/query_interface.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import Optional, Protocol, Sequence
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceMetric(Protocol):
-    """Represents the interface for Metric in the query interface."""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def descending(self, _is_descending: bool) -> QueryInterfaceMetric:
-        """Set the sort order for order-by."""
-        pass
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceDimension(Protocol):
-    """Represents the interface for Dimension in the query interface."""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def grain(self, _grain: str) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
-        """The time granularity."""
-        pass
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def descending(self, _is_descending: bool) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
-        """Set the sort order for order-by."""
-        pass
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def date_part(self, _date_part: str) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
-        """Date part to extract from the dimension."""
-        pass
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceDimensionFactory(Protocol):
-    """Creates a Dimension for the query interface.
-
-    Represented as the Dimension constructor in the Jinja sandbox.
-    """
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def create(self, name: str, entity_path: Sequence[str] = ()) -> QueryInterfaceDimension:
-        """Create a QueryInterfaceDimension."""
-        pass
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceTimeDimension(Protocol):
-    """Represents the interface for TimeDimension in the query interface."""
-
-    pass
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceTimeDimensionFactory(Protocol):
-    """Creates a TimeDimension for the query interface.
-
-    Represented as the TimeDimension constructor in the Jinja sandbox.
-    """
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def create(
-        self,
-        time_dimension_name: str,
-        time_granularity_name: str,
-        entity_path: Sequence[str] = (),
-        descending: Optional[bool] = None,
-        date_part_name: Optional[str] = None,
-    ) -> QueryInterfaceTimeDimension:
-        """Create a TimeDimension."""
-        pass
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceEntity(Protocol):
-    """Represents the interface for Entity in the query interface."""
-
-    pass
-
-
-class QueryInterfaceEntityFactory(Protocol):
-    """Creates an Entity for the query interface.
-
-    Represented as the Entity constructor in the Jinja sandbox.
-    """
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def create(self, entity_name: str, entity_path: Sequence[str] = ()) -> QueryInterfaceEntity:
-        """Create an Entity."""
-        pass
diff --git a/metricflow/specs/where_filter_dimension.py b/metricflow/specs/where_filter_dimension.py
index 52720870a9..9af2858d8f 100644
--- a/metricflow/specs/where_filter_dimension.py
+++ b/metricflow/specs/where_filter_dimension.py
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
     FilterCallParameterSets,
 )
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.protocol_hint import ProtocolHint
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.query_interface import (
+    QueryInterfaceDimension,
+    QueryInterfaceDimensionFactory,
+)
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.type_enums import TimeGranularity
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from metricflow.errors.errors import InvalidQuerySyntax
-from metricflow.protocols.query_interface import (
-    QueryInterfaceDimension,
-    QueryInterfaceDimensionFactory,
-)
 from metricflow.specs.column_assoc import ColumnAssociationResolver
 from metricflow.specs.dimension_spec_resolver import DimensionSpecResolver
 from metricflow.specs.specs import TimeDimensionSpec
diff --git a/metricflow/specs/where_filter_entity.py b/metricflow/specs/where_filter_entity.py
index 78af16c458..2dd893f7d7 100644
--- a/metricflow/specs/where_filter_entity.py
+++ b/metricflow/specs/where_filter_entity.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 )
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.naming.dundered import DunderedNameFormatter
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.protocol_hint import ProtocolHint
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.query_interface import QueryInterfaceEntity, QueryInterfaceEntityFactory
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.references import EntityReference
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from metricflow.errors.errors import InvalidQuerySyntax
-from metricflow.protocols.query_interface import QueryInterfaceEntity, QueryInterfaceEntityFactory
 from metricflow.specs.column_assoc import ColumnAssociationResolver
 from metricflow.specs.specs import EntitySpec
 
diff --git a/metricflow/specs/where_filter_time_dimension.py b/metricflow/specs/where_filter_time_dimension.py
index 7537d4b3f4..75d12d5fbe 100644
--- a/metricflow/specs/where_filter_time_dimension.py
+++ b/metricflow/specs/where_filter_time_dimension.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.call_parameter_sets import FilterCallParameterSets
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.protocol_hint import ProtocolHint
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.query_interface import (
+    QueryInterfaceTimeDimension,
+    QueryInterfaceTimeDimensionFactory,
+)
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.type_enums import TimeGranularity
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from metricflow.errors.errors import InvalidQuerySyntax
-from metricflow.protocols.query_interface import QueryInterfaceTimeDimension, QueryInterfaceTimeDimensionFactory
 from metricflow.specs.column_assoc import ColumnAssociationResolver
 from metricflow.specs.dimension_spec_resolver import DimensionSpecResolver
 from metricflow.specs.specs import TimeDimensionSpec