diff --git a/packages/connector-duckdb/src/connector.test.ts b/packages/connector-duckdb/src/connector.test.ts
index 626598dd..e236fbaf 100644
--- a/packages/connector-duckdb/src/connector.test.ts
+++ b/packages/connector-duckdb/src/connector.test.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('KtxDuckDbScanConnector runtime behavior', () => {
 
   it('introspects tables, views, primary keys, foreign keys, and row counts', async () => {
     const c = connector();
-    const snapshot = await c.introspect({ connectionId: 'warehouse', driver: 'duckdb' as never }, { runId: 'test' });
+    const snapshot = await c.introspect({ connectionId: 'warehouse', driver: 'duckdb' }, { runId: 'test' });
     await c.cleanup();
 
     expect(snapshot).toMatchObject({
diff --git a/packages/connector-duckdb/src/live-database-introspection.ts b/packages/connector-duckdb/src/live-database-introspection.ts
index 2815d59d..ae73be1e 100644
--- a/packages/connector-duckdb/src/live-database-introspection.ts
+++ b/packages/connector-duckdb/src/live-database-introspection.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function createDuckDbLiveDatabaseIntrospection(
         now: options.now,
       });
       try {
-        return await connector.introspect({ connectionId, driver: 'duckdb' as never }, { runId: `duckdb-${connectionId}` });
+        return await connector.introspect({ connectionId, driver: 'duckdb' }, { runId: `duckdb-${connectionId}` });
       } finally {
         await connector.cleanup();
       }