diff --git a/mypy-requirements.txt b/mypy-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b0535fc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypy-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mypy==1.9.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4cc82033f0..53ecc2d722 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ envlist =
 deps =
   coverage: pytest
   coverage: pytest-cov
-  mypy,mypyinstalled: mypy
 
   ; proto 3 and 4 tests install the respective version of protobuf
   proto3: protobuf~=3.19.0
@@ -109,6 +108,8 @@ setenv =
 
 commands_pre =
 
+  mypy: pip install -r {toxinidir}/mypy-requirements.txt
+
   api: pip install -r {toxinidir}/opentelemetry-api/test-requirements.txt
 
   sdk: pip install -r {toxinidir}/opentelemetry-sdk/test-requirements.txt