diff --git a/src/client/api.ts b/src/client/api.ts
index a2f2997c38d0..7ca30b2a6940 100644
--- a/src/client/api.ts
+++ b/src/client/api.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ILanguageServerOutputChannel } from './activation/types';
 import { IExtensionApi } from './apiTypes';
 import { isTestExecution, PYTHON_LANGUAGE } from './common/constants';
 import { IConfigurationService, Resource } from './common/types';
-import { IEnvironmentVariablesProvider } from './common/variables/types';
 import { getDebugpyLauncherArgs, getDebugpyPackagePath } from './debugger/extension/adapter/remoteLaunchers';
 import { IInterpreterService } from './interpreter/contracts';
 import { IServiceContainer, IServiceManager } from './ioc/types';
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ import { JupyterExtensionIntegration } from './jupyter/jupyterIntegration';
 import { traceError } from './logging';
 import { IDiscoveryAPI } from './pythonEnvironments/base/locator';
 import { buildEnvironmentApi } from './environmentApi';
+import { ApiForPylance } from './pylanceApi';
+import { getTelemetryReporter } from './telemetry';
 
 export function buildApi(
     ready: Promise<any>,
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ export function buildApi(
     const interpreterService = serviceContainer.get<IInterpreterService>(IInterpreterService);
     serviceManager.addSingleton<JupyterExtensionIntegration>(JupyterExtensionIntegration, JupyterExtensionIntegration);
     const jupyterIntegration = serviceContainer.get<JupyterExtensionIntegration>(JupyterExtensionIntegration);
-    const envService = serviceContainer.get<IEnvironmentVariablesProvider>(IEnvironmentVariablesProvider);
     const outputChannel = serviceContainer.get<ILanguageServerOutputChannel>(ILanguageServerOutputChannel);
 
     const api: IExtensionApi & {
@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@ export function buildApi(
          * @deprecated Temporarily exposed for Pylance until we expose this API generally. Will be removed in an
          * iteration or two.
          */
-        pylance: {
-            getPythonPathVar: (resource?: Uri) => Promise<string | undefined>;
-            readonly onDidEnvironmentVariablesChange: Event<Uri | undefined>;
-            createClient(...args: any[]): BaseLanguageClient;
-            start(client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void>;
-            stop(client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void>;
-        };
+        pylance: ApiForPylance;
     } & {
         /**
          * @deprecated Use IExtensionApi.environments API instead.
@@ -126,11 +120,6 @@ export function buildApi(
                 : (noop as any),
         },
         pylance: {
-            getPythonPathVar: async (resource?: Uri) => {
-                const envs = await envService.getEnvironmentVariables(resource);
-                return envs.PYTHONPATH;
-            },
-            onDidEnvironmentVariablesChange: envService.onDidEnvironmentVariablesChange,
             createClient: (...args: any[]): BaseLanguageClient => {
                 // Make sure we share output channel so that we can share one with
                 // Jedi as well.
@@ -141,6 +130,7 @@ export function buildApi(
             },
             start: (client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void> => client.start(),
             stop: (client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void> => client.stop(),
+            getTelemetryReporter: () => getTelemetryReporter(),
         },
         environments: buildEnvironmentApi(discoveryApi, serviceContainer),
     };
diff --git a/src/client/browser/api.ts b/src/client/browser/api.ts
index 0536cbadb0bb..ac2df8d0ffed 100644
--- a/src/client/browser/api.ts
+++ b/src/client/browser/api.ts
@@ -6,21 +6,17 @@
 import { BaseLanguageClient } from 'vscode-languageclient';
 import { LanguageClient } from 'vscode-languageclient/browser';
 import { PYTHON_LANGUAGE } from '../common/constants';
+import { ApiForPylance, TelemetryReporter } from '../pylanceApi';
 
 export interface IBrowserExtensionApi {
     /**
      * @deprecated Temporarily exposed for Pylance until we expose this API generally. Will be removed in an
      * iteration or two.
      */
-    pylance: {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-        createClient(...args: any[]): BaseLanguageClient;
-        start(client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void>;
-        stop(client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void>;
-    };
+    pylance: ApiForPylance;
 }
 
-export function buildApi(): IBrowserExtensionApi {
+export function buildApi(reporter: TelemetryReporter): IBrowserExtensionApi {
     const api: IBrowserExtensionApi = {
         pylance: {
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@@ -28,6 +24,7 @@ export function buildApi(): IBrowserExtensionApi {
                 new LanguageClient(PYTHON_LANGUAGE, 'Python Language Server', args[0], args[1]),
             start: (client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void> => client.start(),
             stop: (client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void> => client.stop(),
+            getTelemetryReporter: () => reporter,
         },
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/browser/extension.ts b/src/client/browser/extension.ts
index e1ee59a677e4..6ab6440bbe09 100644
--- a/src/client/browser/extension.ts
+++ b/src/client/browser/extension.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ let languageClient: LanguageClient | undefined;
 let pylanceApi: PylanceApi | undefined;
 
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<IBrowserExtensionApi> {
+    const reporter = getTelemetryReporter();
+
     const pylanceExtension = vscode.extensions.getExtension<PylanceApi>(PYLANCE_EXTENSION_ID);
     if (pylanceExtension) {
         await runPylance(context, pylanceExtension);
-        return buildApi();
+        return buildApi(reporter);
     }
 
     const changeDisposable = vscode.extensions.onDidChange(async () => {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<IBrows
         }
     });
 
-    return buildApi();
+    return buildApi(reporter);
 }
 
 export async function deactivate(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/client/pylanceApi.ts b/src/client/pylanceApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b839d0d9c2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/pylanceApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import { TelemetryEventMeasurements, TelemetryEventProperties } from '@vscode/extension-telemetry';
+import { BaseLanguageClient } from 'vscode-languageclient';
+
+export interface TelemetryReporter {
+    sendTelemetryEvent(
+        eventName: string,
+        properties?: TelemetryEventProperties,
+        measurements?: TelemetryEventMeasurements,
+    ): void;
+    sendTelemetryErrorEvent(
+        eventName: string,
+        properties?: TelemetryEventProperties,
+        measurements?: TelemetryEventMeasurements,
+    ): void;
+}
+
+export interface ApiForPylance {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    createClient(...args: any[]): BaseLanguageClient;
+    start(client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void>;
+    stop(client: BaseLanguageClient): Promise<void>;
+    getTelemetryReporter(): TelemetryReporter;
+}
diff --git a/src/client/telemetry/index.ts b/src/client/telemetry/index.ts
index d9091cced48f..74f1ddf0ecf4 100644
--- a/src/client/telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function _resetSharedProperties(): void {
 }
 
 let telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter | undefined;
-function getTelemetryReporter() {
+export function getTelemetryReporter(): TelemetryReporter {
     if (!isTestExecution() && telemetryReporter) {
         return telemetryReporter;
     }