diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/index.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/index.ts
index 4c44107368..0d15fc1a08 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/index.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/index.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import type {
   FullTagDescription,
 } from '../../endpointDefinitions'
 import type { QueryStatus, QuerySubState, RootState } from '../apiState'
-import type { QueryThunkArg } from '../buildThunks'
 import { buildCacheCollectionHandler } from './cacheCollection'
 import { buildInvalidationByTagsHandler } from './invalidationByTags'
 import { buildPollingHandler } from './polling'
 import type {
   BuildMiddlewareInput,
+  BuildSubMiddlewareInput,
   InternalHandlerBuilder,
   InternalMiddlewareState,
 } from './types'
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function buildMiddleware<
       currentSubscriptions: {},
     }
 
-    const builderArgs = {
+    const builderArgs: BuildSubMiddlewareInput = {
       ...(input as any as BuildMiddlewareInput<
         EndpointDefinitions,
         string,
@@ -135,17 +135,13 @@ export function buildMiddleware<
       QuerySubState<any>,
       { status: QueryStatus.uninitialized }
     >,
-    queryCacheKey: string,
-    override: Partial<QueryThunkArg> = {},
   ) {
-    return queryThunk({
-      type: 'query',
-      endpointName: querySubState.endpointName,
-      originalArgs: querySubState.originalArgs,
-      subscribe: false,
-      forceRefetch: true,
-      queryCacheKey: queryCacheKey as any,
-      ...override,
-    })
+    return api.endpoints[querySubState.endpointName].initiate(
+      querySubState.originalArgs as never,
+      {
+        forceRefetch: true,
+        subscribe: false,
+      },
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/invalidationByTags.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/invalidationByTags.ts
index 150406a863..7dda07a7f2 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/invalidationByTags.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/invalidationByTags.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const buildInvalidationByTagsHandler: InternalHandlerBuilder = ({
               }),
             )
           } else if (querySubState.status !== QueryStatus.uninitialized) {
-            mwApi.dispatch(refetchQuery(querySubState, queryCacheKey))
+            mwApi.dispatch(refetchQuery(querySubState))
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/polling.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/polling.ts
index 6bee83fae4..dbf3a8533b 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/polling.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/polling.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const buildPollingHandler: InternalHandlerBuilder = ({
       pollingInterval: lowestPollingInterval,
       timeout: setTimeout(() => {
         if (state.config.focused || !skipPollingIfUnfocused) {
-          api.dispatch(refetchQuery(querySubState, queryCacheKey))
+          api.dispatch(refetchQuery(querySubState))
         }
         startNextPoll({ queryCacheKey }, api)
       }, lowestPollingInterval),
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/types.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/types.ts
index e2ab377b6c..ec9503fca1 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/types.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/types.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type {
   Action,
-  AsyncThunkAction,
   Middleware,
   MiddlewareAPI,
+  ThunkAction,
   ThunkDispatch,
   UnknownAction,
 } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ export interface BuildSubMiddlewareInput
       QuerySubState<any>,
       { status: QueryStatus.uninitialized }
     >,
-    queryCacheKey: string,
-    override?: Partial<QueryThunkArg>,
-  ): AsyncThunkAction<ThunkResult, QueryThunkArg, {}>
+  ): ThunkAction<unknown, unknown, unknown, UnknownAction>
   isThisApiSliceAction: (action: Action) => boolean
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/windowEventHandling.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/windowEventHandling.ts
index d59df2eaa5..e3c17b6513 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/windowEventHandling.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/core/buildMiddleware/windowEventHandling.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const buildWindowEventHandler: InternalHandlerBuilder = ({
               }),
             )
           } else if (querySubState.status !== QueryStatus.uninitialized) {
-            api.dispatch(refetchQuery(querySubState, queryCacheKey))
+            api.dispatch(refetchQuery(querySubState))
           }
         }
       }