diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongo/src/introspection/structure.ts b/packages/datasource-mongo/src/introspection/structure.ts
index 2bd20b550e..da28ea69f9 100644
--- a/packages/datasource-mongo/src/introspection/structure.ts
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongo/src/introspection/structure.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ export default class Structure {
     }: { collectionSampleSize: number; referenceSampleSize: number },
   ): Promise<ModelStudy[]> {
     const collections = await connection.collections();
-    const promises = collections.map(collection =>
-      this.analyzeCollection(collection, collectionSampleSize, referenceSampleSize),
-    );
+
+    // https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/system-collections/
+    // collection within admin.system are reserved for mongodb
+    const promises = collections
+      .filter(collection => !collection.namespace?.startsWith('admin.system.'))
+      .map(collection =>
+        this.analyzeCollection(collection, collectionSampleSize, referenceSampleSize),
+      );
     const structure = await Promise.all(promises);
 
     return structure
diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongo/test/introspection/structure.unit.test.ts b/packages/datasource-mongo/test/introspection/structure.unit.test.ts
index 52eeb80e0c..93900e16d0 100644
--- a/packages/datasource-mongo/test/introspection/structure.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongo/test/introspection/structure.unit.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('Introspection > Structure', () => {
   function setupConnectionMock(
     collectionDefinitions: Array<{
       collectionName: string;
+      namespace?: string;
       records: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
     }>,
   ) {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Introspection > Structure', () => {
     }> = [];
     const mongoRecords: Array<Record<string, unknown>[]> = [];
 
-    const collections = collectionDefinitions.map(({ collectionName, records }) => {
+    const collections = collectionDefinitions.map(({ collectionName, namespace, records }) => {
       const collectionMongoRecords = records;
       const query = {
         limit: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(asyncIterate(collectionMongoRecords)),
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ describe('Introspection > Structure', () => {
 
       return {
         collectionName,
+        namespace,
         find,
       };
     });
@@ -64,6 +66,28 @@ describe('Introspection > Structure', () => {
       expect(structure).toEqual([]);
     });
 
+    it('should not return system collections', async () => {
+      const { connection } = setupConnectionMock([
+        {
+          collectionName: 'users',
+          namespace: 'admin.system.users',
+          records: [{ name: 'nicolas' }],
+        },
+        {
+          collectionName: 'books',
+          namespace: 'admin.documents',
+          records: [{ name: 'the lord of the rings' }],
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      const structure = await Structure.introspect(connection as unknown as MongoDb, {
+        collectionSampleSize: 1,
+        referenceSampleSize: 1,
+      });
+
+      expect(structure).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ name: 'books' })]);
+    });
+
     it('should return collections sorted by name', async () => {
       const { connection } = setupConnectionMock([
         {