diff --git a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
index 13a6ef968..cf1428d86 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ else:
                      end: int = ...) -> bool: ...
         def expandtabs(self, tabsize: int = ...) -> unicode: ...
         def find(self, sub: unicode, start: int = ..., end: int = ...) -> int: ...
-        def format(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> unicode: ...
+        def format(self, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> unicode: ...
         def index(self, sub: unicode, start: int = ..., end: int = ...) -> int: ...
         def isalnum(self) -> bool: ...
         def isalpha(self) -> bool: ...
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class str(Sequence[str], _str_base):
         def endswith(self, suffix: Union[Text, Tuple[Text, ...]]) -> bool: ...
     def expandtabs(self, tabsize: int = ...) -> str: ...
     def find(self, sub: Text, __start: Optional[int] = ..., __end: Optional[int] = ...) -> int: ...
-    def format(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> str: ...
+    def format(self, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> str: ...
     if sys.version_info >= (3,):
         def format_map(self, map: Mapping[str, Any]) -> str: ...
     def index(self, sub: Text, __start: Optional[int] = ..., __end: Optional[int] = ...) -> int: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/builtins.pyi
index 13a6ef968..cf1428d86 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/builtins.pyi
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ else:
                      end: int = ...) -> bool: ...
         def expandtabs(self, tabsize: int = ...) -> unicode: ...
         def find(self, sub: unicode, start: int = ..., end: int = ...) -> int: ...
-        def format(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> unicode: ...
+        def format(self, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> unicode: ...
         def index(self, sub: unicode, start: int = ..., end: int = ...) -> int: ...
         def isalnum(self) -> bool: ...
         def isalpha(self) -> bool: ...
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class str(Sequence[str], _str_base):
         def endswith(self, suffix: Union[Text, Tuple[Text, ...]]) -> bool: ...
     def expandtabs(self, tabsize: int = ...) -> str: ...
     def find(self, sub: Text, __start: Optional[int] = ..., __end: Optional[int] = ...) -> int: ...
-    def format(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> str: ...
+    def format(self, *args: object, **kwargs: object) -> str: ...
     if sys.version_info >= (3,):
         def format_map(self, map: Mapping[str, Any]) -> str: ...
     def index(self, sub: Text, __start: Optional[int] = ..., __end: Optional[int] = ...) -> int: ...