diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/imaplib.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/imaplib.pyi
index 1653ae344..c22a47533 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/imaplib.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/imaplib.pyi
@@ -72,18 +72,18 @@ class IMAP4:
     def search(self, charset: Optional[str], *criteria: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     def select(self, mailbox: str = ..., readonly: bool = ...) -> CommandResults: ...
     def setacl(self, mailbox: str, who: str, what: str) -> CommandResults: ...
-    def setannotation(self, *args: List[str]) -> CommandResults: ...
+    def setannotation(self, *args: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     def setquota(self, root: str, limits: str) -> CommandResults: ...
-    def sort(self, sort_criteria: str, charset: str, *search_criteria: List[str]) -> CommandResults: ...
+    def sort(self, sort_criteria: str, charset: str, *search_criteria: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     if sys.version_info >= (3,):
         def starttls(self, ssl_context: Optional[Any] = ...) -> CommandResults: ...
     def status(self, mailbox: str, names: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     def store(self, message_set: str, command: str, flags: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     def subscribe(self, mailbox: str) -> CommandResults: ...
-    def thread(self, threading_algorithm: str, charset: str, *search_criteria: List[str]) -> CommandResults: ...
-    def uid(self, command: str, *args: List[str]) -> CommandResults: ...
+    def thread(self, threading_algorithm: str, charset: str, *search_criteria: str) -> CommandResults: ...
+    def uid(self, command: str, *args: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     def unsubscribe(self, mailbox: str) -> CommandResults: ...
-    def xatom(self, name: str, *args: List[str]) -> CommandResults: ...
+    def xatom(self, name: str, *args: str) -> CommandResults: ...
     def print_log(self) -> None: ...
 
 class IMAP4_SSL(IMAP4):