diff --git a/stdlib/zoneinfo/__init__.pyi b/stdlib/zoneinfo/__init__.pyi
index 864392510..77148e835 100644
--- a/stdlib/zoneinfo/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/zoneinfo/__init__.pyi
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-import typing
 from _typeshed import Self, StrPath
 from datetime import tzinfo
 from typing import Any, Iterable, Protocol, Sequence
 
-_T = typing.TypeVar("_T", bound=ZoneInfo)
-
 class _IOBytes(Protocol):
     def read(self, __size: int) -> bytes: ...
     def seek(self, __size: int, __whence: int = ...) -> Any: ...