diff --git a/src/pyink/ink.py b/src/pyink/ink.py
index a525cfe50c4..1e27fcb55ed 100644
--- a/src/pyink/ink.py
+++ b/src/pyink/ink.py
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
     Iterator,
 )
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-else:
-    from typing import Literal
-
 from blib2to3.pgen2.token import ASYNC, NEWLINE, STRING
 from blib2to3.pytree import type_repr
 from pyink.mode import Quote