diff --git a/icepyx/core/granules.py b/icepyx/core/granules.py
index 0de4edda7..8b1d82264 100644
--- a/icepyx/core/granules.py
+++ b/icepyx/core/granules.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import pprint
 import re
 import time
-from typing import Optional
 from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
 import zipfile
 
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@
 import icepyx.core.APIformatting as apifmt
 from icepyx.core.auth import EarthdataAuthMixin
 import icepyx.core.exceptions
-from icepyx.core.types import CMRParams, EGISpecificRequiredParams
+from icepyx.core.types import CMRParams, EGISpecificParamsSearch
 from icepyx.core.urls import DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL, GRANULE_SEARCH_BASE_URL, ORDER_BASE_URL
 
 
@@ -177,8 +176,8 @@ def __init__(
 
     def get_avail(
         self,
-        CMRparams: Optional[CMRParams],
-        reqparams: Optional[EGISpecificRequiredParams],
+        CMRparams: CMRParams,
+        reqparams: EGISpecificParamsSearch,
         cloud=False,
     ):
         """
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ def get_avail(
     def place_order(
         self,
         CMRparams: CMRParams,
-        reqparams: EGISpecificRequiredParams,
+        reqparams: EGISpecificParamsSearch,
         subsetparams,
         verbose,
         subset=True,