diff --git a/src/uproot/reading.py b/src/uproot/reading.py
index f04a1beb9..d99863204 100644
--- a/src/uproot/reading.py
+++ b/src/uproot/reading.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 and :doc:`uproot.reading.ReadOnlyKey` (``TKey``).
 """
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import struct
 import sys
 import uuid