diff --git a/unstructured_inference/utils.py b/unstructured_inference/utils.py
index 879dfa5b..86285954 100644
--- a/unstructured_inference/utils.py
+++ b/unstructured_inference/utils.py
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
 from io import StringIO
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Hashable, Iterable, Iterator, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Hashable, Iterable, Iterator, Union
 
 from PIL import Image
 
 from unstructured_inference.inference.layoutelement import LayoutElement
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    pass
-
 
 class LazyEvaluateInfo:
     """Class that stores the information needed to lazily evaluate a function with given arguments.