diff --git a/drf_spectacular/openapi.py b/drf_spectacular/openapi.py
index c5ea89fa..489e48ad 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/openapi.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/openapi.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from rest_framework import permissions, renderers, serializers
 from rest_framework.fields import _UnvalidatedField, empty
-from rest_framework.generics import GenericAPIView
+from rest_framework.generics import CreateAPIView, GenericAPIView, ListCreateAPIView
 from rest_framework.mixins import ListModelMixin
 from rest_framework.schemas.inspectors import ViewInspector
 from rest_framework.schemas.utils import get_pk_description  # type: ignore
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
     ComponentRegistry, ResolvedComponent, UnableToProceedError, append_meta, build_array_type,
     build_basic_type, build_choice_field, build_examples_list, build_media_type_object,
     build_object_type, build_parameter_type, error, follow_field_source, force_instance, get_doc,
-    get_view_model, is_basic_type, is_create_operation, is_field, is_list_serializer,
-    is_patched_serializer, is_serializer, is_trivial_string_variation, resolve_regex_path_parameter,
-    resolve_type_hint, safe_ref, warn,
+    get_view_model, is_basic_type, is_field, is_list_serializer, is_patched_serializer,
+    is_serializer, is_trivial_string_variation, resolve_regex_path_parameter, resolve_type_hint,
+    safe_ref, warn,
 )
 from drf_spectacular.settings import spectacular_settings
 from drf_spectacular.types import OpenApiTypes, build_generic_type
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ def _is_list_view(self, serializer=None):
 
         return False
 
+    def _is_create_operation(self):
+        if self.method != 'POST':
+            return False
+        if getattr(self.view, 'action', None) == 'create':
+            return True
+        if isinstance(self.view, (ListCreateAPIView, CreateAPIView)):
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def get_override_parameters(self):
         """ override this for custom behaviour """
         return []
@@ -999,7 +1008,7 @@ def _get_response_bodies(self):
         ):
             if self.method == 'DELETE':
                 return {'204': {'description': _('No response body')}}
-            if is_create_operation(self.method, self.view):
+            if self._is_create_operation():
                 return {'201': self._get_response_for_code(response_serializers, '201')}
             return {'200': self._get_response_for_code(response_serializers, '200')}
         elif isinstance(response_serializers, dict):
diff --git a/drf_spectacular/plumbing.py b/drf_spectacular/plumbing.py
index 2c8eb404..e9f6fc7d 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/plumbing.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/plumbing.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 )
 from django.utils.functional import Promise, cached_property
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
-from rest_framework import exceptions, fields, generics, mixins, serializers, versioning
+from rest_framework import exceptions, fields, mixins, serializers, versioning
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 from rest_framework.utils.mediatypes import _MediaType
@@ -106,16 +106,6 @@ def is_trivial_string_variation(a: str, b: str):
     return a == b
 
 
-def is_create_operation(method, view):
-    if method != 'POST':
-        return False
-    if getattr(view, 'action', None) == 'create':
-        return True
-    if isinstance(view, (generics.ListCreateAPIView, generics.CreateAPIView)):
-        return True
-    return False
-
-
 def get_lib_doc_excludes():
     # do not import on package level due to potential import recursion when loading
     # extensions as recommended:  USER's settings.py -> USER EXTENSIONS -> extensions.py
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 88815393..47ec6c57 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ exclude_lines =
     except ImportError
     raise NotImplementedError
     if __name__ == .__main__.:
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 [flake8]
 ignore =