1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/base/basic_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/base/basic_checker.py
index dd46d8553..627f3c603 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/base/basic_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/base/basic_checker.py
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import collections
 import itertools
-import sys
 from collections.abc import Iterator
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, cast
 
 import astroid
 from astroid import nodes, objects, util
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@ from pylint.utils import LinterStats
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pylint.lint.pylinter import PyLinter
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
 
 class _BasicChecker(BaseChecker):
     """Permits separating multiple checks with the same checker name into