diff --git a/novelwriter/common.py b/novelwriter/common.py
index 317aced5..17a465ee 100644
--- a/novelwriter/common.py
+++ b/novelwriter/common.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Literal, TypeGuard, TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from urllib.request import pathname2url
 
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ from novelwriter.constants import nwConst, nwLabels, nwUnicode, trConst
 from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType
 from novelwriter.error import logException
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
-    from typing import TypeGuard  # Requires Python 3.10
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _Type = TypeVar("_Type")
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py b/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py
index 9cd82c39..8910e2b4 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ NODE_FLAGS = Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsEnabled
 NODE_FLAGS |= Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsSelectable
 NODE_FLAGS |= Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsDropEnabled
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
-    # Requires Python 3.10
-    T_NodeData = str | QIcon | QFont | Qt.AlignmentFlag | None
+T_NodeData = str | QIcon | QFont | Qt.AlignmentFlag | None
 
 
 class ProjectNode:
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/project.py b/novelwriter/core/project.py
index e568e1cc..50bf4a94 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/project.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/project.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from enum import Enum
 from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
 from time import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QCoreApplication
 
@@ -45,15 +44,12 @@ from novelwriter.core.options import OptionState
 from novelwriter.core.projectdata import NWProjectData
 from novelwriter.core.projectxml import ProjectXMLReader, ProjectXMLWriter, XMLReadState
 from novelwriter.core.sessions import NWSessionLog
+from novelwriter.core.status import T_StatusKind, T_UpdateEntry
 from novelwriter.core.storage import NWStorage, NWStorageOpen
 from novelwriter.core.tree import NWTree
 from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType
 from novelwriter.error import logException
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
-    # Requires Python 3.10
-    from novelwriter.core.status import T_StatusKind, T_UpdateEntry
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/status.py b/novelwriter/core/status.py
index f8569532..9a60d06a 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/status.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/status.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import logging
 import random
 
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, TypeGuard
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QIcon, QPainter, QPainterPath, QPixmap, QPolygonF
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ from novelwriter.common import simplified
 from novelwriter.enum import nwStatusShape
 from novelwriter.types import QtPaintAntiAlias, QtTransparent
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
-    from typing import TypeGuard  # Requires Python 3.10
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)