diff --git a/src/structlog/_base.py b/src/structlog/_base.py
index 9fc6e7ce..eece99d7 100644
--- a/src/structlog/_base.py
+++ b/src/structlog/_base.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _process_event(
         if isinstance(event_dict, tuple):
             # In this case we assume that the last processor returned a tuple
             # of ``(args, kwargs)`` and pass it right through.
-            return event_dict  # type: ignore[return-value]
+            return event_dict
 
         if isinstance(event_dict, dict):
             return (), event_dict
diff --git a/src/structlog/processors.py b/src/structlog/processors.py
index 1faebfd8..351cb100 100644
--- a/src/structlog/processors.py
+++ b/src/structlog/processors.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def _figure_out_exc_info(v: Any) -> ExcInfo:
         return (v.__class__, v, v.__traceback__)
 
     if isinstance(v, tuple):
-        return v  # type: ignore[return-value]
+        return v
 
     if v:
         return sys.exc_info()  # type: ignore[return-value]