diff --git a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/__init__.py b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/__init__.py
index 4ed0d2e0..1d8e0232 100644
--- a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (
-    annotations,  # Allows type subscripts (like tuple[str, int]) in Python 3.8
-)
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
 import logging
diff --git a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py
index fdc1cb98..6dc7dea1 100644
--- a/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py
+++ b/jupyter_server_proxy/standalone/proxy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (
-    annotations,  # Allows type subscripts (like tuple[str, int]) in Python 3.8
-)
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
 import re