diff --git a/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/instance.py b/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/instance.py
index bfca4d06..90105f78 100644
--- a/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/instance.py
+++ b/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/instance.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import cast, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, overload
-# TODO: import from typing module when dropping support for python 3.7
-from typing_extensions import Literal
+from typing import cast, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, overload
 
 from ymmsl import (Identifier, Operator, SettingValue, Port, Reference,
                    Settings)
diff --git a/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/mcp/tcp_transport_server.py b/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/mcp/tcp_transport_server.py
index bd9d406c..5b5ba25c 100644
--- a/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/mcp/tcp_transport_server.py
+++ b/libmuscle/python/libmuscle/mcp/tcp_transport_server.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import socket
 import socketserver as ss
 import threading
-from typing import cast, List, Optional, Tuple
-from typing_extensions import Type
+from typing import cast, List, Optional, Tuple, Type
 
 import psutil
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a8d3fda7..eb27a191 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
         'psutil>=5.0.0',
         "numpy>=1.22",
         'qcg-pilotjob==0.13.1',
-        'typing_extensions>=4.4.0,<5',
         'ymmsl>=0.13.0,<0.14'          # Also in CI, update there as well
     ],
     extras_require={