diff --git a/xsdata/formats/dataclass/typing.py b/xsdata/formats/dataclass/typing.py
index b8b54fea2..3782e246d 100644
--- a/xsdata/formats/dataclass/typing.py
+++ b/xsdata/formats/dataclass/typing.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     from types import UnionType  # type: ignore
 except ImportError:
     UnionType = ()  # type: ignore
-from typing_extensions import ForwardRef
 
 if (3, 9) <= sys.version_info[:2] <= (3, 10):
     # Backport this fix for python 3.9 and 3.10