1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
index 12ef92801c..f61a8fb13e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -12,16 +12,13 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import struct
 import threading
 
-from pip._internal.utils.typing import MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING
-
 from synapse.storage.engines import BaseDatabaseEngine
 
-if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
+MYPY = False
+if MYPY:
     import sqlite3