diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 13485574..bb39831b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ requires = [
     "pyjwt ==2.1.0",
     "python-multipart ==0.0.5",
     "makefun >=1.9.2,<1.12",
-    "typing-extensions >=3.7.4.3; python_version < '3.8'",
 ]
 
 [tool.flit.metadata.requires-extra]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 05bae3ab..ddc5bbc9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ email-validator >=1.1.2,<1.2
 pyjwt ==2.1.0
 python-multipart ==0.0.5
 makefun >=1.11.2,<1.12
-typing-extensions >=3.7.4.3; python_version < '3.8'