diff --git a/olmo/util.py b/olmo/util.py
index 9d62a2b32..66af8b1f0 100644
--- a/olmo/util.py
+++ b/olmo/util.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations ### TO BE REMOVED
+
 import gzip
 import io
 import json
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@
 
 from olmo_data.data import get_data_path
 
-from __future__ import annotations ### TO BE REMOVED -- hack --
 
 from .aliases import PathOrStr
 from .exceptions import (