diff --git a/python/langsmith/_internal/_operations.py b/python/langsmith/_internal/_operations.py
index 497637db1..d2151efd0 100644
--- a/python/langsmith/_internal/_operations.py
+++ b/python/langsmith/_internal/_operations.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import itertools
 import logging
 import uuid
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Optional, Union, cast
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Union, cast
 
 try:
     import zstandard as zstd