diff --git a/codeforlife/serializers/base.py b/codeforlife/serializers/base.py
index a49d0a2c..5c8fbf0c 100644
--- a/codeforlife/serializers/base.py
+++ b/codeforlife/serializers/base.py
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@
 from rest_framework.serializers import BaseSerializer as _BaseSerializer
 
 from ..request import Request
-from ..user.models import AnyUser as RequestUser
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..user.models import User
+
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser", bound=User)
+else:
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser")
 
 
 # pylint: disable-next=abstract-method
diff --git a/codeforlife/serializers/model.py b/codeforlife/serializers/model.py
index 1300483c..ad99c180 100644
--- a/codeforlife/serializers/model.py
+++ b/codeforlife/serializers/model.py
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@
 from rest_framework.serializers import ValidationError as _ValidationError
 
 from ..types import DataDict, OrderedDataDict
-from ..user.models import AnyUser as RequestUser
 from .base import BaseSerializer
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..user.models import User
+
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser", bound=User)
+else:
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser")
+
 AnyModel = t.TypeVar("AnyModel", bound=Model)
 
 
diff --git a/codeforlife/tests/model_serializer.py b/codeforlife/tests/model_serializer.py
index 8c6cc7bf..232e897b 100644
--- a/codeforlife/tests/model_serializer.py
+++ b/codeforlife/tests/model_serializer.py
@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@
 
 from ..serializers import ModelListSerializer, ModelSerializer
 from ..types import DataDict
-from ..user.models import AnyUser as RequestUser
 from .api_request_factory import APIRequestFactory
 from .test import TestCase
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..user.models import User
+
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser", bound=User)
+else:
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser")
+
+
 AnyModel = t.TypeVar("AnyModel", bound=Model)
 
 
diff --git a/codeforlife/tests/model_view_set.py b/codeforlife/tests/model_view_set.py
index 855bbf02..bd944a9f 100644
--- a/codeforlife/tests/model_view_set.py
+++ b/codeforlife/tests/model_view_set.py
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 from ..permissions import Permission
 from ..serializers import BaseSerializer
 from ..types import DataDict, JsonDict, KwArgs
-from ..user.models import AnyUser as RequestUser
 from ..views import ModelViewSet
 from .api import APIClient, APITestCase
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..user.models import User
+
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser", bound=User)
+else:
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser")
+
 AnyModel = t.TypeVar("AnyModel", bound=Model)
 
 # pylint: disable=no-member,too-many-arguments
diff --git a/codeforlife/views/model.py b/codeforlife/views/model.py
index 14ed52fa..71516997 100644
--- a/codeforlife/views/model.py
+++ b/codeforlife/views/model.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from ..permissions import Permission
 from ..request import Request
 from ..types import KwArgs
-from ..user.models import AnyUser as RequestUser
 from .api import APIView
 from .decorators import action
 
@@ -24,6 +23,9 @@
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from ..serializers import ModelListSerializer, ModelSerializer
+    from ..user.models import User
+
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser", bound=User)
 
     # NOTE: This raises an error during runtime.
     # pylint: disable-next=too-few-public-methods
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ class _ModelViewSet(DrfModelViewSet[AnyModel], t.Generic[AnyModel]):
         pass
 
 else:
+    RequestUser = t.TypeVar("RequestUser")
+
     # pylint: disable-next=too-many-ancestors
     class _ModelViewSet(DrfModelViewSet, t.Generic[AnyModel]):
         pass