diff --git a/portal/__init__.py b/portal/__init__.py
index 04d8900403036640e95a43c4875e8020c5ab4c70..642054e1eae3ce4ca477b4d960c33113987b6bb5 100644
--- a/portal/__init__.py
+++ b/portal/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Taken and adapted from the flaskr tutorial. Database logic adapted from Flask SQLAlchemy Documentation
 # (https://flask-sqlalchemy.palletsprojects.com/en/2.x/contexts/). See LICENSE-3RD-PARTY.md for details.
 import secrets
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from flask import Flask
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 
 from .db_config import get_database_uri, get_uri_for_sqlite
 
-db: Any = SQLAlchemy()
+db = SQLAlchemy()
 
 from .model import *