diff --git a/stdlib/html/__init__.pyi b/stdlib/html/__init__.pyi
index afba90832535..8ad72f126588 100644
--- a/stdlib/html/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/html/__init__.pyi
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from typing import AnyStr
-
 __all__ = ["escape", "unescape"]
 
-def escape(s: AnyStr, quote: bool = True) -> AnyStr: ...
-def unescape(s: AnyStr) -> AnyStr: ...
+def escape(s: str, quote: bool = True) -> str: ...
+def unescape(s: str) -> str: ...