diff --git a/mesonbuild/machinefile.py b/mesonbuild/machinefile.py
index bc290bef0..690e1e62f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/machinefile.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/machinefile.py
@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@ from . import mparser
 from .mesonlib import MesonException
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .compilers import Compiler
     from .coredata import StrOrBytesPath
 
-    CompilersDict = T.Dict[str, Compiler]
-
 
 class CmdLineFileParser(configparser.ConfigParser):
     def __init__(self) -> None: