diff --git a/addon/appModules/splengine/encoders.py b/addon/appModules/splengine/encoders.py
index 45872651..88a6df62 100644
--- a/addon/appModules/splengine/encoders.py
+++ b/addon/appModules/splengine/encoders.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Copyright 2015-2025 Joseph Lee, released under GPL.
 # Split from main global plugin in 2015, transferred to SPL Engine app module in 2020.
 
-# #155 (21.03): remove __future__ import when NVDA runs under Python 3.10.
-from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Optional
 import threading
 import time