diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index bcb7bec23a9aa1..9377e771d60f4b 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 import operator
 import sys
 import types
-from types import WrapperDescriptorType, MethodWrapperType, MethodDescriptorType, GenericAlias
+from types import GenericAlias
 
 from _typing import (
     _idfunc,
@@ -2352,11 +2352,6 @@ def greet(name: str) -> None:
     return val
 
 
-_allowed_types = (types.FunctionType, types.BuiltinFunctionType,
-                  types.MethodType, types.ModuleType,
-                  WrapperDescriptorType, MethodWrapperType, MethodDescriptorType)
-
-
 def get_type_hints(obj, globalns=None, localns=None, include_extras=False,
                    *, format=annotationlib.Format.VALUE):
     """Return type hints for an object.