diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index eaadd01205..94c07ff975 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -2122,20 +2122,6 @@ h2 = ["h2 (>=4,<5)"]
 socks = ["pysocks (>=1.5.6,!=1.5.7,<2.0)"]
 zstd = ["zstandard (>=0.18.0)"]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "useful-types"
-version = "0.2.0"
-description = "A collection of useful types."
-optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
-files = [
-    {file = "useful_types-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:3d05d9d92d2b5f235b1c7bf327a394a6b1903c2aa232f06519f95d8fb0372988"},
-    {file = "useful_types-0.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6d9aef0a911dcc46015ac07db1d5e8f8f01523b2856a377a03356c998d70dfa1"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-typing_extensions = ">=4.7"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "virtualenv"
 version = "20.25.1"
@@ -2321,4 +2307,4 @@ syntax = ["tree-sitter", "tree_sitter_languages"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.8"
-content-hash = "0afec171dafa45b0f7406002a1d86889d598bf66d3a3c978dc703186edd1537f"
+content-hash = "014186a223d4236fb0ace86bef24fb030d6921cf714a8b4d2b889ba066a26375"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 58decd9e42..c495d3661a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ pytest-textual-snapshot = ">=0.4.0"
 types-tree-sitter = "^0.20.1.4"
 types-tree-sitter-languages = "^1.7.0.1"
 griffe = "0.32.3"
-useful-types = ">=0.2.0"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
diff --git a/src/textual/_node_list.py b/src/textual/_node_list.py
index e20567e88e..ac9b425f32 100644
--- a/src/textual/_node_list.py
+++ b/src/textual/_node_list.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import rich.repr
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from useful_types import SupportsRichComparison
+    from _typeshed import SupportsRichComparison
 
     from .widget import Widget
 
diff --git a/src/textual/dom.py b/src/textual/dom.py
index faaba32e3c..a518032db1 100644
--- a/src/textual/dom.py
+++ b/src/textual/dom.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing_extensions import Self, TypeAlias
-    from useful_types import SupportsRichComparison
+    from _typeshed import SupportsRichComparison
 
     from rich.console import RenderableType
     from .app import App