diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
index 620e725a761..54c7a08e54a 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ def _has_compression_enabled(
             A boolean indicating whether compression is enabled or not in the route setting.
         response_compression: bool, optional
             A boolean indicating whether compression is enabled or not in the response setting.
-        event: Generic[ResponseEventT]
+        event: ResponseEventT
             The event object containing the request details.
 
         Returns