diff --git a/src/truststore/_api.py b/src/truststore/_api.py
index 3a3364e..b1812ef 100644
--- a/src/truststore/_api.py
+++ b/src/truststore/_api.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 import typing
 
-import _ssl  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+import _ssl
 
 from ._ssl_constants import (
     _original_SSLContext,