diff --git a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/config.py b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/config.py
index 9bb8e4e..255968d 100644
--- a/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/config.py
+++ b/codex_telegram_bridge/src/codex_telegram_bridge/config.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import tomllib
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
 
 from .constants import TELEGRAM_CONFIG_PATH
 
 
-def load_telegram_config(path: str | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+def load_telegram_config(path=None):
     cfg_path = Path(path) if path else TELEGRAM_CONFIG_PATH
     return tomllib.loads(cfg_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))