diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
index 6f71a8c04..eb885816f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import functools
 import operator
 import json
 import dataclasses
-from typing import Any, Optional, Union, TypeAlias
+from typing import Any, Union, TypeAlias
 from re import Pattern
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator, Sequence, Callable
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ BOOLEAN_STATES = {'1': True, 'yes': True, 'true': True, 'on': True,
                   '0': False, 'no': False, 'false': False, 'off': False}
 
 
-_Completions: TypeAlias = Optional[Iterable[tuple[str, str]]]
+_Completions: TypeAlias = Iterable[tuple[str, str]] | None
 _StrUnset: TypeAlias = str | usertypes.Unset
 _UnsetNone: TypeAlias = None | usertypes.Unset
 _StrUnsetNone: TypeAlias = str | _UnsetNone
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configutils.py b/qutebrowser/config/configutils.py
index 3fb5da51c..07cf9d990 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configutils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import collections
 import itertools
 import operator
 from typing import (
-    TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, TypeAlias)
+    TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypeAlias)
 from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence, MutableMapping
 
 from qutebrowser.qt.core import QUrl
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Values:
         _domain_map: A mapping from hostnames to all associated ScopedValues.
     """
 
-    _VmapKeyType: TypeAlias = Optional[urlmatch.UrlPattern]
+    _VmapKeyType: TypeAlias = urlmatch.UrlPattern | None
 
     def __init__(self,
                  opt: 'configdata.Option',