diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py
index f5d573cf8..cf9d5049d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/basekeyparser.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import string
 import types
 import dataclasses
 import traceback
-from typing import Optional, List
+from typing import Optional
 from collections.abc import Mapping, MutableMapping, Sequence
 
 from qutebrowser.qt.core import QObject, pyqtSignal
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class BaseKeyParser(QObject):
         self._pure_sequence = keyutils.KeySequence()
         self._sequence = keyutils.KeySequence()
         self._count = ''
-        self._count_keyposs: List[int] = []
+        self._count_keyposs: list[int] = []
         self._mode = mode
         self._do_log = do_log
         self.passthrough = passthrough
diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
index a6851661d..618c87b76 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ handle what we actually think we do.
 
 import itertools
 import dataclasses
-from typing import Optional, Union, overload, cast, Tuple
+from typing import Optional, Union, overload, cast
 from collections.abc import Iterator, Iterable, Mapping, Sequence
 
 from qutebrowser.qt import machinery
diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py
index 5bb9c7daf..c31592ba2 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 from qutebrowser.qt.widgets import QApplication
 
 import functools
-import dataclasses
-from typing import Union, cast, List
+from typing import Union, cast
 from collections.abc import Mapping, MutableMapping, Callable
 
 from qutebrowser.qt import machinery
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ class ModeManager(QObject):
         self._releaseevents_to_pass: set[keyutils.KeyEvent] = set()
         # Set after __init__
         self.hintmanager = cast(hints.HintManager, None)
-        self._partial_match_events: List[keyutils.QueuedKeyEventPair] = []
+        self._partial_match_events: list[keyutils.QueuedKeyEventPair] = []
         self.forward_partial_key.connect(self.forward_partial_match_event)
         self._partial_timer = usertypes.Timer(self, 'partial-match')
         self._partial_timer.setSingleShot(True)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeparsers.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeparsers.py
index f2ab9fb0f..cfe557da9 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeparsers.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeparsers.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Module attributes:
 import traceback
 import enum
 import functools
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 
 from qutebrowser.qt.core import pyqtSlot, Qt, QObject
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class HintKeyParser(basekeyparser.BaseKeyParser):
         self._hintmanager = hintmanager
         self._filtertext = ''
         self._last_press = LastPress.none
-        self._partial_match_events: List[keyutils.QueuedKeyEventPair] = []
+        self._partial_match_events: list[keyutils.QueuedKeyEventPair] = []
         self.keystring_updated.connect(self._hintmanager.handle_partial_key)
         self._command_parser.forward_partial_key.connect(
             self.forward_partial_match_event)
diff --git a/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeman.py b/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeman.py
index 7a762ac41..445aefc28 100644
--- a/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeman.py
+++ b/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeman.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from qutebrowser.qt.core import Qt, QObject, pyqtSignal, QTimer, QEvent
+from qutebrowser.qt.core import Qt, QObject, pyqtSignal, QEvent
 from qutebrowser.qt.gui import QKeyEvent, QKeySequence
 
 from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, objreg
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def test_partial_keychain_timeout(modeman_with_timeout, config_stub, qtbot, data
             assert not parser.fake_clear_keystring_called
         elif behavior == 'timer_reset':
             # Timer should be reset after handling the key
-            half_timer = QTimer()
+            half_timer = usertypes.Timer()
             half_timer.setSingleShot(True)
             half_timer.setInterval(timeout//2)
             half_timer.start()
diff --git a/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeparsers.py b/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeparsers.py
index f6130149c..64a2fa137 100644
--- a/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeparsers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/keyinput/test_modeparsers.py
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 
 from unittest import mock
 
-from qutebrowser.qt.core import Qt, QTimer
+from qutebrowser.qt.core import Qt
 from qutebrowser.qt.gui import QKeySequence
 
 import pytest
 
+from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes
 from qutebrowser.keyinput import modeparsers, keyutils
 from qutebrowser.config import configexc
 
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ class TestHintKeyParser:
                 assert not timer.isActive()
             elif behavior == 'timer_reset':
                 # Timer should be reset after handling the key
-                half_timer = QTimer()
+                half_timer = usertypes.Timer()
                 half_timer.setSingleShot(True)
                 half_timer.setInterval(timeout//2)
                 half_timer.start()