diff --git a/nireports/assembler/data/__init__.py b/nireports/assembler/data/__init__.py
index 5f59bfb6..ddb09c78 100644
--- a/nireports/assembler/data/__init__.py
+++ b/nireports/assembler/data/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 try:  # Prefer backport to leave consistency to dependency spec
     from importlib_resources import as_file, files
 except ImportError:
-    from importlib.resources import as_file, files  # type: ignore
+    from importlib.resources import as_file, files
 
 try:  # Prefer stdlib so Sphinx can link to authoritative documentation
     from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable