diff --git a/jwst/associations/association.py b/jwst/associations/association.py
index e6edce4b75..092d980b94 100644
--- a/jwst/associations/association.py
+++ b/jwst/associations/association.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Association(MutableMapping):
     attribute is not specified.
     """
 
-    ioregistry = IORegistry()
+    ioregistry: IORegistry = IORegistry()
     """The association IO registry"""
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/jwst/associations/association_io.py b/jwst/associations/association_io.py
index 5ce8c451a1..d768a20118 100644
--- a/jwst/associations/association_io.py
+++ b/jwst/associations/association_io.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
-__all__ = []
+__all__: list = []
 
 
 # Define JSON encoder to convert `Member` to `dict`
diff --git a/jwst/associations/lib/constraint.py b/jwst/associations/lib/constraint.py
index ed3c3d1c35..a3c270426f 100644
--- a/jwst/associations/lib/constraint.py
+++ b/jwst/associations/lib/constraint.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class SimpleConstraintABC(abc.ABC):
     """
 
     # Attributes to show in the string representation.
-    _str_attrs = ('name', 'value')
+    _str_attrs: tuple = ('name', 'value')
 
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         """Force creation of the constraint attribute dict before anything else."""
diff --git a/jwst/associations/tests/helpers.py b/jwst/associations/tests/helpers.py
index 11878d4dbe..82c77cc41a 100644
--- a/jwst/associations/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/jwst/associations/tests/helpers.py
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ class BasePoolRule():
 
     # Define the pools and testing parameters related to them.
     # Each entry is a tuple starting with the path of the pool.
-    pools = []
+    pools: list = []
 
     # Define the rules that SHOULD be present.
     # Each entry is the class name of the rule.
-    valid_rules = []
+    valid_rules: list = []
 
     def test_rules_exist(self):
         rules = registry_level3_only()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3042bec11f..a35d0da61d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -292,10 +292,7 @@ lint.ignore = [
 python_version = "3.12"
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
-disable_error_code = [
-    "import-untyped", # do not check imports
-    "attr-defined", # temporarily ignore jwst.datamodels not found errors, find better way later, remove before merge
-] 
+disable_error_code = "import-untyped" # do not check imports
 exclude = ["build"]
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
@@ -309,10 +306,10 @@ module = [
 ]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
 
-# be sure to remove before merge
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = ["jwst.associations.*", "jwst.lib.set_telescope_pointing"]
-ignore_errors = true
+# # be sure to remove before merge
+# [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+# module = ["jwst.lib.set_telescope_pointing"]
+# ignore_errors = true
 
 [tool.towncrier]
 filename = "CHANGES.rst"