diff --git a/src/aiida/common/datastructures.py b/src/aiida/common/datastructures.py
index 731b1a82b..abd4f2abf 100644
--- a/src/aiida/common/datastructures.py
+++ b/src/aiida/common/datastructures.py
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ class CalcInfo(DefaultFieldsAttributeDict):
     )
 
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        from aiida.orm.nodes.process.calculation.calcjob import RetrievedList
+
         job_environment: None | dict[str, str]
         email: None | str
         email_on_started: bool
@@ -154,8 +156,8 @@ class CalcInfo(DefaultFieldsAttributeDict):
         max_wallclock_seconds: None | int
         max_memory_kb: None | int
         rerunnable: bool
-        retrieve_list: None | list[str | tuple[str, str, str]]
-        retrieve_temporary_list: None | list[str | tuple[str, str, str]]
+        retrieve_list: RetrievedList
+        retrieve_temporary_list: RetrievedList
         local_copy_list: None | list[tuple[str, str, str]]
         remote_copy_list: None | list[tuple[str, str, str]]
         remote_symlink_list: None | list[tuple[str, str, str]]
diff --git a/src/aiida/engine/daemon/execmanager.py b/src/aiida/engine/daemon/execmanager.py
index ed141bb89..89592727a 100644
--- a/src/aiida/engine/daemon/execmanager.py
+++ b/src/aiida/engine/daemon/execmanager.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from logging import LoggerAdapter
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile, TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Sequence, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, cast
 from typing import Mapping as MappingType
 
 from aiida.common import AIIDA_LOGGER, exceptions
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from aiida.schedulers.datastructures import JobState
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from aiida.orm.nodes.process.calculation.calcjob import RetrievedList
     from aiida.transports import Transport
 
 REMOTE_WORK_DIRECTORY_LOST_FOUND = 'lost+found'
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ def retrieve_files_from_list(
     calculation: CalcJobNode,
     transport: Transport,
     folder: str,
-    retrieve_list: Sequence[str | tuple[str, str, int | None]] | None,
+    retrieve_list: RetrievedList,
 ) -> None:
     """Retrieve all the files in the retrieve_list from the remote into the
     local folder instance through the transport. The entries in the retrieve_list
diff --git a/src/aiida/orm/nodes/process/calculation/calcjob.py b/src/aiida/orm/nodes/process/calculation/calcjob.py
index e1f7ff735..6e319c2ad 100644
--- a/src/aiida/orm/nodes/process/calculation/calcjob.py
+++ b/src/aiida/orm/nodes/process/calculation/calcjob.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 ###########################################################################
 """Module with `Node` sub class for calculation job processes."""
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import datetime
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, AnyStr, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Type, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, AnyStr, Dict, List, MutableSequence, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
 from aiida.common import exceptions
 from aiida.common.datastructures import CalcJobState
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@
 
 __all__ = ('CalcJobNode',)
 
+RetrievedList = MutableSequence[str | tuple[str, str, int | None]] | None
+
 
 class CalcJobNodeCaching(ProcessNodeCaching):
     """Interface to control caching of a node instance."""
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ def get_remote_workdir(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self.base.attributes.get(self.REMOTE_WORKDIR_KEY, None)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _validate_retrieval_directive(directives: Sequence[Union[str, Tuple[str, str, str]]]) -> None:
+    def _validate_retrieval_directive(directives: RetrievedList) -> None:
         """Validate a list or tuple of file retrieval directives.
 
         :param directives: a list or tuple of file retrieval directives
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ def _validate_retrieval_directive(directives: Sequence[Union[str, Tuple[str, str
             if not isinstance(directive[2], (int, type(None))):
                 raise ValueError('invalid directive, third element has to be an integer representing the depth')
 
-    def set_retrieve_list(self, retrieve_list: Sequence[Union[str, Tuple[str, str, str]]]) -> None:
+    def set_retrieve_list(self, retrieve_list: RetrievedList) -> None:
         """Set the retrieve list.
 
         This list of directives will instruct the daemon what files to retrieve after the calculation has completed.
@@ -312,14 +316,14 @@ def set_retrieve_list(self, retrieve_list: Sequence[Union[str, Tuple[str, str, s
         self._validate_retrieval_directive(retrieve_list)
         self.base.attributes.set(self.RETRIEVE_LIST_KEY, retrieve_list)
 
-    def get_retrieve_list(self) -> Sequence[str | tuple[str, str, int | None]] | None:
+    def get_retrieve_list(self) -> RetrievedList:
         """Return the list of files/directories to be retrieved on the cluster after the calculation has completed.
 
         :return: a list of file directives
         """
         return self.base.attributes.get(self.RETRIEVE_LIST_KEY, None)
 
-    def set_retrieve_temporary_list(self, retrieve_temporary_list: Sequence[Union[str, Tuple[str, str, str]]]) -> None:
+    def set_retrieve_temporary_list(self, retrieve_temporary_list: RetrievedList) -> None:
         """Set the retrieve temporary list.
 
         The retrieve temporary list stores files that are retrieved after completion and made available during parsing
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ def set_retrieve_temporary_list(self, retrieve_temporary_list: Sequence[Union[st
         self._validate_retrieval_directive(retrieve_temporary_list)
         self.base.attributes.set(self.RETRIEVE_TEMPORARY_LIST_KEY, retrieve_temporary_list)
 
-    def get_retrieve_temporary_list(self) -> Sequence[str | tuple[str, str, int | None]] | None:
+    def get_retrieve_temporary_list(self) -> RetrievedList:
         """Return list of files to be retrieved from the cluster which will be available during parsing.
 
         :return: a list of file directives