diff --git a/setuptools/_path.py b/setuptools/_path.py
index 5a2bdbd0d4..b749c6c6a0 100644
--- a/setuptools/_path.py
+++ b/setuptools/_path.py
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
-    StrPath: TypeAlias = Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]  #  Same as _typeshed.StrPath
-else:
-    # Python 3.8 support
-    StrPath: TypeAlias = Union[str, os.PathLike]
+
+StrPath: TypeAlias = Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]  #  Same as _typeshed.StrPath
 
 
 def ensure_directory(path):