diff --git a/sentry_sdk/_compat.py b/sentry_sdk/_compat.py
index 6a016c22d5..9640415603 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/_compat.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/_compat.py
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Any, TypeVar
-
-    T = TypeVar("T")
-
 
 PY37 = sys.version_info[0] == 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 7
 PY38 = sys.version_info[0] == 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 8
@@ -13,14 +6,6 @@
 PY311 = sys.version_info[0] == 3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 11
 
 
-def with_metaclass(meta: "Any", *bases: "Any") -> "Any":
-    class MetaClass(type):
-        def __new__(metacls: "Any", name: "Any", this_bases: "Any", d: "Any") -> "Any":
-            return meta(name, bases, d)
-
-    return type.__new__(MetaClass, "temporary_class", (), {})
-
-
 def check_uwsgi_thread_support() -> bool:
     # We check two things here:
     #