diff --git a/src/openrtc/provider_types.py b/src/openrtc/provider_types.py
index dc81b26..63d876d 100644
--- a/src/openrtc/provider_types.py
+++ b/src/openrtc/provider_types.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any, TypeAlias
+from typing import TypeAlias
 
 # Values accepted for STT, LLM, and TTS configuration:
 # - Provider ID strings (e.g. ``"openai/gpt-4o-mini-transcribe"``) used by LiveKit
 #   routing and the OpenRTC CLI defaults.
 # - Concrete LiveKit plugin instances (e.g. ``livekit.plugins.openai.STT(...)``).
-# ``Any`` covers third-party plugin classes without enumerating them here; use
-# strings when you want the type checker to stay precise.
-ProviderValue: TypeAlias = str | Any
+# ``object`` allows any third-party plugin class without enumerating them here;
+# use strings when you want the type checker to stay precise.
+ProviderValue: TypeAlias = str | object
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6907688..c1e6148 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 """Pytest configuration and shared fixtures.
 
 LiveKit SDK shim (below): if ``livekit.agents`` cannot be imported, we register a
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@
 release; use the shim mainly for documented minimal environments.
 """
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import importlib
 import sys
 import types