diff --git a/data_structures/heap/heap.py b/data_structures/heap/heap.py
index 7614e3d7f500..bf2c14c40dc9 100644
--- a/data_structures/heap/heap.py
+++ b/data_structures/heap/heap.py
@@ -2,18 +2,15 @@
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from typing import Protocol, TypeVar
+from typing import Protocol
 
 
 class Comparable(Protocol):
     @abstractmethod
-    def __gt__(self: T, other: T, /) -> bool:
+    def __gt__(self, other: object, /) -> bool:
         pass
 
 
-T = TypeVar("T", bound=Comparable)
-
-
 class Heap[T: Comparable]:
     """A Max Heap Implementation