diff --git a/tests/expr_and_series/rolling_var_test.py b/tests/expr_and_series/rolling_var_test.py
index 3c13663bdc..b38ba5f077 100644
--- a/tests/expr_and_series/rolling_var_test.py
+++ b/tests/expr_and_series/rolling_var_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import random
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import Any
 
 import hypothesis.strategies as st
 import pytest
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
     assert_equal_data,
 )
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from narwhals.typing import Frame
-
 pytest.importorskip("pandas")
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ def test_rolling_var_hypothesis(center: bool, values: list[float]) -> None:  # n
         .to_frame("a")
     )
 
-    result: Frame = nw.from_native(pa.Table.from_pandas(df)).select(
+    result = nw.from_native(pa.Table.from_pandas(df)).select(
         nw.col("a").rolling_var(
             window_size, center=center, min_samples=min_samples, ddof=ddof
         )
diff --git a/tests/frame/invalid_test.py b/tests/frame/invalid_test.py
index 45baf515e1..66617de921 100644
--- a/tests/frame/invalid_test.py
+++ b/tests/frame/invalid_test.py
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 from narwhals.exceptions import MultiOutputExpressionError
 from tests.utils import NUMPY_VERSION, POLARS_VERSION, Constructor
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from narwhals.typing import Frame
-
-
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
@@ -21,14 +17,14 @@
 )
 def test_all_vs_all(constructor: Constructor) -> None:
     data = {"a": [1, 3, 2], "b": [4, 4, 6]}
-    df: Frame = nw.from_native(constructor(data))
+    df = nw.from_native(constructor(data))
     with pytest.raises(MultiOutputExpressionError):
         df.lazy().select(nw.all() + nw.col("b", "a")).collect()
 
 
 def test_invalid() -> None:
     data = {"a": [1, 3, 2], "b": [4, 4, 6], "z": [7.0, 8.0, 9.0]}
-    df: Frame = nw.from_native(pd.DataFrame(data))
+    df = nw.from_native(pd.DataFrame(data))
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Multi-output"):
         df.select(nw.all() + nw.all())
 
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ def test_invalid_pyarrow() -> None:
     pytest.importorskip("pyarrow")
     import pyarrow as pa
 
-    df: Frame = nw.from_native(pa.table({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4]}))
+    df = nw.from_native(pa.table({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4]}))
     with pytest.raises(MultiOutputExpressionError):
         df.select(nw.all() + nw.all())
 
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ def test_invalid_polars() -> None:
     import polars as pl
 
     data = {"a": [1, 3, 2], "b": [4, 4, 6], "z": [7.0, 8.0, 9.0]}
-    df: Frame = nw.from_native(pd.DataFrame(data))
+    df = nw.from_native(pd.DataFrame(data))
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Perhaps you"):
         df.select([pl.col("a")])  # type: ignore[list-item]
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Expected Narwhals dtype"):
diff --git a/tests/series_only/is_ordered_categorical_test.py b/tests/series_only/is_ordered_categorical_test.py
index 7056fe442a..1d9cd487eb 100644
--- a/tests/series_only/is_ordered_categorical_test.py
+++ b/tests/series_only/is_ordered_categorical_test.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from tests.utils import POLARS_VERSION
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from narwhals.typing import IntoSeries
     from tests.utils import ConstructorEager
 
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ def test_is_ordered_categorical_polars() -> None:
     pytest.importorskip("polars")
     import polars as pl
 
-    s: IntoSeries | Any
     s = pl.Series(["a", "b"], dtype=pl.Categorical)
     if POLARS_VERSION < (1, 32):  # pragma: no cover
         assert nw.is_ordered_categorical(nw.from_native(s, series_only=True))
diff --git a/tests/translate/get_native_namespace_test.py b/tests/translate/get_native_namespace_test.py
index fbac957120..8193016be8 100644
--- a/tests/translate/get_native_namespace_test.py
+++ b/tests/translate/get_native_namespace_test.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import narwhals as nw
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from narwhals.typing import Frame
-    from tests.utils import Constructor
+    from tests.utils import Constructor, ConstructorEager
 
 
 data = {"a": [1, 2, 3]}
@@ -62,18 +61,18 @@ def test_native_namespace_frame(constructor: Constructor) -> None:
 
     expected_namespace = _get_expected_namespace(constructor_name=constructor_name)
 
-    df: Frame = nw.from_native(constructor(data))
+    df = nw.from_native(constructor(data))
     assert nw.get_native_namespace(df) is expected_namespace
     assert nw.get_native_namespace(df.to_native()) is expected_namespace
     assert nw.get_native_namespace(df.lazy().to_native()) is expected_namespace
 
 
-def test_native_namespace_series(constructor_eager: Constructor) -> None:
+def test_native_namespace_series(constructor_eager: ConstructorEager) -> None:
     constructor_name = constructor_eager.__name__
 
     expected_namespace = _get_expected_namespace(constructor_name=constructor_name)
 
-    df: Frame = nw.from_native(constructor_eager(data), eager_only=True)
+    df = nw.from_native(constructor_eager(data), eager_only=True)
 
     assert nw.get_native_namespace(df["a"].to_native()) is expected_namespace
     assert nw.get_native_namespace(df, df["a"].to_native()) is expected_namespace
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 43f74e3438..65e00142cc 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -210,11 +210,9 @@ def uses_pyarrow_backend(constructor: Constructor | ConstructorEager) -> bool:
 
 
 def maybe_collect(df: Frame) -> Frame:
-    """Collect the DataFrame if it is a LazyFrame.
+    """Collect to DataFrame if it is a LazyFrame.
 
     Use this function to test specific behaviors during collection.
     For example, Polars only errors when we call `collect` in the lazy case.
     """
-    if isinstance(df, nw.LazyFrame):
-        return df.collect()
-    return df  # pragma: no cover
+    return df.collect() if isinstance(df, nw.LazyFrame) else df
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
index 3dcc7ba287..c38d5e8475 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
     from narwhals._utils import _SupportsVersion
     from narwhals.series import Series
-    from narwhals.typing import IntoSeries
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ def test_maybe_set_index_polars_column_names(
     ],
 )
 def test_maybe_set_index_pandas_direct_index(
-    narwhals_index: Series[IntoSeries] | list[Series[IntoSeries]],
+    narwhals_index: Series[pd.Series[Any]] | list[Series[pd.Series[Any]]],
     pandas_index: pd.Series[Any] | list[pd.Series[Any]],
     native_df_or_series: pd.DataFrame | pd.Series[Any],
 ) -> None:
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ def test_maybe_set_index_pandas_direct_index(
     ],
 )
 def test_maybe_set_index_polars_direct_index(
-    index: Series[IntoSeries] | list[Series[IntoSeries]] | None,
+    index: Series[pd.Series[Any]] | list[Series[pd.Series[Any]]] | None,
 ) -> None:
     pytest.importorskip("polars")
     import polars as pl