diff --git a/data_structures/heap/heap.py b/data_structures/heap/heap.py
index 7614e3d7f500..cc1e126ae1e8 100644
--- a/data_structures/heap/heap.py
+++ b/data_structures/heap/heap.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Protocol, TypeVar
 
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
 
 class Comparable(Protocol):
     @abstractmethod
@@ -11,9 +13,6 @@ def __gt__(self: T, other: T, /) -> bool:
         pass
 
 
-T = TypeVar("T", bound=Comparable)
-
-
 class Heap[T: Comparable]:
     """A Max Heap Implementation