diff --git a/zulip/zulip/examples/upload-file b/zulip/zulip/examples/upload-file
index 6cb98207..caf7445d 100755
--- a/zulip/zulip/examples/upload-file
+++ b/zulip/zulip/examples/upload-file
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import argparse
-from io import StringIO as _StringIO
+from io import StringIO
 from typing import IO, Any
 
 import zulip
 
-
-class StringIO(_StringIO):
-    name = ""  # https://github.com/python/typeshed/issues/598
-
-
 usage = """upload-file [options]
 
 Upload a file, and print the corresponding URI.