diff --git a/treelib/node.py b/treelib/node.py
index b2428cd..eba6b47 100644
--- a/treelib/node.py
+++ b/treelib/node.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def set_predecessor(self, nid: Optional[str], tree_id: Optional[str]) -> None:
         """Set the value of `_predecessor`."""
         self._predecessor[tree_id] = nid
 
-    def successors(self, tree_id: Optional[str]) -> list[str]:
+    def successors(self, tree_id: Optional[str]):
         """
         With a getting operator, a list of IDs of node's children is obtained. With
         a setting operator, the value can be list, set, or dict. For list or set,