diff --git a/slpkg/utilities.py b/slpkg/utilities.py
index 07010416..2217183d 100644
--- a/slpkg/utilities.py
+++ b/slpkg/utilities.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import fnmatch
 import logging
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Generator, Union
+from typing import Generator
 
 from slpkg.configs import Configs
 from slpkg.blacklist import Blacklist
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Utilities(Configs):
                              self.__class__.read_packages_from_file.__name__)
             self.errors.raise_error_message(f"No such file or directory: '{file}'", exit_status=20)
 
-    def read_file(self, file: Union[str, Path]) -> list:
+    def read_file(self, file: Path) -> list:
         """ Reads the text file. """
         try:
             with open(file, 'r', encoding='utf-8', errors='replace') as f: