diff --git a/falcon/_typing_extensions.py b/falcon/_typing_extensions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e87d3af0e..000000000
--- a/falcon/_typing_extensions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):  # pragma: nocover
-    from typing_extensions import Protocol as Protocol
-else:
-    from typing import Protocol as Protocol
diff --git a/falcon/hooks.py b/falcon/hooks.py
index 9634e4a11..1b2b2ea6d 100644
--- a/falcon/hooks.py
+++ b/falcon/hooks.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     cast,
     Dict,
     List,
+    Protocol,
     Tuple,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
 )
 
-from falcon._typing_extensions import Protocol
 from falcon.constants import COMBINED_METHODS
 from falcon.util.misc import get_argnames
 from falcon.util.sync import _wrap_non_coroutine_unsafe
diff --git a/falcon/typing.py b/falcon/typing.py
index 8d2785853..1c92686c7 100644
--- a/falcon/typing.py
+++ b/falcon/typing.py
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@
     Dict,
     List,
     Pattern,
+    Protocol,
     Tuple,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Union,
 )
 
-from falcon._typing_extensions import Protocol
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import falcon as wsgi
     from falcon import asgi