diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a15b074db4..945d59a8fe 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -215,10 +215,6 @@ ignore = [
     "TID252"   # Prefer absolute imports over relative imports from parent modules
 ]
 future-annotations = true
-typing-modules = ["mqt.core._compat.typing"]
-
-[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-tidy-imports.banned-api]
-"typing.assert_never".msg = "Use mqt.core._compat.typing.assert_never instead."
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 known-first-party = ["mqt.core"]
diff --git a/python/mqt/core/_compat/typing.py b/python/mqt/core/_compat/typing.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c621a5170..0000000000
--- a/python/mqt/core/_compat/typing.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023 - 2026 Chair for Design Automation, TUM
-# Copyright (c) 2025 - 2026 Munich Quantum Software Company GmbH
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-# Licensed under the MIT License
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    from typing import assert_never
-elif TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import assert_never
-else:
-
-    def assert_never(_: object) -> None:
-        msg = "Expected code to be unreachable"
-        raise AssertionError(msg)
-
-
-__all__ = ["assert_never"]
-
-
-def __dir__() -> list[str]:
-    return __all__