diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index 3b897dfff..07d86703f 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ from .threads import Thread
 from .sticker import GuildSticker, StandardSticker, StickerPack, _sticker_factory
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Self
     from .types.guild import Guild as GuildPayload
     from .abc import SnowflakeTime, Snowflake, PrivateChannel
     from .guild import GuildChannel
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ class Client:
         }
 
         self._enable_debug_events: bool = options.pop('enable_debug_events', False)
-        self._connection: ConnectionState[Self] = self._get_state(**options)
+        self._connection: ConnectionState = self._get_state(**options)
         self._connection.shard_count = self.shard_count
         self._closed: bool = False
         self._ready: asyncio.Event = asyncio.Event()
diff --git a/discord/interactions.py b/discord/interactions.py
index b952cffc6..d2c6bfd58 100644
--- a/discord/interactions.py
+++ b/discord/interactions.py
@@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     ]
 
 MISSING: Any = utils.MISSING
-ClientT = TypeVar('ClientT', bound='Client')
 
 
-class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
+class Interaction:
     """Represents a Discord interaction.
 
     An interaction happens when a user does an action that needs to
@@ -126,9 +125,9 @@ class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
         '_cs_channel',
     )
 
-    def __init__(self, *, data: InteractionPayload, state: ConnectionState[ClientT]):
-        self._state: ConnectionState[ClientT] = state
-        self._client: ClientT = state._get_client()
+    def __init__(self, *, data: InteractionPayload, state: ConnectionState):
+        self._state: ConnectionState = state
+        self._client: Client = state._get_client()
         self._session: ClientSession = state.http._HTTPClient__session  # type: ignore - Mangled attribute for __session
         self._original_message: Optional[InteractionMessage] = None
         self._from_data(data)
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
                 pass
 
     @property
-    def client(self) -> ClientT:
+    def client(self) -> Client:
         """:class:`Client`: The client that is handling this interaction."""
         return self._client
 
diff --git a/discord/shard.py b/discord/shard.py
index 923647763..9093b9c56 100644
--- a/discord/shard.py
+++ b/discord/shard.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ from .enums import Status
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Tuple, Type, Optional, List, Dict
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Self
     from .gateway import DiscordWebSocket
     from .activity import BaseActivity
     from .enums import Status
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ class AutoShardedClient(Client):
     """
 
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        _connection: AutoShardedConnectionState[Self]
+        _connection: AutoShardedConnectionState
 
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         kwargs.pop('shard_id', None)
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index f23a8402f..e3baa1d10 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     T = TypeVar('T')
     Channel = Union[GuildChannel, VocalGuildChannel, PrivateChannel, PartialMessageable]
 
-ClientT = TypeVar('ClientT', bound='Client')
-
 
 class ChunkRequest:
     def __init__(
@@ -159,10 +157,10 @@ async def logging_coroutine(coroutine: Coroutine[Any, Any, T], *, info: str) ->
         _log.exception('Exception occurred during %s', info)
 
 
-class ConnectionState(Generic[ClientT]):
+class ConnectionState:
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
         _get_websocket: Callable[..., DiscordWebSocket]
-        _get_client: Callable[..., ClientT]
+        _get_client: Callable[..., Client]
         _parsers: Dict[str, Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], None]]
 
     def __init__(
@@ -1487,7 +1485,7 @@ class ConnectionState(Generic[ClientT]):
         return Message(state=self, channel=channel, data=data)
 
 
-class AutoShardedConnectionState(ConnectionState[ClientT]):
+class AutoShardedConnectionState(ConnectionState):
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.shard_ids: Union[List[int], range] = []