diff --git a/swh/__init__.py b/swh/__init__.py
index 8d9f1510..b36383a6 100644
--- a/swh/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 from pkgutil import extend_path
-from typing import List
 
-__path__: List[str] = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+__path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 105f1be9..e3776a0b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,82 +1,82 @@
 [tox]
 envlist=flake8,mypy,py3-django2,py3-django3
 
 [testenv]
 extras =
   testing
 deps =
   # the dependency below is needed for now as a workaround for
   #   https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6239
   swh.core[http] >= 0.3
   swh.scheduler[testing] >= 0.5.0
   dev: pdbpp
   pytest-cov
   django2: Django>=2,<3
   django3: Django>=3,<4
 commands =
   pytest \
   !dev: --cov {envsitepackagesdir}/swh/deposit --cov-branch \
         {envsitepackagesdir}/swh/deposit \
         {posargs}
 
 [testenv:black]
 skip_install = true
 deps =
   black==19.10b0
 commands =
   {envpython} -m black --check swh
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 skip_install = true
 deps =
   flake8
 commands =
   {envpython} -m flake8 \
     --exclude=.tox,.git,__pycache__,.tox,.eggs,*.egg,swh/deposit/migrations
 
 [testenv:mypy]
 setenv = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=swh.deposit.settings.testing
 extras =
   testing
 deps =
-  mypy
+  mypy==0.920
 commands =
   mypy swh
 
 # build documentation outside swh-environment using the current
 # git HEAD of swh-docs, is executed on CI for each diff to prevent
 # breaking doc build
 [testenv:sphinx]
 whitelist_externals = make
 usedevelop = true
 extras =
   testing
 deps =
   # fetch and install swh-docs in develop mode
   -e git+https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-docs#egg=swh.docs
 
 setenv =
   SWH_PACKAGE_DOC_TOX_BUILD = 1
   # turn warnings into errors
   SPHINXOPTS = -W
 commands =
   make -I ../.tox/sphinx/src/swh-docs/swh/ -C docs
 
 
 # build documentation only inside swh-environment using local state
 # of swh-docs package
 [testenv:sphinx-dev]
 whitelist_externals = make
 usedevelop = true
 extras =
   testing
 deps =
   # install swh-docs in develop mode
   -e ../swh-docs
 
 setenv =
   SWH_PACKAGE_DOC_TOX_BUILD = 1
   # turn warnings into errors
   SPHINXOPTS = -W
 commands =
   make -I ../.tox/sphinx-dev/src/swh-docs/swh/ -C docs