diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py
index 3ae830ba9..b9348d3ed 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, Mapping, Optional, cast
 
 from jsonschema import Draft7Validator, ValidationError, validators
+from jsonschema.protocols import Validator
 from referencing import Registry, Resource
 from referencing._core import Resolver
 from referencing.exceptions import Unresolvable
@@ -17,12 +18,6 @@
 
 from .schema_helpers import get_ref_resolver_registry
 
-try:
-    from jsonschema.validators import Validator
-except:
-    from jsonschema import Validator
-
-
 MAX_NESTING_DEPTH = 3
 json_to_python_simple = {
     "string": str,