diff --git a/django-stubs/contrib/staticfiles/finders.pyi b/django-stubs/contrib/staticfiles/finders.pyi
index 5a9d505b5..02691bda2 100644
--- a/django-stubs/contrib/staticfiles/finders.pyi
+++ b/django-stubs/contrib/staticfiles/finders.pyi
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Sequence, Tupl
 
 from django.core.checks.messages import CheckMessage
 from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage, Storage
-from django.utils._os import _PathCompatible
 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
     from typing_extensions import Literal
@@ -15,44 +14,42 @@ searched_locations: Any
 class BaseFinder:
     def check(self, **kwargs: Any) -> List[CheckMessage]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[False] = False) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...  # type: ignore
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[False] = ...) -> Optional[str]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[True] = ...) -> List[_PathCompatible]: ...
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[True]) -> List[str]: ...
     def list(self, ignore_patterns: Optional[Iterable[str]]) -> Iterable[Any]: ...
 
 class FileSystemFinder(BaseFinder):
-    locations: List[Tuple[str, _PathCompatible]] = ...
-    storages: Dict[_PathCompatible, Any] = ...
+    locations: List[Tuple[str, str]] = ...
+    storages: Dict[str, Any] = ...
     def __init__(self, app_names: Sequence[str] = ..., *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
-    def find_location(
-        self, root: _PathCompatible, path: str, prefix: Optional[str] = ...
-    ) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...
+    def find_location(self, root: str, path: str, prefix: Optional[str] = ...) -> Optional[str]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[False] = False) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...  # type: ignore
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[False] = ...) -> Optional[str]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[True] = ...) -> List[_PathCompatible]: ...
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[True]) -> List[str]: ...
     def list(self, ignore_patterns: Optional[Iterable[str]]) -> Iterable[Any]: ...
 
 class AppDirectoriesFinder(BaseFinder):
     storage_class: Type[FileSystemStorage] = ...
     source_dir: str = ...
     apps: List[str] = ...
-    storages: Dict[_PathCompatible, FileSystemStorage] = ...
+    storages: Dict[str, FileSystemStorage] = ...
     def __init__(self, app_names: Optional[Iterable[str]] = ..., *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
-    def find_in_app(self, app: str, path: _PathCompatible) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...
+    def find_in_app(self, app: str, path: str) -> Optional[str]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[False] = False) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...  # type: ignore
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[False] = ...) -> Optional[str]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[True] = ...) -> List[_PathCompatible]: ...
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[True]) -> List[str]: ...
     def list(self, ignore_patterns: Optional[Iterable[str]]) -> Iterable[Any]: ...
 
 class BaseStorageFinder(BaseFinder):
     storage: Storage = ...
     def __init__(self, storage: Optional[Storage] = ..., *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[False] = False) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...  # type: ignore
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[False] = ...) -> Optional[str]: ...
     @overload
-    def find(self, path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[True] = ...) -> List[_PathCompatible]: ...
+    def find(self, path: str, all: Literal[True]) -> List[str]: ...
     def list(self, ignore_patterns: Optional[Iterable[str]]) -> Iterable[Any]: ...
 
 class DefaultStorageFinder(BaseStorageFinder):
@@ -60,9 +57,9 @@ class DefaultStorageFinder(BaseStorageFinder):
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
 
 @overload
-def find(path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[False] = False) -> Optional[_PathCompatible]: ...  # type: ignore
+def find(path: str, all: Literal[False] = ...) -> Optional[str]: ...
 @overload
-def find(path: _PathCompatible, all: Literal[True] = ...) -> List[_PathCompatible]: ...
+def find(path: str, all: Literal[True]) -> List[str]: ...
 def get_finders() -> Iterator[BaseFinder]: ...
 @overload
 def get_finder(
diff --git a/tests/typecheck/contrib/staticfiles/test_finders.yml b/tests/typecheck/contrib/staticfiles/test_finders.yml
index 04dc5a48c..dc9bae135 100644
--- a/tests/typecheck/contrib/staticfiles/test_finders.yml
+++ b/tests/typecheck/contrib/staticfiles/test_finders.yml
@@ -2,38 +2,38 @@
     main: |
       from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
 
-      reveal_type(finders.find("filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
+      reveal_type(finders.find("filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"
 
       for finder in finders.get_finders():
-          reveal_type(finder.find("filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
+          reveal_type(finder.find("filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"
 
-      reveal_type(finders.FileSystemFinder().find("filepath")) # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
-      reveal_type(finders.AppDirectoriesFinder().find("filepath")) # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
-      reveal_type(finders.DefaultStorageFinder().find("filepath")) # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
+      reveal_type(finders.FileSystemFinder().find("filepath")) # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"
+      reveal_type(finders.AppDirectoriesFinder().find("filepath")) # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"
+      reveal_type(finders.DefaultStorageFinder().find("filepath")) # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"
 
 -   case: test_find_all
     main: |
       from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
 
-      reveal_type(finders.find("filepath", all=True))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str]]]"
+      reveal_type(finders.find("filepath", all=True))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[builtins.str]"
 
       for finder in finders.get_finders():
-          reveal_type(finder.find("filepath", all=True))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str]]]"
+          reveal_type(finder.find("filepath", all=True))  # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[builtins.str]"
 
-      reveal_type(finders.FileSystemFinder().find("filepath", all=True)) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str]]]"
-      reveal_type(finders.AppDirectoriesFinder().find("filepath", all=True)) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str]]]"
-      reveal_type(finders.DefaultStorageFinder().find("filepath", all=True)) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str]]]"
+      reveal_type(finders.FileSystemFinder().find("filepath", all=True)) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[builtins.str]"
+      reveal_type(finders.AppDirectoriesFinder().find("filepath", all=True)) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[builtins.str]"
+      reveal_type(finders.DefaultStorageFinder().find("filepath", all=True)) # N: Revealed type is "builtins.list[builtins.str]"
 
 -   case: test_file_system_finder  # test methods *only* on FileSystemFinder
     main: |
       from django.contrib.staticfiles.finders import FileSystemFinder
 
       finder = FileSystemFinder()
-      reveal_type(finder.find_location(".", "filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
+      reveal_type(finder.find_location(".", "filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"
 
 -   case: test_app_directories_finder  # test methods *only* on AppDirectoriesFinder
     main: |
       from django.contrib.staticfiles.finders import AppDirectoriesFinder
 
       finder = AppDirectoriesFinder()
-      reveal_type(finder.find_in_app("app", "filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, os.PathLike[builtins.str], None]"
+      reveal_type(finder.find_in_app("app", "filepath"))  # N: Revealed type is "Union[builtins.str, None]"