diff --git a/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py b/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py
index bc641ea..d510f31 100644
--- a/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py
+++ b/personal_python_ast_optimizer/parser/skipper.py
@@ -334,21 +334,23 @@ def visit_AnnAssign(self, node: ast.AnnAssign) -> ast.AST | None:
         if self._within_class and get_node_name(node.target) == "__slots__":
             remove_duplicate_slots(node, self.warn_unusual_code)
 
-        parsed_node: ast.AnnAssign = self.generic_visit(node)  # type: ignore
-
         if self.token_types_config.skip_type_hints:
+            node.annotation = None  # type: ignore
+            parsed_node: ast.AnnAssign = self.generic_visit(node)  # type: ignore
+
             if (
                 not parsed_node.value
                 and self._within_class
                 and not self._within_function
             ):
                 parsed_node.annotation = ast.Name("int")
+                return parsed_node
             elif parsed_node.value is None:
                 return None
             else:
                 return ast.Assign([parsed_node.target], parsed_node.value)
-
-        return parsed_node
+        else:
+            return self.generic_visit(node)
 
     def visit_AugAssign(self, node: ast.AugAssign) -> ast.AST | None:
         if get_node_name(node.target) in self.tokens_config.variables_to_skip:
diff --git a/tests/parser/test_imports.py b/tests/parser/test_imports.py
index fa2690b..26d1a0c 100644
--- a/tests/parser/test_imports.py
+++ b/tests/parser/test_imports.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_import_star():
     )
 
 
-def test_remove_unused_imports():
+def test_remove_unused_import():
 
     before_and_after = BeforeAndAfter(
         """
@@ -87,3 +87,39 @@ def test_remove_unused_imports():
         "if a==b:pass\nprint(a)",
     )
     run_minifier_and_assert_correct(before_and_after)
+
+
+def test_remove_unused_import_type_annotation():
+
+    before_and_after = BeforeAndAfter(
+        """
+import foo
+
+a: foo = bar()
+
+def asdf(a: foo) -> foo:
+    return a""",
+        """
+a=bar()
+def asdf(a):return a
+""".strip(),
+    )
+    run_minifier_and_assert_correct(before_and_after)
+
+
+def test_remove_unused_import_from_type_annotation():
+
+    before_and_after = BeforeAndAfter(
+        """
+from .typing import foo
+
+a: foo | None = bar()
+
+def asdf(a: foo) -> foo:
+    return a""",
+        """
+a=bar()
+def asdf(a):return a
+""".strip(),
+    )
+    run_minifier_and_assert_correct(before_and_after)
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 831446c..ac14c3d 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.0
+5.1.1