diff --git a/tools/batch-rebase b/tools/batch-rebase
index 03ec4a489fe2484eb928e593150834fdfee05644..d5cc3a3d7276d6b3ac9ec739f8318458888a67cb 100755
--- a/tools/batch-rebase
+++ b/tools/batch-rebase
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import functools
 import textwrap
 import logging
 import contextlib
+import typing
 
 from lisa.conf import SimpleMultiSrcConf, KeyDesc, LevelKeyDesc, TopLevelKeyDesc
-from lisa._generic import TypedList
 
 def info(msg):
     logging.info(msg)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class BatchRebaseManifest(SimpleMultiSrcConf):
         ]),
         LevelKeyDesc('resume', 'Internal state used for resuming after a conflict', [
             KeyDesc('conflict-topic', 'Topic where the conflict happened', [str]),
-            KeyDesc('persistent-refs', 'List of references that needs to be pushed back to the main repo', [TypedList[str]]),
+            KeyDesc('persistent-refs', 'List of references that needs to be pushed back to the main repo', [typing.Sequence[str]]),
             LevelKeyDesc('tags', 'Topic branch tags', [
                 KeyDesc('persistent', 'whether tags should be pushed back or not', [bool]),
                 KeyDesc('suffix', 'suffix to use for tags, or None', [str]),