diff --git a/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py b/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py
index 1f721c65982d4..b8994e679d4b1 100644
--- a/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py
+++ b/pandas/io/excel/_calamine.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def load_workbook(
         from python_calamine import load_workbook
 
         return load_workbook(
-            filepath_or_buffer,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            filepath_or_buffer,
             **engine_kwargs,
         )