diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 667d105011..cb14769560 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Removed `typing_extensions` from runtime dependencies https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/3763
 - Live objects (including Progress) may now be nested https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/3768
 
 ## [14.0.0] - 2025-03-30
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 9893915a4a..10268ddc9b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ The following people have contributed to the development of Rich:
 - [Louis Sautier](https://github.com/sbraz)
 - [Tim Savage](https://github.com/timsavage)
 - [Anthony Shaw](https://github.com/tonybaloney)
+- [Damian Shaw](https://github.com/notatallshaw)
 - [Nicolas Simonds](https://github.com/0xDEC0DE)
 - [Aaron Stephens](https://github.com/aaronst)
 - [Karolina Surma](https://github.com/befeleme)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 6f82deda28..cf89231413 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
-import sys
-
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from importlib.metadata import Distribution
-else:
-    from importlib_metadata import Distribution
+from importlib.metadata import Distribution
 
 html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
 
diff --git a/examples/top_lite_simulator.py b/examples/top_lite_simulator.py
index 147cbb0f96..f3eec0d19a 100644
--- a/examples/top_lite_simulator.py
+++ b/examples/top_lite_simulator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Lite simulation of the top linux command."""
 import datetime
 import random
-import sys
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -9,11 +8,7 @@
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.live import Live
 from rich.table import Table
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
+from typing import Literal
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 689b7aefbf..7cd4cb2907 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -971,4 +971,4 @@ jupyter = ["ipywidgets"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = ">=3.8.0"
-content-hash = "88737d425a4f8d5b3b82a50e3895bbad0088a8868f7637f425a429a2e2299c45"
+content-hash = "2e87c73a127b5e6456de92c6cab8e8be8f746f2c4d792ae0563ae74e19593e4c"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 41ccb1fafb..65c9623b90 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ include = ["rich/py.typed"]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.8.0"
-typing-extensions = { version = ">=4.0.0, <5.0", python = "<3.11" }
 pygments = "^2.13.0"
 ipywidgets = { version = ">=7.5.1,<9", optional = true }
 markdown-it-py = ">=2.2.0"
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ pytest-cov = "^3.0.0"
 attrs = "^21.4.0"
 pre-commit = "^2.17.0"
 asv = "^0.5.1"
+typing-extensions = ">=4.0.0, <5.0"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
diff --git a/rich/_ratio.py b/rich/_ratio.py
index e12397af6f..5fd5a383d2 100644
--- a/rich/_ratio.py
+++ b/rich/_ratio.py
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-import sys
 from fractions import Fraction
 from math import ceil
-from typing import cast, List, Optional, Sequence
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Protocol
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Protocol  # pragma: no cover
+from typing import cast, List, Optional, Sequence, Protocol
 
 
 class Edge(Protocol):
diff --git a/rich/align.py b/rich/align.py
index fac50b1e36..cb5f31d639 100644
--- a/rich/align.py
+++ b/rich/align.py
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-import sys
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, Optional
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal  # pragma: no cover
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, Optional, Literal
 
 from .constrain import Constrain
 from .jupyter import JupyterMixin
diff --git a/rich/box.py b/rich/box.py
index aa4ada32ed..82555b61cd 100644
--- a/rich/box.py
+++ b/rich/box.py
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, List
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal  # pragma: no cover
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, List, Literal
 
 
 from ._loop import loop_last
diff --git a/rich/console.py b/rich/console.py
index 6d335b3068..5929fb1c56 100644
--- a/rich/console.py
+++ b/rich/console.py
@@ -33,15 +33,7 @@
 )
 
 from rich._null_file import NULL_FILE
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal, Protocol, runtime_checkable
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import (
-        Literal,
-        Protocol,
-        runtime_checkable,
-    )  # pragma: no cover
+from typing import Literal, Protocol, runtime_checkable
 
 from . import errors, themes
 from ._emoji_replace import _emoji_replace
diff --git a/rich/control.py b/rich/control.py
index a8a912553a..248b0f595a 100644
--- a/rich/control.py
+++ b/rich/control.py
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-import sys
 import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Union
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Final
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Final  # pragma: no cover
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Union, Final
 
 from .segment import ControlCode, ControlType, Segment
 
diff --git a/rich/emoji.py b/rich/emoji.py
index d5a1062a96..9433e6fb3f 100644
--- a/rich/emoji.py
+++ b/rich/emoji.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union, Literal
 
 from .jupyter import JupyterMixin
 from .segment import Segment
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 from ._emoji_codes import EMOJI
 from ._emoji_replace import _emoji_replace
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal  # pragma: no cover
-
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .console import Console, ConsoleOptions, RenderResult
diff --git a/rich/live_render.py b/rich/live_render.py
index 4284cccc4b..d3da5111d8 100644
--- a/rich/live_render.py
+++ b/rich/live_render.py
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import sys
-from typing import Optional, Tuple
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal  # pragma: no cover
+from typing import Optional, Tuple, Literal
 
 
 from ._loop import loop_last
diff --git a/rich/markdown.py b/rich/markdown.py
index 26c58d1558..12496487b2 100644
--- a/rich/markdown.py
+++ b/rich/markdown.py
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
-from typing import ClassVar, Iterable
+from typing import ClassVar, Iterable, get_args
 
 from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
 from markdown_it.token import Token
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import get_args
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import get_args  # pragma: no cover
-
 from rich.table import Table
 
 from . import box
diff --git a/rich/progress.py b/rich/progress.py
index 1e92eb6b13..a529b24496 100644
--- a/rich/progress.py
+++ b/rich/progress.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import io
-import sys
 import typing
 import warnings
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 from threading import Event, RLock, Thread
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
     BinaryIO,
     Callable,
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
     Generic,
     Iterable,
     List,
+    Literal,
     NamedTuple,
     NewType,
     Optional,
@@ -34,14 +37,8 @@
     Union,
 )
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal  # pragma: no cover
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    from typing import Self
-else:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # Can be replaced with `from typing import Self` in Python 3.11+
     from typing_extensions import Self  # pragma: no cover
 
 from . import filesize, get_console
diff --git a/tests/test_syntax.py b/tests/test_syntax.py
index 64288b3faa..04edb9cc3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_syntax.py
+++ b/tests/test_syntax.py
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
 )
 
 from .render import render
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from importlib.metadata import Distribution
-else:
-    from importlib_metadata import Distribution
+from importlib.metadata import Distribution
 
 PYGMENTS_VERSION = Distribution.from_name("pygments").version
 OLD_PYGMENTS = PYGMENTS_VERSION == "2.13.0"