diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index d51a0c6fb..f3bccd824 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -493,11 +493,7 @@ protected:
                 } else {
                     std::string tname(t->name());
                     detail::clean_type_id(tname);
-                    if (detail::cpp_name_needs_typing_annotated(tname.c_str())) {
-                        signature += "Annotated[Any, CppTypePybind11(\"" + tname + "\")]";
-                    } else {
-                        signature += tname;
-                    }
+                    signature += "Annotated[Any, CppTypePybind11(\"" + tname + "\")]";
                 }
             } else {
                 signature += c;
diff --git a/include/pybind11/typing.h b/include/pybind11/typing.h
index c489c6d3a..b7b1a4e54 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/typing.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/typing.h
@@ -113,15 +113,5 @@ struct handle_type_name<typing::Callable<Return(Args...)>> {
                                  + const_name("]");
 };
 
-inline bool cpp_name_needs_typing_annotated(const char *cpp_name) {
-    while (*cpp_name != '\0') {
-        char c = *cpp_name++;
-        if (c == ':' || c == '<') { // Assuming valid names, there is no need to check for '>'.
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(detail)
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)