diff --git a/databind/src/databind/json/converters.py b/databind/src/databind/json/converters.py
index 880723b..2d4a16f 100644
--- a/databind/src/databind/json/converters.py
+++ b/databind/src/databind/json/converters.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import datetime
 import decimal
 import enum
-from types import NoneType
 import typing as t
 
 from typeapi import (
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ class PlainDatatypeConverter(Converter):
         (int, float): float,
         (float, int): _int_lossless,
         (bool, bool): bool,
-        (NoneType, NoneType): lambda x: x,
+        (type(None), type(None)): lambda x: x,
     }
 
     # Used only during deserialization if the #fieldinfo.strict is disabled.
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ class PlainDatatypeConverter(Converter):
             (int, str): str,
             (float, str): str,
             (bool, str): str,
-            (NoneType, NoneType): lambda x: x,
+            (type(None), type(None)): lambda x: x,
         }
     )
 
diff --git a/databind/src/databind/json/tests/converters_test.py b/databind/src/databind/json/tests/converters_test.py
index 0fe1792..9ef970f 100644
--- a/databind/src/databind/json/tests/converters_test.py
+++ b/databind/src/databind/json/tests/converters_test.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import decimal
 import enum
 import sys
-from types import NoneType
 import typing as t
 import uuid
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ def test_plain_datatype_converter(direction: Direction) -> None:
             mapper.convert(direction, "foobar", int)
 
     # None should behave the same in both cases
-    assert mapper.convert(direction, None, NoneType) is None
+    assert mapper.convert(direction, None, type(None)) is None
     assert mapper.convert(direction, None, None) is None