diff --git a/beets/importer.py b/beets/importer.py
index fcf6835ca..af61afda2 100644
--- a/beets/importer.py
+++ b/beets/importer.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
-from typing import Iterable, Sequence
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 import mediafile
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ImportState:
     taghistory: set
     path: PathLike
 
-    def __init__(self, readonly=False, path: PathLike | None = None):
+    def __init__(self, readonly=False, path: Union[PathLike, None] = None):
         self.path = path or config["statefile"].as_filename()
         self._open()
 
@@ -182,19 +182,19 @@ class ImportSession(ABC):
     """
 
     logger: logging.Logger
-    paths: list[bytes] | None
+    paths: Union[list[bytes], None]
     lib: library.Library
 
-    _is_resuming: dict[bytes, bool]
+    _is_resuming: Dict[bytes, bool]
     _merged_items: set
     _merged_dirs: set
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         lib: library.Library,
-        loghandler: logging.Handler | None,
-        paths: Iterable[PathLike] | None,
-        query: dbcore.Query | None,
+        loghandler: Optional[logging.Handler],
+        paths: Optional[Sequence[PathLike]],
+        query: Optional[dbcore.Query],
     ):
         """Create a session.
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class ImportSession(ABC):
         else:
             self.paths = None
 
-    def _setup_logging(self, loghandler: logging.Handler | None):
+    def _setup_logging(self, loghandler: Optional[logging.Handler]):
         logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         logger.propagate = False
         if not loghandler:
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py b/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
index c6d48c3bd..1305a21d3 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_lyrics.py
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ import pytest
 
 from beets.library import Item
 from beets.test.helper import PluginMixin
-from beetsplug import lyrics
+
+try:
+    from beetsplug import lyrics
+except Exception:
+    pytest.skip("lyrics plugin couldn't be loaded", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 from .lyrics_pages import LyricsPage, lyrics_pages
 
@@ -69,9 +74,7 @@ class TestLyricsUtils:
             ("横山克", "Masaru Yokoyama", ["Masaru Yokoyama"]),
         ],
     )
-    def test_search_pairs_artists(
-        self, artist, artist_sort, expected_extra_artists
-    ):
+    def test_search_pairs_artists(self, artist, artist_sort, expected_extra_artists):
         item = Item(artist=artist, artist_sort=artist_sort, title="song")
 
         actual_artists = [a for a, _ in lyrics.search_pairs(item)]
@@ -96,9 +99,7 @@ class TestLyricsUtils:
     def test_search_pairs_titles(self, title, expected_extra_titles):
         item = Item(title=title, artist="A")
 
-        actual_titles = {
-            t: None for _, tit in lyrics.search_pairs(item) for t in tit
-        }
+        actual_titles = {t: None for _, tit in lyrics.search_pairs(item) for t in tit}
 
         assert list(actual_titles) == [title, *expected_extra_titles]
 
@@ -240,9 +241,7 @@ class LyricsBackendTest(LyricsPluginMixin):
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def lyrics_html(self, lyrics_root_dir, file_name):
-        return (lyrics_root_dir / f"{file_name}.txt").read_text(
-            encoding="utf-8"
-        )
+        return (lyrics_root_dir / f"{file_name}.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.on_lyrics_update