diff --git a/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
index a27f7aae9dc..87d2420dc9e 100644
--- a/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from . import _imaging
+    from ._typing import Buffer
 
 
 class LoadingStrategy(IntEnum):
@@ -1157,18 +1158,9 @@ def getdata(
     class Collector(BytesIO):
         data = []
 
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
-            from collections.abc import Buffer
-
-            def write(self, data: Buffer) -> int:
-                self.data.append(data)
-                return len(data)
-
-        else:
-
-            def write(self, data: Any) -> int:
-                self.data.append(data)
-                return len(data)
+        def write(self, data: Buffer) -> int:
+            self.data.append(data)
+            return len(data)
 
     im.load()  # make sure raster data is available
 
diff --git a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
index 53f6ae621c7..726c556614e 100644
--- a/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/TiffImagePlugin.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 from .TiffTags import TYPES
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from ._typing import IntegralLike
+    from ._typing import Buffer, IntegralLike
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -2108,17 +2108,9 @@ def skipIFDs(self) -> None:
             num_tags = self.readShort()
             self.f.seek(num_tags * 12, os.SEEK_CUR)
 
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
-        from collections.abc import Buffer
-
         def write(self, data: Buffer, /) -> int:
             return self.f.write(data)
 
-    else:
-
-        def write(self, data: Any, /) -> int:
-            return self.f.write(data)
-
     def readShort(self) -> int:
         (value,) = struct.unpack(self.shortFmt, self.f.read(2))
         return value
diff --git a/src/PIL/_typing.py b/src/PIL/_typing.py
index 093778464da..f3e7367fe00 100644
--- a/src/PIL/_typing.py
+++ b/src/PIL/_typing.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     except (ImportError, AttributeError):
         pass
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
+    from collections.abc import Buffer
+else:
+    Buffer = Any
+
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
     from typing import TypeGuard
 else: