diff --git a/stdlib/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/builtins.pyi
index 53e00ec6a5a9..046c97d9a0ce 100644
--- a/stdlib/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/builtins.pyi
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ def min(iterable: Iterable[_T1], /, *, key: Callable[[_T1], SupportsRichComparis
 @overload
 def next(i: SupportsNext[_T], /) -> _T: ...
 @overload
-def next(i: SupportsNext[_T], default: _VT, /) -> _T | _VT: ...
+def next(i: SupportsNext[_T], default: _T, /) -> _T: ...
 def oct(number: int | SupportsIndex, /) -> str: ...
 
 _Opener: TypeAlias = Callable[[str, int], int]