diff --git a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
index d127175eb..232cbb16c 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ def test_shape1() -> None:
     x3, y3 = 95, 5
 
     # Act
-    assert ImageDraw.Outline is not None
     s = ImageDraw.Outline()
     s.move(x0, y0)
     s.curve(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3)
@@ -470,7 +469,6 @@ def test_shape2() -> None:
     x3, y3 = 5, 95
 
     # Act
-    assert ImageDraw.Outline is not None
     s = ImageDraw.Outline()
     s.move(x0, y0)
     s.curve(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3)
@@ -489,7 +487,6 @@ def test_transform() -> None:
     draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
 
     # Act
-    assert ImageDraw.Outline is not None
     s = ImageDraw.Outline()
     s.line(0, 0)
     s.transform((0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
@@ -1526,7 +1523,6 @@ def test_same_color_outline(bbox: Coords) -> None:
     x2, y2 = 95, 50
     x3, y3 = 95, 5
 
-    assert ImageDraw.Outline is not None
     s = ImageDraw.Outline()
     s.move(x0, y0)
     s.curve(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3)
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index 742b5f587..c4ebc5931 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ from ._deprecate import deprecate
 from ._typing import Coords
 
 # experimental access to the outline API
-Outline: Callable[[], Image.core._Outline] | None
-try:
-    Outline = Image.core.outline
-except AttributeError:
-    Outline = None
+Outline: Callable[[], Image.core._Outline] = Image.core.outline
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from . import ImageDraw2, ImageFont