diff --git a/src/_pytest/_code/code.py b/src/_pytest/_code/code.py
index bd7fac634..97985def1 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/_code/code.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/_code/code.py
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
     _TracebackStyle = Literal["long", "short", "line", "no", "native", "value", "auto"]
 
-BaseExceptionGroup: Type[BaseException]
-try:
-    BaseExceptionGroup = BaseExceptionGroup  # type: ignore
-except NameError:
+if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 11):
     from exceptiongroup import BaseExceptionGroup