diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index df34d4fa8e..a5dd04b0a7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         'html5lib',
         'flake8>=3.5.0',
         'flake8-import-order',
-        'mypy>=0.750',
+        'mypy>=0.761',
         'docutils-stubs',
     ],
 }
diff --git a/sphinx/pycode/parser.py b/sphinx/pycode/parser.py
index 0dc07751e5..534f2310ac 100644
--- a/sphinx/pycode/parser.py
+++ b/sphinx/pycode/parser.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class TokenProcessor:
     def __init__(self, buffers: List[str]) -> None:
         lines = iter(buffers)
         self.buffers = buffers
-        self.tokens = tokenize.generate_tokens(lambda: next(lines))  # type: ignore
+        self.tokens = tokenize.generate_tokens(lambda: next(lines))
         self.current = None     # type: Token
         self.previous = None    # type: Token