diff --git a/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.py b/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.py
index 1d0e6844798..692a21dfc58 100644
--- a/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.py
+++ b/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.py
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@ Custom for type checking. See stub file.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Generic, TypeVar
 
-_T = TypeVar("_T")
-
-
-class HassKey(str, Generic[_T]):
+class HassKey[_T](str):
     """Generic Hass key type.
 
     At runtime this is a generic subclass of str.
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ class HassKey(str, Generic[_T]):
     __slots__ = ()
 
 
-class HassEntryKey(str, Generic[_T]):
+class HassEntryKey[_T](str):
     """Key type for integrations with config entries.
 
     At runtime this is a generic subclass of str.
diff --git a/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.pyi b/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.pyi
index 0e8096eeeb6..5e48c1c0144 100644
--- a/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.pyi
+++ b/homeassistant/util/hass_dict.pyi
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "HassKey",
 ]
 
-_T = TypeVar("_T")
-_U = TypeVar("_U")
+_T = TypeVar("_T")  # needs to be invariant
 
 class _Key(Generic[_T]):
     """Base class for Hass key types. At runtime delegated to str."""
@@ -31,27 +30,29 @@ class HassDict(dict[_Key[Any] | str, Any]):
     """Custom dict type to provide better value type hints for Hass key types."""
 
     @overload  # type: ignore[override]
-    def __getitem__(self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], /) -> dict[str, _T]: ...
+    def __getitem__[_S](self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], /) -> dict[str, _S]: ...
     @overload
-    def __getitem__(self, key: HassKey[_T], /) -> _T: ...
+    def __getitem__[_S](self, key: HassKey[_S], /) -> _S: ...
     @overload
     def __getitem__(self, key: str, /) -> Any: ...
 
     # ------
     @overload  # type: ignore[override]
-    def __setitem__(self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], value: dict[str, _T], /) -> None: ...
+    def __setitem__[_S](
+        self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], value: dict[str, _S], /
+    ) -> None: ...
     @overload
-    def __setitem__(self, key: HassKey[_T], value: _T, /) -> None: ...
+    def __setitem__[_S](self, key: HassKey[_S], value: _S, /) -> None: ...
     @overload
     def __setitem__(self, key: str, value: Any, /) -> None: ...
 
     # ------
     @overload  # type: ignore[override]
-    def setdefault(
-        self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], default: dict[str, _T], /
-    ) -> dict[str, _T]: ...
+    def setdefault[_S](
+        self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], default: dict[str, _S], /
+    ) -> dict[str, _S]: ...
     @overload
-    def setdefault(self, key: HassKey[_T], default: _T, /) -> _T: ...
+    def setdefault[_S](self, key: HassKey[_S], default: _S, /) -> _S: ...
     @overload
     def setdefault(self, key: str, default: None = None, /) -> Any | None: ...
     @overload
@@ -59,13 +60,15 @@ class HassDict(dict[_Key[Any] | str, Any]):
 
     # ------
     @overload  # type: ignore[override]
-    def get(self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], /) -> dict[str, _T] | None: ...
+    def get[_S](self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], /) -> dict[str, _S] | None: ...
     @overload
-    def get(self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], default: _U, /) -> dict[str, _T] | _U: ...
+    def get[_S, _U](
+        self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], default: _U, /
+    ) -> dict[str, _S] | _U: ...
     @overload
-    def get(self, key: HassKey[_T], /) -> _T | None: ...
+    def get[_S](self, key: HassKey[_S], /) -> _S | None: ...
     @overload
-    def get(self, key: HassKey[_T], default: _U, /) -> _T | _U: ...
+    def get[_S, _U](self, key: HassKey[_S], default: _U, /) -> _S | _U: ...
     @overload
     def get(self, key: str, /) -> Any | None: ...
     @overload
@@ -73,23 +76,25 @@ class HassDict(dict[_Key[Any] | str, Any]):
 
     # ------
     @overload  # type: ignore[override]
-    def pop(self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], /) -> dict[str, _T]: ...
+    def pop[_S](self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], /) -> dict[str, _S]: ...
     @overload
-    def pop(
-        self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], default: dict[str, _T], /
-    ) -> dict[str, _T]: ...
+    def pop[_S](
+        self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], default: dict[str, _S], /
+    ) -> dict[str, _S]: ...
     @overload
-    def pop(self, key: HassEntryKey[_T], default: _U, /) -> dict[str, _T] | _U: ...
+    def pop[_S, _U](
+        self, key: HassEntryKey[_S], default: _U, /
+    ) -> dict[str, _S] | _U: ...
     @overload
-    def pop(self, key: HassKey[_T], /) -> _T: ...
+    def pop[_S](self, key: HassKey[_S], /) -> _S: ...
     @overload
-    def pop(self, key: HassKey[_T], default: _T, /) -> _T: ...
+    def pop[_S](self, key: HassKey[_S], default: _S, /) -> _S: ...
     @overload
-    def pop(self, key: HassKey[_T], default: _U, /) -> _T | _U: ...
+    def pop[_S, _U](self, key: HassKey[_S], default: _U, /) -> _S | _U: ...
     @overload
     def pop(self, key: str, /) -> Any: ...
     @overload
-    def pop(self, key: str, default: _U, /) -> Any | _U: ...
+    def pop[_U](self, key: str, default: _U, /) -> Any | _U: ...
 
 def _test_hass_dict_typing() -> None:  # noqa: PYI048
     """Test HassDict overloads work as intended.