diff --git a/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py b/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py
index 4ecf3d065..be35f513b 100644
--- a/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py
+++ b/src/crewai/memory/external/external_memory.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Self
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from crewai.memory.external.external_memory_item import ExternalMemoryItem
 from crewai.memory.memory import Memory
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ExternalMemory(Memory):
     def reset(self) -> None:
         self.storage.reset()
 
-    def set_crew(self, crew: Any) -> Self:
+    def set_crew(self, crew: Any) -> "ExternalMemory":
         super().set_crew(crew)
 
         if not self.storage:
diff --git a/src/crewai/memory/memory.py b/src/crewai/memory/memory.py
index ba8c10a29..20538a186 100644
--- a/src/crewai/memory/memory.py
+++ b/src/crewai/memory/memory.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Self
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ class Memory(BaseModel):
             query=query, limit=limit, score_threshold=score_threshold
         )
 
-    def set_crew(self, crew: Any) -> Self:
+    def set_crew(self, crew: Any) -> "Memory":
         self.crew = crew
         return self