diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/training_trick_connector.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/training_trick_connector.py
index 733199c932..285ed5afbf 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/training_trick_connector.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/training_trick_connector.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-from typing import Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Dict, Union
 
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks import GradientAccumulationScheduler
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import GradClipAlgorithmType
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TrainingTricksConnector:
         gradient_clip_val: float,
         gradient_clip_algorithm: str,
         track_grad_norm: Union[int, float, str],
-        accumulate_grad_batches: Union[int, Dict[int, int], List[list]],
+        accumulate_grad_batches: Union[int, Dict[int, int]],
         terminate_on_nan: bool,
     ):
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TrainingTricksConnector:
         self.trainer.accumulate_grad_batches = accumulate_grad_batches
         self.configure_accumulated_gradients(accumulate_grad_batches)
 
-    def configure_accumulated_gradients(self, accumulate_grad_batches):
+    def configure_accumulated_gradients(self, accumulate_grad_batches: Union[int, Dict[int, int]]) -> None:
         if isinstance(accumulate_grad_batches, dict):
             self.trainer.accumulation_scheduler = GradientAccumulationScheduler(accumulate_grad_batches)
         elif isinstance(accumulate_grad_batches, int):
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
index 6b39bb5159..ac66b1083f 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Trainer(
         track_grad_norm: Union[int, float, str] = -1,
         check_val_every_n_epoch: int = 1,
         fast_dev_run: Union[int, bool] = False,
-        accumulate_grad_batches: Union[int, Dict[int, int], List[list]] = 1,
+        accumulate_grad_batches: Union[int, Dict[int, int]] = 1,
         max_epochs: Optional[int] = None,
         min_epochs: Optional[int] = None,
         max_steps: Optional[int] = None,