diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 70001247553..e002ee364a3 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -1682,6 +1682,7 @@ function writeH2 (client, session, request) {
     return false
   }
 
+  /** @type {import('node:http2').ClientHttp2Stream} */
   let stream
   const h2State = client[kHTTP2SessionState]
 
@@ -1777,14 +1778,10 @@ function writeH2 (client, session, request) {
   const shouldEndStream = method === 'GET' || method === 'HEAD'
   if (expectContinue) {
     headers[HTTP2_HEADER_EXPECT] = '100-continue'
-    /**
-     * @type {import('node:http2').ClientHttp2Stream}
-     */
     stream = session.request(headers, { endStream: shouldEndStream, signal })
 
     stream.once('continue', writeBodyH2)
   } else {
-    /** @type {import('node:http2').ClientHttp2Stream} */
     stream = session.request(headers, {
       endStream: shouldEndStream,
       signal