diff --git a/src/zope/interface/_compat.py b/src/zope/interface/_compat.py
index 9ea64442..fb147e15 100644
--- a/src/zope/interface/_compat.py
+++ b/src/zope/interface/_compat.py
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@
 import sys
 
 
-PY38 = (3, 8) <= sys.version_info < (3, 9)
-PY39 = (3, 9) <= sys.version_info < (3, 10)
-PY310 = (3, 10) <= sys.version_info < (3, 11)
-PY311 = (3, 11) <= sys.version_info < (3, 12)
-PY312 = (3, 12) <= sys.version_info < (3, 13)
-PY313 = (3, 13) <= sys.version_info < (3, 14)
+PY314_OR_GREATER = sys.version_info >= (3, 14)
 
 
 def _normalize_name(name):
diff --git a/src/zope/interface/common/builtins.py b/src/zope/interface/common/builtins.py
index a24fee20..bb473de2 100644
--- a/src/zope/interface/common/builtins.py
+++ b/src/zope/interface/common/builtins.py
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@
 """
 
 from zope.interface import classImplements
-from zope.interface._compat import PY38
-from zope.interface._compat import PY39
-from zope.interface._compat import PY310
-from zope.interface._compat import PY311
-from zope.interface._compat import PY312
-from zope.interface._compat import PY313
+from zope.interface._compat import PY314_OR_GREATER
 from zope.interface.common import collections
 from zope.interface.common import io
 from zope.interface.common import numbers
@@ -73,7 +68,7 @@ class ITextString(collections.ISequence):
     extra_classes = (str,)
 
 
-if PY38 or PY39 or PY310 or PY311 or PY312 or PY313:
+if not PY314_OR_GREATER:
     class IByteString(collections.IByteString):
         """
         Interface for immutable byte strings.
diff --git a/src/zope/interface/common/collections.py b/src/zope/interface/common/collections.py
index 4d96a31c..25ab31d1 100644
--- a/src/zope/interface/common/collections.py
+++ b/src/zope/interface/common/collections.py
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@
 from collections import UserString
 from collections import abc
 
-from zope.interface._compat import PY38
-from zope.interface._compat import PY39
-from zope.interface._compat import PY310
-from zope.interface._compat import PY311
-from zope.interface._compat import PY312
-from zope.interface._compat import PY313
+from zope.interface._compat import PY314_OR_GREATER
 from zope.interface.common import ABCInterface
 from zope.interface.common import optional
 
@@ -196,7 +191,7 @@ class IMutableSequence(ISequence):
     extra_classes = (UserList,)
 
 
-if PY38 or PY39 or PY310 or PY311 or PY312 or PY313:
+if not PY314_OR_GREATER:
     class IByteString(ISequence):
         """
         This unifies `bytes` and `bytearray`.
diff --git a/src/zope/interface/common/tests/test_builtins.py b/src/zope/interface/common/tests/test_builtins.py
index fe0755f2..3397839b 100644
--- a/src/zope/interface/common/tests/test_builtins.py
+++ b/src/zope/interface/common/tests/test_builtins.py
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@
 
 import unittest
 
-from zope.interface._compat import PY38
-from zope.interface._compat import PY39
-from zope.interface._compat import PY310
-from zope.interface._compat import PY311
-from zope.interface._compat import PY312
-from zope.interface._compat import PY313
+from zope.interface._compat import PY314_OR_GREATER
 from zope.interface.common import builtins
 
 from . import VerifyClassMixin
@@ -40,7 +35,7 @@ class TestVerifyClass(VerifyClassMixin,
     (builtins.IFile, ()),
 
 ]
-if PY38 or PY39 or PY310 or PY311 or PY312 or PY313:
+if not PY314_OR_GREATER:
     VERIFY_TESTS.append(
         (builtins.IByteString, (bytes,))
     )