diff --git a/pandas/io/formats/printing.py b/pandas/io/formats/printing.py
index 77431533e703a..1753cdf86a282 100644
--- a/pandas/io/formats/printing.py
+++ b/pandas/io/formats/printing.py
@@ -491,17 +491,13 @@ def _justify(
         max_length = [max(x, y) for x, y in zip(max_length, length)]
 
     # justify each item in each list-like in head and tail using max_length
-    head = [
+    head_tuples = [
         tuple(x.rjust(max_len) for x, max_len in zip(seq, max_length)) for seq in head
     ]
-    tail = [
+    tail_tuples = [
         tuple(x.rjust(max_len) for x, max_len in zip(seq, max_length)) for seq in tail
     ]
-    # https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/4975
-    # error: Incompatible return value type (got "Tuple[List[Sequence[str]],
-    #  List[Sequence[str]]]", expected "Tuple[List[Tuple[str, ...]],
-    #  List[Tuple[str, ...]]]")
-    return head, tail  # type: ignore[return-value]
+    return head_tuples, tail_tuples
 
 
 class PrettyDict(Dict[_KT, _VT]):