diff --git a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
index 7525c1ca5240034..568cf419ff2c0ab 100755
--- a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
+++ b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
@@ -884,9 +884,7 @@ def output_templates(
         converters = [p.converter for p in parameters]
 
         has_option_groups = parameters and (parameters[0].group or parameters[-1].group)
-        default_return_converter = (not f.return_converter or
-            f.return_converter.type == 'PyObject *')
-
+        default_return_converter = f.return_converter.type == 'PyObject *'
         new_or_init = f.kind.new_or_init
 
         vararg: int | str = NO_VARARG
@@ -4422,7 +4420,7 @@ class DSLParser:
     keyword_only: bool
     positional_only: bool
     group: int
-    parameter_state: int
+    parameter_state: ParamState
     seen_positional_with_default: bool
     indent: IndentStack
     kind: FunctionKind
@@ -4776,8 +4774,6 @@ def state_modulename_name(self, line: str) -> None:
         if not return_converter:
             return_converter = CReturnConverter()
 
-        if not module:
-            fail("Undefined module used in declaration of " + repr(full_name.strip()) + ".")
         self.function = Function(name=function_name, full_name=full_name, module=module, cls=cls, c_basename=c_basename,
                                  return_converter=return_converter, kind=self.kind, coexist=self.coexist)
         self.block.signatures.append(self.function)
diff --git a/Tools/clinic/mypy.ini b/Tools/clinic/mypy.ini
index 4cfc05bec01608e..b1fdad673c61a10 100644
--- a/Tools/clinic/mypy.ini
+++ b/Tools/clinic/mypy.ini
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ python_version = 3.10
 # and be strict!
 strict = True
 strict_concatenate = True
-enable_error_code = ignore-without-code,redundant-expr
+enable_error_code = ignore-without-code,redundant-expr,truthy-bool
 warn_unreachable = True