diff --git a/src/Relations/BelongsToMany.php b/src/Relations/BelongsToMany.php
index 2352adc50..824a45093 100644
--- a/src/Relations/BelongsToMany.php
+++ b/src/Relations/BelongsToMany.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as EloquentModel;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany as EloquentBelongsToMany;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ public function getRelatedKey()
      * @param string $key
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function whereInMethod(EloquentModel $model, $key)
+    protected function whereInMethod(Model $model, $key)
     {
         return 'whereIn';
     }