diff --git a/stubs/dj-database-url/dj_database_url.pyi b/stubs/dj-database-url/dj_database_url.pyi
index 7c9a69a6f5c5..f719d5a165eb 100644
--- a/stubs/dj-database-url/dj_database_url.pyi
+++ b/stubs/dj-database-url/dj_database_url.pyi
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@ from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 DEFAULT_ENV: str
 SCHEMES: dict[str, str]
 
-class _DBConfigBase(TypedDict):
+class _DBConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
+    ENGINE: str
     NAME: str
-
-class _DBConfig(_DBConfigBase, total=False):
     USER: str
     PASSWORD: str
     HOST: str
     PORT: str
     CONN_MAX_AGE: int
     OPTIONS: dict[str, Any]
-    ENGINE: str
 
 def parse(url: str, engine: str | None = ..., conn_max_age: int = ..., ssl_require: bool = ...) -> _DBConfig: ...
 def config(