diff --git a/python/tvm_ffi/container.py b/python/tvm_ffi/container.py
index f179fc9f..d4aa24f5 100644
--- a/python/tvm_ffi/container.py
+++ b/python/tvm_ffi/container.py
@@ -117,14 +117,12 @@ def __init__(self, input_list: Iterable[T]) -> None:
     def __getitem__(self, idx: SupportsIndex, /) -> T: ...
 
     @overload
-    def __getitem__(self, idx: slice, /) -> Array[T]: ...
+    def __getitem__(self, idx: slice, /) -> list[T]: ...
 
-    def __getitem__(self, idx: SupportsIndex | slice, /) -> T | Array[T]:
-        """Return one element or a new :class:`Array` for a slice."""
+    def __getitem__(self, idx: SupportsIndex | slice, /) -> T | list[T]:
+        """Return one element or a list for a slice."""
         length = len(self)
         result = getitem_helper(self, _ffi_api.ArrayGetItem, length, idx)
-        if isinstance(result, list):
-            return cast(Array[T], type(self)(result))
         return result
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
diff --git a/tests/python/test_container.py b/tests/python/test_container.py
index 54b41b70..3f3465ea 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_container.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_container.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def test_array() -> None:
     assert len(a) == 3
     assert a[-1] == 3
     a_slice = a[-3:-1]
+    assert isinstance(a_slice, list)  # TVM array slicing returns a list[T] instead of Array[T]
     assert (a_slice[0], a_slice[1]) == (1, 2)