diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 8838e264..b4d3b826 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ sphinxcontrib-spelling = "==7.*"
 click = "==8.0.3"
 pytest_pypi = {path = "./tests/pytest-pypi", editable = true}
 stdeb = {version="*", markers="sys_platform == 'linux'"}
-importlib-metadata = {version = "==4.8.3", markers = "python_version < '3.10'"}
 zipp = {version = "==3.6.0", markers = "python_version < '3.10'"}
 pre-commit = "==2.*"
 atomicwrites = {version = "*", markers="sys_platform == 'win32'"}