diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gentools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gentools/default.nix
index 6c2cde3bc597..570fb4b5e8e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gentools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gentools/default.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  importlib-metadata,
   poetry-core,
   pytestCheckHook,
-  pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ poetry-core ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.8") [ importlib-metadata ];
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "gentools" ];