diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-entry-points-selectable/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-entry-points-selectable/default.nix
index 2e07441c4d79..2f561f4ef4df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-entry-points-selectable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/backports-entry-points-selectable/default.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
-  pythonOlder,
   setuptools-scm,
-  importlib-metadata,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools-scm ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.8") [ importlib-metadata ];
-
   # no tests
   doCheck = false;