diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-client/default.nix
index 83d941cbdba6..4066a9f80b34 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyter-client/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
   pyzmq,
   tornado,
   traitlets,
-  pythonOlder,
-  importlib-metadata,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -31,8 +29,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pyzmq
     tornado
     traitlets
-  ]
-  ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [ importlib-metadata ];
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jupyter_client" ];