diff --git a/requirements/main.yml b/requirements/main.yml
index 7371c0ecd..74b3b55ac 100644
--- a/requirements/main.yml
+++ b/requirements/main.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ dependencies:
   - cookiecutter >=1.6.0
   - diff-match-patch >=20181111
   - fzf >=0.42.0
-  # Need at least some compatibility with python 3.10 features
-  - importlib-metadata >=4.6.0
   - intervaltree >=3.0.2
   - ipython >=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1
   - jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bde2452a4..36ba50ff5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ def run(self):
     'cloudpickle>=0.5.0',
     'cookiecutter>=1.6.0',
     'diff-match-patch>=20181111',
-    # While this is only required for python <3.10, it is safe enough to
-    # install in all cases and helps the tests to pass.
-    'importlib-metadata>=4.6.0',
     'intervaltree>=3.0.2',
     'ipython>=8.12.2,<8.13.0; python_version=="3.8"',
     'ipython>=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1; python_version>"3.8"',
diff --git a/spyder/dependencies.py b/spyder/dependencies.py
index 67eea346d..e1026f8e5 100644
--- a/spyder/dependencies.py
+++ b/spyder/dependencies.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 CLOUDPICKLE_REQVER = '>=0.5.0'
 COOKIECUTTER_REQVER = '>=1.6.0'
 DIFF_MATCH_PATCH_REQVER = '>=20181111'
-IMPORTLIB_METADATA_REQVER = '>=4.6.0'
 INTERVALTREE_REQVER = '>=3.0.2'
 IPYTHON_REQVER = ">=8.12.2,<8.13.0" if PY38 else ">=8.13.0,<9.0.0,!=8.17.1"
 JEDI_REQVER = '>=0.17.2,<0.20.0'
@@ -130,10 +129,6 @@
      'package_name': "diff-match-patch",
      'features': _("Compute text file diff changes during edition"),
      'required_version': DIFF_MATCH_PATCH_REQVER},
-    {'modname': 'importlib_metadata',
-     'package_name': 'importlib-metadata',
-     'features': _('Access the metadata for a Python package'),
-     'required_version': IMPORTLIB_METADATA_REQVER},
     {'modname': "intervaltree",
      'package_name': "intervaltree",
      'features': _("Compute folding range nesting levels"),