diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6f39d837428..24635efe00e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     'tqdm',
     'wrapt',
     # Standard library backports
-    'importlib_resources;python_version<"3.9"',
+    'importlib_resources',
 ]
 
 TESTS_DEPENDENCIES = [