diff --git a/osprofiler/__init__.py b/osprofiler/__init__.py
index e9adf59..803e612 100644
--- a/osprofiler/__init__.py
+++ b/osprofiler/__init__.py
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-try:
-    # For Python 3.8 and later
-    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
-except ImportError:
-    # For everyone else
-    import importlib_metadata
+import importlib.metadata
 
-__version__ = importlib_metadata.version("osprofiler")
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("osprofiler")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7cd1052..cd0e96c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
 PrettyTable>=0.7.2 # BSD
 requests>=2.14.2 # Apache-2.0
 WebOb>=1.7.1 # MIT
-importlib_metadata>=1.7.0;python_version<'3.8' # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ed721e4..f6e41e4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ classifier =
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython