diff --git a/scheil/ordering.py b/scheil/ordering.py
index fa2d37f..7124361 100644
--- a/scheil/ordering.py
+++ b/scheil/ordering.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def rename_disordered_phases(eq_result, ordering_records):
     --------
     >>> from pycalphad import Database, equilibrium, variables as v
     >>> import pycalphad.tests.databases
-    >>> from importlib_resources import files
+    >>> from importlib.resources import files
     >>> dbf = Database(str(files(pycalphad.tests.databases).joinpath("alcfe_b2.tdb")))
     >>> comps = ['AL', 'FE', 'VA']
     >>> phases = list(dbf.phases.keys())
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 91fb559..61edeef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def readme(fname):
     long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
     url='https://scheil.readthedocs.io/',
     install_requires=[
-        'importlib_metadata',  # drop for Python>=3.8
         'numpy',
         'scipy',
         'setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.0',