diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 3c04d817d04b..cd68aa362e83 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "packaging>=16.1",
     # At the time of writing, we only use functions from the version `importlib.metadata`
     # which shipped in Python 3.8. This corresponds to version 1.4 of the backport.
-    "importlib_metadata>=1.4; python_version < 3.8",
+    "importlib_metadata>=1.4",
 ]
 
 CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {