diff --git a/setuptools/_importlib.py b/setuptools/_importlib.py
index 96bcc6a59d..ce0fd52653 100644
--- a/setuptools/_importlib.py
+++ b/setuptools/_importlib.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10) or True:
+if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
     import importlib_metadata as metadata  # pragma: no cover
 else:
     import importlib.metadata as metadata  # noqa: F401