diff --git a/pkg/pip/setup_pip.py b/pkg/pip/setup_pip.py
index fca4db495..c64d78891 100644
--- a/pkg/pip/setup_pip.py
+++ b/pkg/pip/setup_pip.py
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ setup(
 
     install_requires=required,
 
-    extras_require={
-        ":python_version<='2.7'": [
-            "importlib==1.0.3"
-        ],
-    },
-
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': ['pgadmin4=pgadmin4.pgAdmin4.__init__:main'],
     },
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 60f0bd66c..7e37673e0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,4 @@ SQLAlchemy>=1.2.18
 Flask-Security>=3.0.0
 sshtunnel>=0.1.4
 
-###############################################################
-# Modules specifically required for Python2.7
-###############################################################
-importlib==1.0.4;               python_version <= '2.7'