diff --git a/pyctdev/util.py b/pyctdev/util.py
index 68127cc..3421d25 100644
--- a/pyctdev/util.py
+++ b/pyctdev/util.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import itertools
 import configparser
 
+import tomli as toml
+
 # Fallbacks for conda, which can't install tox from defaults (at
 # least, not as of June 2018). Allows to parse tox.ini (i.e. to use
 # tox.ini as single place where all test cmds and envs are stored)
@@ -21,12 +23,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     setuptools_version = None
 
-try:
-    import tomli as toml
-except ImportError:
-    # tomllib added to the stdlib in Python 3.11
-    import tomllib as toml
-
 toxconf = tox_config.parseconfig('tox')
 # we later filter out any _onlytox commands...
 toxconf_pre = configparser.ConfigParser()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3189b88..85e8107 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         # pinning to avoid https://github.com/pyviz/pyctdev/issues/12
         'pip >=19.1.1',
         # Added to no longer depend on tomli vendored by pip.
-        'tomli>=2;python_version<"3.11"',
+        'tomli',
     ],
     extras_require={
         'tests': ['flake8'],