diff --git a/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cygdb b/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cygdb
index e5b2b5f3e..a40f2ea18 100755
--- a/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cygdb
+++ b/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cygdb
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ import sys
 # for compatibility with easy_install; see #2198
 __requires__ = 'Cython==0.29.21'
 
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import distribution
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from importlib_metadata import distribution
-    except ImportError:
-        from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
+from importlib.metadata import distribution
 
 
 def importlib_load_entry_point(spec, group, name):
diff --git a/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cython b/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cython
index fcb8d8624..d9e6ba684 100755
--- a/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cython
+++ b/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cython
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ import sys
 # for compatibility with easy_install; see #2198
 __requires__ = 'Cython==0.29.21'
 
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import distribution
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from importlib_metadata import distribution
-    except ImportError:
-        from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
+from importlib.metadata import distribution
 
 
 def importlib_load_entry_point(spec, group, name):
diff --git a/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cythonize b/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cythonize
index 41a2ac394..4f934e3f5 100755
--- a/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cythonize
+++ b/LanguageResources/Library/bin/cythonize
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ import sys
 # for compatibility with easy_install; see #2198
 __requires__ = 'Cython==0.29.21'
 
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import distribution
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from importlib_metadata import distribution
-    except ImportError:
-        from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
+from importlib.metadata import distribution
 
 
 def importlib_load_entry_point(spec, group, name):