diff --git a/flaschengeist/utils/datetime.py b/flaschengeist/utils/datetime.py
index 9de34ad..87ec300 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/utils/datetime.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/utils/datetime.py
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 import datetime
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
-    from backports.datetime_fromisoformat import MonkeyPatch
-
-    MonkeyPatch.patch_fromisoformat()
 
 
 def from_iso_format(date_str):