diff --git a/nvpair.pxi b/nvpair.pxi
index 817cafa..7cf4586 100644
--- a/nvpair.pxi
+++ b/nvpair.pxi
@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@ from types cimport *
 from libc.stdint cimport uintptr_t
 from libc.stdlib cimport malloc, free
 
-try:
-    from collections import Sequence
-except ImportError:
-    # >= py3.10 moved everything into top-level "abc" module
-    # https://docs.python.org/3.9/library/collections.html
-    from collections.abc import Sequence
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 
 
 @cython.internal