diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ff684f4..75451cd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ eval_gemfile "Gemfile.devtools"
 
 gemspec
 
-if RUBY_VERSION < "3"
-  gem "backports"
-end
-
 group :test do
   gem "sequel"
   gem "sqlite3"
diff --git a/lib/dry/logger.rb b/lib/dry/logger.rb
index 42b264b..fcc340c 100644
--- a/lib/dry/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/dry/logger.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-if RUBY_VERSION < "3"
-  require "backports/3.0.0/hash/except"
-end
-
 require "dry/logger/global"
 require "dry/logger/constants"
 require "dry/logger/clock"