diff --git a/src/_pytest/_py/path.py b/src/_pytest/_py/path.py
index f51e574ce..3fc0d694b 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/_py/path.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/_py/path.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 """
 local path implementation.
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import atexit
 import fnmatch
+import importlib.util
 import io
 import os
 import posixpath
@@ -440,11 +443,6 @@ def map_as_list(func, iter):
     return list(map(func, iter))
 
 
-ALLOW_IMPORTLIB_MODE = sys.version_info > (3, 5)
-if ALLOW_IMPORTLIB_MODE:
-    import importlib
-
-
 class Stat:
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         return getattr(self._osstatresult, "st_" + name)
@@ -1110,8 +1108,6 @@ class LocalPath(FSBase):
         if ensuresyspath == "importlib":
             if modname is None:
                 modname = self.purebasename
-            if not ALLOW_IMPORTLIB_MODE:
-                raise ImportError("Can't use importlib due to old version of Python")
             spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(modname, str(self))
             if spec is None:
                 raise ImportError(