diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25625e96b..6a76bfbba 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ DEP002 = [
 # DEP001: `benchmarks` is the in-repo top-level package imported via the
 # pytest pythonpath shim; not a PyPI dependency.
 DEP001 = ["benchmarks"]
-# DEP003: tomli is the Py 3.10 fallback for stdlib tomllib in
-# src/aelfrice/deferred_feedback.py. Drops when Py 3.10 support drops.
-DEP003 = ["tomli"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
diff --git a/src/aelfrice/deferred_feedback.py b/src/aelfrice/deferred_feedback.py
index 12ca329e4..5b6c0cc9f 100644
--- a/src/aelfrice/deferred_feedback.py
+++ b/src/aelfrice/deferred_feedback.py
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import IO, Any, Final
 
-try:
-    import tomllib
-except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - py < 3.11 fallback path
-    import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+import tomllib
 
 from aelfrice.store import MemoryStore