diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 778e2fc..bf65d15 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ keywords = ["frostfs", "test"]
 dependencies = [
     "allure-python-commons>=2.13.2",
     "docker>=4.4.0",
-    "importlib_metadata>=5.0; python_version < '3.10'",
+    "pyyaml==6.0.1",
     "neo-mamba==1.0.0",
     "paramiko>=2.10.3",
     "pexpect>=4.8.0",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1fdf844..32e604f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 allure-python-commons==2.13.2
 docker==4.4.0
-importlib_metadata==5.0.0
 neo-mamba==1.0.0
 paramiko==2.10.3
 pexpect==4.8.0
diff --git a/src/frostfs_testlib/plugins/__init__.py b/src/frostfs_testlib/plugins/__init__.py
index fcd7acc..6914b9b 100644
--- a/src/frostfs_testlib/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/src/frostfs_testlib/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-import sys
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 from typing import Any
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-    # On Python prior 3.10 we need to use backport of entry points
-    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-else:
-    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
-
 
 def load_plugin(plugin_group: str, name: str) -> Any:
     """Loads plugin using entry point specification.