diff --git a/plexpy/exporter.py b/plexpy/exporter.py
index 7080e052..7d8a005d 100644
--- a/plexpy/exporter.py
+++ b/plexpy/exporter.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from future.builtins import str
-from backports import csv
+import csv
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index ae0f8da8..19fccd24 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from future.builtins import next
 from future.builtins import object
 from future.builtins import str
-from backports import csv
+import csv
 
 from io import open, BytesIO
 import base64
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 04578ef9..4826d5fc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 appdirs==1.4.4
 apscheduler==3.10.1
 arrow==1.2.3
-backports.csv==1.0.7
-backports.functools-lru-cache==1.6.6
-backports.zoneinfo==0.2.1;python_version<"3.9"
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.2
 bleach==6.0.0
 certifi==2023.7.22