diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 868b5ea9..e5799e1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
         # linux
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python: pypy-3.7
-          toxenv: py
-        - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python: 3.7
+          python: pypy-3.8
           toxenv: py
         - os: ubuntu-latest
           python: 3.8
@@ -25,21 +22,24 @@ jobs:
           python: 3.9
           toxenv: py
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python: '3.10.0-alpha - 3.10.999'
+          python: '3.10'
+          toxenv: py
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python: '3.11'
           toxenv: py
         # windows
         - os: windows-latest
-          python: 3.7
+          python: 3.8
           toxenv: py
         # misc
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python: 3.9
+          python: '3.10'
           toxenv: docs
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python: 3.9
+          python: '3.10'
           toxenv: linters
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python: 3.9
+          python: '3.10'
           toxenv: dogfood
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9e602e1e..10914b71 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ repos:
     -   id: reorder-python-imports
         args: [
             --application-directories, '.:src',
-            --py37-plus,
+            --py38-plus,
             --add-import, 'from __future__ import annotations',
         ]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.2.2
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py37-plus]
+        args: [--py38-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
     rev: 22.10.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5e20adf6..36e90b4e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
     Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
@@ -41,8 +37,8 @@ install_requires =
     mccabe>=0.7.0,<0.8.0
     pycodestyle>=2.9.0,<2.10.0
     pyflakes>=2.5.0,<2.6.0
-    importlib-metadata>=1.1.0,<4.3;python_version<"3.8"
-python_requires = >=3.7
+# 3.8.0's importlib.metadata is broken
+python_requires = >=3.8.1
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/src/flake8/_compat.py b/src/flake8/_compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 91770bc3..00000000
--- a/src/flake8/_compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-"""Expose backports in a single place."""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):  # pragma: no cover (PY38+)
-    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
-else:  # pragma: no cover (<PY38)
-    import importlib_metadata
-
-if sys.version_info[:3] == (3, 8, 0):
-    # backported from importlib.metadata in 3.8.1
-    importlib_metadata.EntryPoint.__reduce__ = lambda self: (  # type: ignore
-        type(self),
-        (self.name, self.value, self.group),  # type: ignore
-    )
-
-__all__ = ("importlib_metadata",)
diff --git a/src/flake8/plugins/finder.py b/src/flake8/plugins/finder.py
index 4a43ccbf..380ec3ac 100644
--- a/src/flake8/plugins/finder.py
+++ b/src/flake8/plugins/finder.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import configparser
+import importlib.metadata
 import inspect
 import itertools
 import logging
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
 from flake8 import utils
-from flake8._compat import importlib_metadata
 from flake8.defaults import VALID_CODE_PREFIX
 from flake8.exceptions import ExecutionError
 from flake8.exceptions import FailedToLoadPlugin
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Plugin(NamedTuple):
 
     package: str
     version: str
-    entry_point: importlib_metadata.EntryPoint
+    entry_point: importlib.metadata.EntryPoint
 
 
 class LoadedPlugin(NamedTuple):
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ def parse_plugin_options(
 
 
 def _flake8_plugins(
-    eps: Iterable[importlib_metadata.EntryPoint],
+    eps: Iterable[importlib.metadata.EntryPoint],
     name: str,
     version: str,
 ) -> Generator[Plugin, None, None]:
-    pyflakes_meta = importlib_metadata.distribution("pyflakes").metadata
-    pycodestyle_meta = importlib_metadata.distribution("pycodestyle").metadata
+    pyflakes_meta = importlib.metadata.distribution("pyflakes").metadata
+    pycodestyle_meta = importlib.metadata.distribution("pycodestyle").metadata
 
     for ep in eps:
         if ep.group not in FLAKE8_GROUPS:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def _flake8_plugins(
 def _find_importlib_plugins() -> Generator[Plugin, None, None]:
     # some misconfigured pythons (RHEL) have things on `sys.path` twice
     seen = set()
-    for dist in importlib_metadata.distributions():
+    for dist in importlib.metadata.distributions():
         # assigned to prevent continual reparsing
         eps = dist.entry_points
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def _find_local_plugins(
         ):
             name, _, entry_str = plugin_s.partition("=")
             name, entry_str = name.strip(), entry_str.strip()
-            ep = importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(name, entry_str, group)
+            ep = importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(name, entry_str, group)
             yield Plugin("local", "local", ep)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_checker.py b/tests/integration/test_checker.py
index 13ec8c1e..a585f5ac 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_checker.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_checker.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """Integration tests for the checker submodule."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib.metadata
 import sys
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 
 from flake8 import checker
-from flake8._compat import importlib_metadata
 from flake8.plugins import finder
 from flake8.processor import FileProcessor
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def mock_file_checker_with_plugin(plugin_target):
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake-package",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "Q",
                 f"{plugin_target.__module__}:{plugin_target.__name__}",
                 "flake8.extension",
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_main.py b/tests/integration/test_main.py
index 96d1182d..68b93cb3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_main.py
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ def test_tokenization_error_but_not_syntax_error(tmpdir, capsys):
 
     if hasattr(sys, "pypy_version_info"):  # pragma: no cover (pypy)
         expected = "t.py:2:1: E999 SyntaxError: end of file (EOF) in multi-line statement\n"  # noqa: E501
-    elif sys.version_info < (3, 8):  # pragma: no cover (<cp38)
-        expected = "t.py:2:1: E902 TokenError: EOF in multi-line statement\n"
     elif sys.version_info < (3, 10):  # pragma: no cover (cp38+)
         expected = "t.py:1:8: E999 SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing\n"
     else:  # pragma: no cover (cp310+)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/finder_test.py b/tests/unit/plugins/finder_test.py
index cd5cf4ac..89de0a7a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/finder_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/finder_test.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import configparser
+import importlib.metadata
 import sys
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 
-from flake8._compat import importlib_metadata
 from flake8.exceptions import ExecutionError
 from flake8.exceptions import FailedToLoadPlugin
 from flake8.plugins import finder
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 def _ep(name="X", value="dne:dne", group="flake8.extension"):
-    return importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(name, value, group)
+    return importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(name, value, group)
 
 
 def _plugin(package="local", version="local", ep=None):
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def pyflakes_dist(tmp_path):
     d = tmp_path.joinpath("pyflakes.dist-info")
     d.mkdir()
     d.joinpath("METADATA").write_text(metadata)
-    return importlib_metadata.PathDistribution(d)
+    return importlib.metadata.PathDistribution(d)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def pycodestyle_dist(tmp_path):
     d = tmp_path.joinpath("pycodestyle.dist-info")
     d.mkdir()
     d.joinpath("METADATA").write_text(metadata)
-    return importlib_metadata.PathDistribution(d)
+    return importlib.metadata.PathDistribution(d)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def flake8_dist(tmp_path):
     d.mkdir()
     d.joinpath("METADATA").write_text(metadata)
     d.joinpath("entry_points.txt").write_text(entry_points)
-    return importlib_metadata.PathDistribution(d)
+    return importlib.metadata.PathDistribution(d)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ def flake8_foo_dist(tmp_path):
     d.mkdir()
     d.joinpath("METADATA").write_text(metadata)
     d.joinpath("entry_points.txt").write_text(eps)
-    return importlib_metadata.PathDistribution(d)
+    return importlib.metadata.PathDistribution(d)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_distribution(pyflakes_dist, pycodestyle_dist):
     dists = {"pyflakes": pyflakes_dist, "pycodestyle": pycodestyle_dist}
-    with mock.patch.object(importlib_metadata, "distribution", dists.get):
+    with mock.patch.object(importlib.metadata, "distribution", dists.get):
         yield
 
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def test_flake8_plugins(flake8_dist, mock_distribution):
         finder.Plugin(
             "pyflakes",
             "9000.1.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "F",
                 "flake8.plugins.pyflakes:FlakesChecker",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def test_flake8_plugins(flake8_dist, mock_distribution):
         finder.Plugin(
             "pycodestyle",
             "9000.2.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "E",
                 "flake8.plugins.pycodestyle:pycodestyle_logical",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def test_flake8_plugins(flake8_dist, mock_distribution):
         finder.Plugin(
             "pycodestyle",
             "9000.2.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "W",
                 "flake8.plugins.pycodestyle:pycodestyle_physical",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ def test_flake8_plugins(flake8_dist, mock_distribution):
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "default", "flake8.formatting.default:Default", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "pylint", "flake8.formatting.default:Pylint", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
     mock_distribution,
     caplog,
 ):
-    """Ensure we can load plugins from importlib_metadata."""
+    """Ensure we can load plugins from importlib.metadata."""
 
     # make sure flake8-colors is skipped
     flake8_colors_metadata = """\
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
     flake8_colors_d.mkdir()
     flake8_colors_d.joinpath("METADATA").write_text(flake8_colors_metadata)
     flake8_colors_d.joinpath("entry_points.txt").write_text(flake8_colors_eps)
-    flake8_colors_dist = importlib_metadata.PathDistribution(flake8_colors_d)
+    flake8_colors_dist = importlib.metadata.PathDistribution(flake8_colors_d)
 
     unrelated_metadata = """\
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
     unrelated_d.mkdir()
     unrelated_d.joinpath("METADATA").write_text(unrelated_metadata)
     unrelated_d.joinpath("entry_points.txt").write_text(unrelated_eps)
-    unrelated_dist = importlib_metadata.PathDistribution(unrelated_d)
+    unrelated_dist = importlib.metadata.PathDistribution(unrelated_d)
 
     with mock.patch.object(
-        importlib_metadata,
+        importlib.metadata,
         "distributions",
         return_value=[
             flake8_dist,
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8-foo",
             "1.2.3",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "Q", "flake8_foo:Plugin", "flake8.extension"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "pycodestyle",
             "9000.2.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "E",
                 "flake8.plugins.pycodestyle:pycodestyle_logical",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "pycodestyle",
             "9000.2.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "W",
                 "flake8.plugins.pycodestyle:pycodestyle_physical",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "pyflakes",
             "9000.1.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "F",
                 "flake8.plugins.pyflakes:FlakesChecker",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -303,21 +303,21 @@ def test_importlib_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "default", "flake8.formatting.default:Default", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "pylint", "flake8.formatting.default:Pylint", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8-foo",
             "1.2.3",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "foo", "flake8_foo:Formatter", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def test_duplicate_dists(flake8_dist):
     # some poorly packaged pythons put lib and lib64 on sys.path resulting in
     # duplicates from `importlib.metadata.distributions`
     with mock.patch.object(
-        importlib_metadata,
+        importlib.metadata,
         "distributions",
         return_value=[
             flake8_dist,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def test_find_local_plugins(local_plugin_cfg):
         finder.Plugin(
             "local",
             "local",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "X",
                 "mod:attr",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def test_find_local_plugins(local_plugin_cfg):
         finder.Plugin(
             "local",
             "local",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "Y",
                 "mod2:attr",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def test_find_local_plugins(local_plugin_cfg):
         finder.Plugin(
             "local",
             "local",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "Z",
                 "mod3:attr",
                 "flake8.report",
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def test_find_plugins(
 ):
     opts = finder.PluginOptions.blank()
     with mock.patch.object(
-        importlib_metadata,
+        importlib.metadata,
         "distributions",
         return_value=[flake8_dist, flake8_foo_dist],
     ):
@@ -484,52 +484,52 @@ def test_find_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "default", "flake8.formatting.default:Default", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8",
             "9001",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "pylint", "flake8.formatting.default:Pylint", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8-foo",
             "1.2.3",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "Q", "flake8_foo:Plugin", "flake8.extension"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "flake8-foo",
             "1.2.3",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "foo", "flake8_foo:Formatter", "flake8.report"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "local",
             "local",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint("X", "mod:attr", "flake8.extension"),
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint("X", "mod:attr", "flake8.extension"),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "local",
             "local",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "Y", "mod2:attr", "flake8.extension"
             ),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "local",
             "local",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint("Z", "mod3:attr", "flake8.report"),
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint("Z", "mod3:attr", "flake8.report"),
         ),
         finder.Plugin(
             "pycodestyle",
             "9000.2.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "E",
                 "flake8.plugins.pycodestyle:pycodestyle_logical",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ def test_find_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "pycodestyle",
             "9000.2.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "W",
                 "flake8.plugins.pycodestyle:pycodestyle_physical",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ def test_find_plugins(
         finder.Plugin(
             "pyflakes",
             "9000.1.0",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                 "F",
                 "flake8.plugins.pyflakes:FlakesChecker",
                 "flake8.extension",
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ def test_find_plugins_plugin_is_present(flake8_foo_dist):
     )
 
     with mock.patch.object(
-        importlib_metadata,
+        importlib.metadata,
         "distributions",
         return_value=[flake8_foo_dist],
     ):
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def test_find_plugins_plugin_is_missing(flake8_dist, flake8_foo_dist):
     )
 
     with mock.patch.object(
-        importlib_metadata,
+        importlib.metadata,
         "distributions",
         return_value=[flake8_dist],
     ):
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ def test_find_plugins_name_normalization(flake8_foo_dist):
     )
 
     with mock.patch.object(
-        importlib_metadata,
+        importlib.metadata,
         "distributions",
         return_value=[flake8_foo_dist],
     ):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/reporter_test.py b/tests/unit/plugins/reporter_test.py
index 07b0dfa0..ff4d97fd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/reporter_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/reporter_test.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import importlib.metadata
 
 import pytest
 
-from flake8._compat import importlib_metadata
 from flake8.formatting import default
 from flake8.plugins import finder
 from flake8.plugins import reporter
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def _plugin(name, cls):
             finder.Plugin(
                 "flake8",
                 "123",
-                importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+                importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                     name, f"{cls.__module__}:{cls.__name__}", "flake8.report"
                 ),
             ),
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_debug.py b/tests/unit/test_debug.py
index 6d8806ca..4ba604f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_debug.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import importlib.metadata
 from unittest import mock
 
-from flake8._compat import importlib_metadata
 from flake8.main import debug
 from flake8.plugins import finder
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def _plugin(pkg, version, ep_name):
             finder.Plugin(
                 pkg,
                 version,
-                importlib_metadata.EntryPoint(
+                importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
                     ep_name, "dne:dne", "flake8.extension"
                 ),
             ),
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_file_checker.py b/tests/unit/test_file_checker.py
index 368b5f6d..627a9361 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_file_checker.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_file_checker.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import importlib.metadata
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 
 import flake8
 from flake8 import checker
-from flake8._compat import importlib_metadata
 from flake8.plugins import finder
 
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_raises_exception_on_failed_plugin(tmp_path, default_options):
         finder.Plugin(
             "plugin-name",
             "1.2.3",
-            importlib_metadata.EntryPoint("X", "dne:dne", "flake8.extension"),
+            importlib.metadata.EntryPoint("X", "dne:dne", "flake8.extension"),
         ),
         mock.Mock(side_effect=ValueError),
         {},
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index df5a75cb..aae002d4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion=2.3.1
-envlist = py37,py38,flake8,linters,docs
+envlist = py,flake8,linters,docs
 
 [testenv]
 deps =