gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/twine/package.py b/twine/package.py
index 99a826a..5e0d87e 100644
--- a/twine/package.py
+++ b/twine/package.py
@@ -134,22 +134,11 @@ class PackageFile:
                 "Make sure the distribution is using a supported Metadata-Version: "
                 f"{', '.join(supported_metadata)}."
             )
-        # If pkginfo <1.11 encounters a metadata version it doesn't support, it may give
-        # back empty metadata. At the very least, we should have a name and version,
-        # which could also be empty if, for example, a MANIFEST.in doesn't include
-        # setup.cfg.
         missing_fields = [
             f.capitalize() for f in ["name", "version"] if not getattr(meta, f)
         ]
         if missing_fields:
             msg = f"Metadata is missing required fields: {', '.join(missing_fields)}."
-            if cls._pkginfo_before_1_11():
-                msg += (
-                    "\n"
-                    "Make sure the distribution includes the files where those fields "
-                    "are specified, and is using a supported Metadata-Version: "
-                    f"{', '.join(supported_metadata)}."
-                )
             raise exceptions.InvalidDistribution(msg)
 
         py_version: Optional[str]