gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8434a08..b067201 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ dependencies = [
 	"keyring >= 15.1",
 	"rfc3986 >= 1.4.0",
 	"rich >= 12.0.0",
-	"packaging",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
diff --git a/twine/package.py b/twine/package.py
index 99a826a..62db10a 100644
--- a/twine/package.py
+++ b/twine/package.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from typing import (
 )
 
 import importlib_metadata
-import packaging.version
 import pkginfo
 from rich import print
 
@@ -134,22 +133,11 @@ 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]
@@ -174,11 +162,6 @@ class PackageFile:
         NMV = getattr(pkginfo.distribution, "NewMetadataVersion", None)
         return any(warning.category is NMV for warning in captured)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _pkginfo_before_1_11() -> bool:
-        ver = packaging.version.Version(importlib_metadata.version("pkginfo"))
-        return ver < packaging.version.Version("1.11")
-
     def metadata_dictionary(self) -> Dict[str, MetadataValue]:
         """Merge multiple sources of metadata into a single dictionary.