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diff --git a/setuptools/_importlib.py b/setuptools/_importlib.py
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+import sys
+
+
+def disable_importlib_metadata_finder(metadata):
+    """
+    Ensure importlib_metadata doesn't provide older, incompatible
+    Distributions.
+
+    Workaround for #3102.
+    """
+    try:
+        import importlib_metadata
+    except ImportError:
+        return
+    if importlib_metadata is metadata:
+        return
+    to_remove = [
+        ob
+        for ob in sys.meta_path
+        if isinstance(ob, importlib_metadata.MetadataPathFinder)
+    ]
+    for item in to_remove:
+        sys.meta_path.remove(item)
+
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
+    from setuptools.extern import importlib_metadata as metadata
+    disable_importlib_metadata_finder(metadata)
+else:
+    import importlib.metadata as metadata  # noqa: F401
+
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+    from setuptools.extern import importlib_resources as resources
+else:
+    import importlib.resources as resources  # noqa: F401