diff --git a/sdk/evaluation/azure-ai-evaluation/setup.py b/sdk/evaluation/azure-ai-evaluation/setup.py
index 5b6d80bccf9a..868005a58990 100644
--- a/sdk/evaluation/azure-ai-evaluation/setup.py
+++ b/sdk/evaluation/azure-ai-evaluation/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from io import open
 from typing import Any, Match, cast
 
-import pkg_resources
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 # Change the PACKAGE_NAME only to change folder and different name
diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/setup.py b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/setup.py
index ed0de30b08a3..6a6e6c28f512 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/setup.py
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from io import open
 from typing import Any, Match, cast
 
-import pkg_resources
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 # Change the PACKAGE_NAME only to change folder and different name
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_utils.py b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_utils.py
index 4d8e2ea129e4..024b23fc0959 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_utils.py
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/azure/monitor/opentelemetry/exporter/_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 import datetime
+from importlib.metadata import version
 import locale
 from os import environ
 from os.path import isdir
@@ -39,19 +40,8 @@
     _RP_Names,
 )
 
-opentelemetry_version = ""
-
 # Workaround for missing version file
-try:
-    from importlib.metadata import version
-
-    opentelemetry_version = version("opentelemetry-sdk")
-except ImportError:
-    # Temporary workaround for <Py3.8
-    # importlib-metadata causing issues in CI
-    import pkg_resources  # type: ignore
-
-    opentelemetry_version = pkg_resources.get_distribution("opentelemetry-sdk").version
+opentelemetry_version = version("opentelemetry-sdk")
 
 
 # Azure App Service