diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e07a208e67b6..d366835d8c80 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ bleach = ">=1.4.3"
 # Additionally we need https://github.com/python/typing/pull/817 to allow types to be
 # generic over ParamSpecs.
 typing-extensions = ">=3.10.0.1"
-# We enforce that we have a `cryptography` version that bundles an `openssl`
-# with the latest security patches.
-cryptography = ">=3.4.7"
 # ijson 3.1.4 fixes a bug with "." in property names
 ijson = ">=3.1.4"
 matrix-common = "^1.3.0"