diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3762a98..45cdb9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ All notable changes to wuttaweb will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## v0.21.5 (2025-02-21)
-
-### Fix
-
-- avoid newer `EnumType` for python <= 3.10
-
 ## v0.21.4 (2025-02-21)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ca6f1a5..c3ccaf6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttaWeb"
-version = "0.21.5"
+version = "0.21.4"
 description = "Web App for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/grids/filters.py b/src/wuttaweb/grids/filters.py
index dc6eb12..1ecee1c 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/grids/filters.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/grids/filters.py
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ Grid Filters
 import datetime
 import logging
 from collections import OrderedDict
-try:
-    from enum import EnumType
-except ImportError: # pragma: no cover
-    # nb. python <= 3.10
-    from enum import EnumMeta as EnumType
+from enum import EnumType
 
 import sqlalchemy as sa