diff --git a/2246.patch b/2246.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dbbb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2246.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+From 5fe71e1126b6d4e5c3abc0d03c7c3709f1b1c1d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Miro=20Hron=C4=8Dok?= <miro@hroncok.cz>
+Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:42:33 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Use 'selectable' interface for entry points only when
+ available
+
+This reverts commit 17caadc974cb2a24f70374525596cd1160579594.
+---
+ docs/changelog/2246.feature.rst   |  1 +
+ setup.cfg                         |  1 -
+ src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py | 15 +++++++++++++--
+ 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 docs/changelog/2246.feature.rst
+
+diff --git a/docs/changelog/2246.feature.rst b/docs/changelog/2246.feature.rst
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..4be877d
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/docs/changelog/2246.feature.rst
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++Drop the runtime dependency of ``backports.entry-points-selectable`` - by :user:`hroncok`.
+diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
+index 70d77fb..1cec841 100644
+--- a/setup.cfg
++++ b/setup.cfg
+@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ project_urls =
+ [options]
+ packages = find:
+ install_requires = 
+-	backports.entry_points_selectable>=1.0.4
+ 	distlib>=0.3.1,<1
+ 	filelock>=3.2,<4
+ 	platformdirs>=2,<3
+diff --git a/src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py b/src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py
+index f1f4ee0..048c76a 100644
+--- a/src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py
++++ b/src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py
+@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+ 
++import sys
+ from collections import OrderedDict
+ 
+-from backports.entry_points_selectable import entry_points
++if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
++    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
++
++    importlib_metadata_version = ()
++else:
++    from importlib_metadata import entry_points, version
++
++    importlib_metadata_version = tuple(int(i) for i in version("importlib_metadata").split(".")[:2])
+ 
+ 
+ class PluginLoader(object):
+@@ -11,7 +19,10 @@ class PluginLoader(object):
+ 
+     @classmethod
+     def entry_points_for(cls, key):
+-        return OrderedDict((e.name, e.load()) for e in cls.entry_points().select(group=key))
++        if sys.version_info >= (3, 10) or importlib_metadata_version >= (3, 6):
++            return OrderedDict((e.name, e.load()) for e in cls.entry_points().select(group=key))
++        else:
++            return OrderedDict((e.name, e.load()) for e in cls.entry_points().get(key, {}))
+ 
+     @staticmethod
+     def entry_points():
+-- 
+2.33.1
+
diff --git a/python-virtualenv.spec b/python-virtualenv.spec
index 0135bd9..06e3155 100644
--- a/python-virtualenv.spec
+++ b/python-virtualenv.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ Patch1:         rpm-wheels.patch
 # Hotfix for the test of the new functionality
 Patch2:         https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2231.patch
 
+# Use 'selectable' interface for entry points only when available
+# Drops the dependency on backports.entry-points-selectable
+# https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/2246
+# Rebased to apply
+Patch3:         2246.patch
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
@@ -98,13 +104,6 @@ Documentation for python virtualenv.
 %autosetup -p1 -n virtualenv-%{version}
 sed -i -e "1s|#!/usr/bin/env python||" tasks/update_embedded.py
 
-# The version of importlib.metadata we have in Python 3.10 in rawhide
-# is new enough so we do not need this compatibility package.
-# For older releases, we just need to switch this to importlib_metadata
-# and add appropriate runtime dependency (importlib_metadate>=3.6).
-sed -i "s/backports.entry_points_selectable/importlib.metadata/" src/virtualenv/run/plugin/base.py
-sed -i "/backports.entry_points_selectable/d" setup.cfg
-
 # Remove the wheels provided by RPM packages
 rm src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/pip-*
 rm src/virtualenv/seed/wheels/embed/setuptools-*