diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/enums.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/enums.py
index a1f16ac9bfb..ee0686ae348 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/enums.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/enums.py
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ def stringify_encoding_keys(d: Any) -> Any:
     """
     Convert BaseSerialization Encoding enum keys to their string values recursively.
 
-    Python 3.10 compatibility: str(Encoding.TYPE) returns "Encoding.TYPE" on 3.10
-    instead of "__type__" (3.10 is still the default CI target). serde.serialize
-    uses str(k) for dict keys, so without this conversion the encrypted blob ends up
-    with "Encoding.TYPE" keys that neither serde._convert nor the BaseSerialization
-    fallback can read back.
+    str(Encoding.TYPE) returns "Encoding.TYPE" instead of "__type" for a ``(str, Enum)``
+    mixin. serde.serialize uses str(k) for dict keys, so without this conversion the
+    encrypted blob ends up with "Encoding.TYPE" keys that neither serde._convert nor the
+    BaseSerialization fallback can read back.
     """
     if isinstance(d, dict):
         return {
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/stub_arg_bindings.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/stub_arg_bindings.py
index 864848c49ae..6746a83fd58 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/stub_arg_bindings.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/serialization/stub_arg_bindings.py
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ def _normalize_temporal_annotation(annotation: Any) -> Any:
     Applied recursively through unions and containers, and only as a retry when direct
     schema generation fails, so temporal types carrying their own pydantic schema keep it.
     """
-    # Parametrized generics must be detected before the plain-class branch: on Python
-    # 3.10, isinstance(list[X], type) is True and issubclass silently consults the
-    # origin, so the class branch would return list[X] unnormalized.
     origin = typing.get_origin(annotation)
     args = typing.get_args(annotation)
     if origin is not None and args:
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/typing_compat.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/typing_compat.py
index 1f9fd0b217f..576da102dcc 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/typing_compat.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/typing_compat.py
@@ -21,13 +21,5 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 __all__ = ["Literal", "ParamSpec", "Self", "TypeAlias", "TypeGuard", "Unpack", "assert_never"]
 
-import sys
-
 # Keeping this for backwards-compat with old providers
-from typing import Literal, ParamSpec, TypeAlias, TypeGuard
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    from typing import Self, Unpack, assert_never
-else:
-    # TODO: Remove once Python 3.10 support is dropped (EOL 2026)
-    from typing_extensions import Self, Unpack, assert_never
+from typing import Literal, ParamSpec, Self, TypeAlias, TypeGuard, Unpack, assert_never
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_dagbag.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_dagbag.py
index 4c0f744fa1e..dc02e9ea085 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_dagbag.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_dagbag.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import textwrap
 import warnings
 import zipfile
 from copy import deepcopy
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def standard_example_dags_folder() -> Path:
     return _standard_example_dags_folder()
 
 
-PY311 = sys.version_info >= (3, 11)
 PY313 = sys.version_info >= (3, 13)
 
 # Include the words "airflow" and "dag" in the file contents,
@@ -1024,7 +1023,7 @@ class TestDagBag:
         fileloc = str(standard_example_dags_folder / "example_bash_operator.py")
 
         mock_dagmodel.return_value = DagModel()
-        mock_dagmodel.return_value.last_expired = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        mock_dagmodel.return_value.last_expired = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
         mock_dagmodel.return_value.fileloc = fileloc
 
         class _TestDagBag(DagBag):
@@ -1057,7 +1056,7 @@ class TestDagBag:
         fileloc = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(test_zip_path, "test_zip.py"))
 
         mock_dagmodel.return_value = DagModel()
-        mock_dagmodel.return_value.last_expired = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        mock_dagmodel.return_value.last_expired = datetime.max.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
         mock_dagmodel.return_value.fileloc = fileloc
 
         processed: list[str] = []
@@ -1180,7 +1179,7 @@ with airflow.DAG(
 
     @staticmethod
     def _make_test_traceback(unparseable_filename: str, depth=None) -> str:
-        python_311_marker = "           ^^^^^^^^^^^\n" if PY311 else ""
+        python_311_marker = "           ^^^^^^^^^^^\n"
         python_313_marker = ["    ~~~~~~~~~^^\n"] if PY313 else []
         frames = (
             f'  File "{unparseable_filename}", line 3, in <module>\n    something()\n',
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/registry_commands.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/registry_commands.py
index 97164351518..e49ecfb275d 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/registry_commands.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/registry_commands.py
@@ -181,10 +181,7 @@ def _find_provider_yaml(provider_id: str) -> Path:
 
 def _read_provider_yaml_info(provider_id: str) -> tuple[str, list[str]]:
     """Read package name from provider.yaml and extras from pyproject.toml."""
-    try:
-        import tomllib
-    except ImportError:
-        import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+    import tomllib
 
     provider_yaml_path = _find_provider_yaml(provider_id)
     with open(provider_yaml_path) as f:
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/packages.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/packages.py
index 421a13d2b65..74bd35f827c 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/packages.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/packages.py
@@ -531,10 +531,8 @@ def get_provider_yaml(provider_id: str) -> Path:
 
 
 def load_pyproject_toml(pyproject_toml_file_path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    try:
-        import tomllib
-    except ImportError:
-        import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+    import tomllib
+
     toml_content = pyproject_toml_file_path.read_text()
     syntax = Syntax(toml_content, "toml", theme="ansi_dark", line_numbers=True)
     try:
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/selective_checks.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/selective_checks.py
index 5d4f268cc59..38c0f078057 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/selective_checks.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/utils/selective_checks.py
@@ -1823,10 +1823,7 @@ class SelectiveChecks:
                 f"Could not get pyproject.toml from {self._commit_ref}^[/]"
             )
             return False
-        try:
-            import tomllib
-        except ImportError:
-            import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+        import tomllib
 
         self._new_toml = tomllib.loads(new_result.stdout)
         self._old_toml = tomllib.loads(old_result.stdout)
@@ -2266,10 +2263,7 @@ class SelectiveChecks:
         if not pyproject_files or not self._github_event == GithubEvents.PULL_REQUEST:
             return False
 
-        try:
-            import tomllib
-        except ImportError:
-            import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+        import tomllib
 
         violations = []
         for pyproject_file in pyproject_files:
diff --git a/devel-common/src/sphinx_exts/docs_build/package_filter.py b/devel-common/src/sphinx_exts/docs_build/package_filter.py
index 3cd83951be8..52823161cfe 100644
--- a/devel-common/src/sphinx_exts/docs_build/package_filter.py
+++ b/devel-common/src/sphinx_exts/docs_build/package_filter.py
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ def find_packages_to_build(available_packages: list[str], package_filters: list[
                 elif folder_name == "task-sdk":
                     package_name = "task-sdk"
                 else:
-                    try:
-                        import tomllib
-                    except ImportError:
-                        import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+                    import tomllib
+
                     read_toml = tomllib.loads(pyproject_toml_path.read_text())
                     package_name = read_toml["project"]["name"]
                     if package_name == "apache-airflow":
diff --git a/providers/common/ai/src/airflow/providers/common/ai/utils/usage.py b/providers/common/ai/src/airflow/providers/common/ai/utils/usage.py
index 400edb6b753..d45f59d06a4 100644
--- a/providers/common/ai/src/airflow/providers/common/ai/utils/usage.py
+++ b/providers/common/ai/src/airflow/providers/common/ai/utils/usage.py
@@ -55,11 +55,8 @@ def _resolve_field_type(field: str, hint: Any) -> type:
         raise TypeError(f"UsageLimits.{field} has an unsupported annotation {hint!r}")
     if typing.get_origin(resolved) is not None:
         # ``list[int] | None`` passes the top-level check (its origin is a union)
-        # and then reduces to ``list[int]``, which is a ``type`` instance on
-        # Python 3.10 -- only 3.11+ made ``isinstance(list[int], type)`` False
-        # (gh-101162). Without this the annotation the comment above names as
-        # rejected would resolve to a container type on the oldest supported
-        # Python, and a rendered value would reach ``UsageLimits`` unchecked.
+        # and then reduces to ``list[int]``; reject it here so the error names the
+        # unsupported annotation instead of a bare non-type.
         raise TypeError(f"UsageLimits.{field} has an unsupported annotation {hint!r}")
     if not isinstance(resolved, type):
         raise TypeError(f"UsageLimits.{field} resolved to a non-type {resolved!r}")
diff --git a/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_toolset_base.py b/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_toolset_base.py
index 7121cf85175..f95afa9e42e 100644
--- a/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_toolset_base.py
+++ b/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_toolset_base.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
-import sys
 import threading
 import time
 import traceback
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ class TestMasking:
         assert caught.value.metadata == {"reason": "***"}
         assert "failed" not in caplog.text
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="ExceptionGroup is built in from Python 3.11")
     def test_masks_the_exceptions_inside_an_exception_group(self, registered_secret):
         cause = ConnectionError(f"socket closed by {registered_secret}")
         inner = ValueError(f"login failed for {registered_secret}")
diff --git a/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_usage.py b/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_usage.py
index 13a55cd9bb0..a56354cc126 100644
--- a/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_usage.py
+++ b/providers/common/ai/tests/unit/common/ai/utils/test_usage.py
@@ -494,12 +494,10 @@ class TestResolveFieldType:
         ],
     )
     def test_optional_generic_raises(self, hint):
-        """A generic wrapped in ``| None`` must be rejected on every supported Python.
+        """A generic wrapped in ``| None`` must be rejected as an unsupported annotation.
 
         The union passes the top-level origin check and reduces to ``list[int]``,
-        which is a ``type`` instance on 3.10 and only stopped being one in 3.11
-        (gh-101162). Without checking the reduced member this resolved to a
-        container type on the oldest supported Python while passing on 3.12.
+        which must be rejected explicitly rather than as a bare non-type.
         """
         with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="unsupported annotation"):
             _resolve_field_type("some_field", hint)
diff --git a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/decorators/test_python.py b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/decorators/test_python.py
index 252ecc5c1b0..bd942a670db 100644
--- a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/decorators/test_python.py
+++ b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/decorators/test_python.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-import sys
 import typing
 from collections import namedtuple
 from datetime import date
@@ -81,8 +80,6 @@ if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.db_test
 
 DEFAULT_DATE = timezone.datetime(2016, 1, 1)
-PY38 = sys.version_info >= (3, 8)
-PY311 = sys.version_info >= (3, 11)
 
 
 class TestAirflowTaskDecorator(BasePythonTest):
@@ -155,16 +152,10 @@ class TestAirflowTaskDecorator(BasePythonTest):
 
         assert t1().operator.multiple_outputs is True
 
-    # We do not enable `from __future__ import annotations` for particular this test module,
-    # that mean `str | None` annotation would raise TypeError in Python 3.9 and below
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="PEP 604 is implemented in Python 3.10")
     def test_infer_multiple_outputs_pep_604_union_type(self):
         @task_decorator
         def t1() -> str | None:
-            # Before PEP 604 which are implemented in Python 3.10 `str | None`
-            # returns `types.UnionType` which are class and could be check in `issubclass()`.
-            # However in Python 3.10+ this construction returns object `typing.Union`
-            # which can not be used in `issubclass()`
+            # `str | None` evaluates to `types.UnionType`, which cannot be used in `issubclass()`.
             return "foo"
 
         assert t1().operator.multiple_outputs is False
diff --git a/scripts/tools/initialize_virtualenv.py b/scripts/tools/initialize_virtualenv.py
index a6edf0268dc..ae67ffe4070 100755
--- a/scripts/tools/initialize_virtualenv.py
+++ b/scripts/tools/initialize_virtualenv.py
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ def get_dependency_groups(pyproject_toml_path: Path) -> list[str]:
     """
     Get the dependency groups from pyproject.toml
     """
-    try:
-        import tomllib
-    except ImportError:
-        import tomli as tomllib  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+    import tomllib
+
     airflow_core_toml_dict = tomllib.loads(pyproject_toml_path.read_text())
     return airflow_core_toml_dict["dependency-groups"].keys()
 
diff --git a/shared/dagnode/src/airflow_shared/dagnode/node.py b/shared/dagnode/src/airflow_shared/dagnode/node.py
index 651547a183b..9bc3b91f60a 100644
--- a/shared/dagnode/src/airflow_shared/dagnode/node.py
+++ b/shared/dagnode/src/airflow_shared/dagnode/node.py
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, Protocol, TypeVar
 import structlog
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import sys
     from collections.abc import Collection, Iterable
-
-    # Replicate `airflow.typing_compat.Self` to avoid illegal imports
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-        from typing import Self
-    else:
-        from typing_extensions import Self
+    from typing import Self
 
     from ..logging.types import Logger
 
diff --git a/shared/logging/tests/logging/test_structlog.py b/shared/logging/tests/logging/test_structlog.py
index cf63d2ed778..bb2533c5ea7 100644
--- a/shared/logging/tests/logging/test_structlog.py
+++ b/shared/logging/tests/logging/test_structlog.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import textwrap
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ from airflow_shared.logging.structlog import (
 # We avoid the caplog fixture for most tests here; the main purpose of this file is to capture the
 # _rendered_ output of the tests to make sure it is correct.
 
-PY_3_11 = sys.version_info >= (3, 11)
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def set_time(time_machine):
-    time_machine.move_to(datetime(1985, 10, 26, microsecond=1, tzinfo=timezone.utc), tick=False)
+    time_machine.move_to(datetime(1985, 10, 26, microsecond=1, tzinfo=UTC), tick=False)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -368,8 +366,7 @@ def test_precent_fmt_exc(structlog_config, get_logger, monkeypatch):
           File "{__file__}", line {lineno}, in test_precent_fmt_exc
             1 / 0
     """)
-    if PY_3_11:
-        expected += "    ~~^~~\n"
+    expected += "    ~~^~~\n"
     expected += "ZeroDivisionError: division by zero\n"
     assert written == expected
 
diff --git a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py
index f0f5cff5b87..3222bce6d93 100644
--- a/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py
+++ b/shared/observability/src/airflow_shared/observability/__init__.py
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    from typing import Self
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Self
+from typing import Self
 
 __all__ = ["Self"]
diff --git a/task-sdk/dev/generate_task_sdk_models.py b/task-sdk/dev/generate_task_sdk_models.py
index bb19fffc449..af0bc10245e 100644
--- a/task-sdk/dev/generate_task_sdk_models.py
+++ b/task-sdk/dev/generate_task_sdk_models.py
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ task_sdk_root = Path(__file__).parents[1]
 
 
 def load_config():
-    try:
-        from tomllib import load as load_tomllib
-    except ImportError:
-        from tomli import load as load_tomllib
+    from tomllib import load as load_tomllib
 
     pyproject = AIRFLOW_TASK_SDK_ROOT_PATH / "pyproject.toml"
     # Simulate what `datamodel-code-generator` does on the CLI
diff --git a/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/bases/operator.py b/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/bases/operator.py
index 7634443b119..536b4545d17 100644
--- a/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/bases/operator.py
+++ b/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/bases/operator.py
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ T = TypeVar("T", bound=FunctionType)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from types import ClassMethodDescriptorType
+    from typing import Self
 
     import jinja2
-    from typing_extensions import Self
 
     from airflow.sdk.api.datamodels._generated import DagAttributeTypes
     from airflow.sdk.bases.operatorlink import BaseOperatorLink
@@ -200,25 +200,6 @@ def coerce_resources(resources: dict[str, Any] | None) -> Resources | None:
     return Resources(**resources)
 
 
-def _cancel_all_tasks(loop: AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
-    """Cancel every task still pending on ``loop`` and let it run its cleanup, as ``asyncio.run()`` does."""
-    to_cancel = asyncio.all_tasks(loop)
-    if not to_cancel:
-        return
-    for task in to_cancel:
-        task.cancel()
-    loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(*to_cancel, return_exceptions=True))
-    for task in to_cancel:
-        if not task.cancelled() and task.exception() is not None:
-            loop.call_exception_handler(
-                {
-                    "message": "unhandled exception during event_loop() shutdown",
-                    "exception": task.exception(),
-                    "task": task,
-                }
-            )
-
-
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def event_loop() -> Generator[AbstractEventLoop]:
     """
@@ -228,10 +209,9 @@ def event_loop() -> Generator[AbstractEventLoop]:
     outlives any number of ``run_until_complete()`` calls: tasks created on it in one call are still there
     for the next, which is what code that pauses and resumes a loop between batches of work needs.
 
-    On Python 3.11+ this is :class:`asyncio.Runner`; Python 3.10 has no ``Runner`` and gets a fallback that
-    replicates ``Runner.close()``. In both cases the loop is set as the current loop of the thread while the
-    block runs and unset afterwards, leftover tasks are cancelled, async generators and the default executor
-    are shut down and the loop is closed. Nothing goes through ``asyncio.get_event_loop()``, which since
+    This is :class:`asyncio.Runner`: the loop is set as the current loop of the thread while the block runs
+    and unset afterwards, leftover tasks are cancelled, async generators and the default executor are shut
+    down and the loop is closed. Nothing goes through ``asyncio.get_event_loop()``, which since
     Python 3.12 warns and since 3.14 raises when no loop is set. Entering the block from a running loop is
     refused: a loop cannot drive another loop on the same thread.
     """
@@ -242,24 +222,8 @@ def event_loop() -> Generator[AbstractEventLoop]:
     else:
         raise RuntimeError("event_loop() cannot be used from a running event loop")
 
-    if Runner := getattr(asyncio, "Runner", None):
-        with Runner() as runner:
-            yield runner.get_loop()
-        return
-
-    # Python 3.10 has no asyncio.Runner: replicate what Runner.close() does. Drop with Python 3.10 support.
-    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-    try:
-        yield loop
-    finally:
-        try:
-            _cancel_all_tasks(loop)
-            loop.run_until_complete(loop.shutdown_asyncgens())
-            loop.run_until_complete(loop.shutdown_default_executor())
-        finally:
-            asyncio.set_event_loop(None)
-            loop.close()
+    with asyncio.Runner() as runner:
+        yield runner.get_loop()
 
 
 class _PartialDescriptor:
diff --git a/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/serde/__init__.py b/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/serde/__init__.py
index 1b0e06853a1..b9fb4cc25f6 100644
--- a/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/serde/__init__.py
+++ b/task-sdk/src/airflow/sdk/serde/__init__.py
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ def iter_pydantic_models(annotation: Any) -> Iterator[type]:
     stack: list[Any] = [annotation]
     while stack:
         tp = stack.pop()
-        # ``list[A]`` answers ``True`` to ``isinstance(tp, type)`` on 3.10+ yet
-        # carries a non-None ``get_origin``; recurse into its args first so the
-        # container itself is not mistaken for a leaf type.
         origin = get_origin(tp)
         if origin is not None:
             stack.extend(get_args(tp))
diff --git a/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/api/test_client.py b/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/api/test_client.py
index 6a80ebb2a96..92bb781abd2 100644
--- a/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/api/test_client.py
+++ b/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/api/test_client.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import pickle
-import sys
-from datetime import datetime, timezone as dt_timezone
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ class TestClient:
         assert unpickled.response.status_code == 404
         assert unpickled.request.url == "http://error"
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="Exception notes (PEP 678) require Python 3.11")
     def test_server_error_detail_added_as_note(self):
         """Notes survive uncaught propagation, handled sites still log detail directly."""
         responses = [httpx.Response(404, json={"detail": {"message": "Invalid input"}})]
@@ -1392,7 +1390,7 @@ class TestAssetEventOperations:
         result = client.asset_events.get(
             name="this_asset",
             partition_key_regexp_pattern=r"^us\|2024-.*",
-            after=datetime(2023, 6, 1, tzinfo=dt_timezone.utc),
+            after=datetime(2023, 6, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
             limit=5,
             ascending=False,
         )
@@ -2006,7 +2004,7 @@ class TestDagsOperations:
             relative_fileloc="dags/example.py",
             owners="owner_1",
             tags=["a_tag", "z_tag"],
-            next_dagrun=datetime(2026, 4, 13, tzinfo=dt_timezone.utc),
+            next_dagrun=datetime(2026, 4, 13, tzinfo=UTC),
         )
 
     def test_get_url_quotes_dag_id_as_single_path_segment(self):
@@ -2129,7 +2127,7 @@ class TestTaskStateOperations:
         assert result.error == ErrorType.TASK_STORE_NOT_FOUND
 
     def test_set_success(self):
-        expires = datetime(2026, 6, 13, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=dt_timezone.utc)
+        expires = datetime(2026, 6, 13, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
 
         def handle_request(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
             assert request.method == "PUT"
@@ -2160,7 +2158,7 @@ class TestTaskStateOperations:
 
     def test_set_with_expires_at_sends_field(self):
         """expires_at is forwarded as an ISO datetime string in the request body."""
-        expires = datetime(2026, 5, 21, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=dt_timezone.utc)
+        expires = datetime(2026, 5, 21, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
 
         def handle_request(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
             body = json.loads(request.content)
diff --git a/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/bases/test_operator.py b/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/bases/test_operator.py
index 9041e404b12..d2060362f2b 100644
--- a/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/bases/test_operator.py
+++ b/task-sdk/tests/task_sdk/bases/test_operator.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import copy
 import logging
 import uuid
 import warnings
-from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from datetime import UTC, date, datetime, timedelta
 from typing import NamedTuple
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from airflow.sdk.definitions.param import ParamsDict
 from airflow.sdk.definitions.template import literal
 from airflow.triggers.base import StartTriggerArgs
 
-DEFAULT_DATE = datetime(2016, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+DEFAULT_DATE = datetime(2016, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC)
 
 
 class ClassWithCustomAttributes:
@@ -1142,21 +1142,6 @@ def test_partial_default_args():
     assert op.queue == "THIS"
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(params=["asyncio.Runner", "fallback"])
-def event_loop_runner(request, monkeypatch):
-    """
-    Run a test against both ways ``event_loop()`` can own its loop.
-
-    ``asyncio.Runner`` exists from Python 3.11; the fallback replicates it for Python 3.10 and is
-    exercised on every Python by hiding ``asyncio.Runner`` for the test.
-    """
-    if request.param == "fallback":
-        monkeypatch.delattr(asyncio, "Runner", raising=False)
-    elif not hasattr(asyncio, "Runner"):
-        pytest.skip("asyncio.Runner needs Python 3.11+")
-    return request.param
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def fresh_process_loop_state():
     """
@@ -1180,7 +1165,6 @@ def _deprecation_warnings(caught: list[warnings.WarningMessage]) -> list[str]:
     return [str(w.message) for w in caught if issubclass(w.category, DeprecationWarning)]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("event_loop_runner")
 class TestBaseAsyncOperator:
     class AsyncOperator(BaseAsyncOperator):
         async def aexecute(self, context):
@@ -1219,9 +1203,8 @@ class TestBaseAsyncOperator:
             op.execute({})
 
 
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("event_loop_runner")
 class TestEventLoop:
-    """``event_loop()`` hands synchronous code a loop it owns, through ``asyncio.Runner`` where Python has it."""
+    """``event_loop()`` hands synchronous code a loop it owns, through ``asyncio.Runner``."""
 
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures("fresh_process_loop_state")
     def test_creates_and_closes_own_loop_without_deprecation_warning(self):