diff --git a/borgmatic/config/validate.py b/borgmatic/config/validate.py
index b39199fe..5835ead1 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/validate.py
+++ b/borgmatic/config/validate.py
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ import os
 import jsonschema
 import ruamel.yaml
 
-try:
-    import importlib_metadata
-except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: nocover
-    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
-
 import borgmatic.config
 from borgmatic.config import environment, load, normalize, override
 
@@ -19,16 +14,10 @@ def schema_filename():
 
     Raise FileNotFoundError when the schema path does not exist.
     '''
-    try:
-        return next(
-            str(path.locate())
-            for path in importlib_metadata.files('borgmatic')
-            if path.match('config/schema.yaml')
-        )
-    except StopIteration:
-        # If the schema wasn't found in the package's files, this is probably a pip editable
-        # install, so try a different approach to get the schema.
-        return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(borgmatic.config.__file__), 'schema.yaml')
+    schema_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(borgmatic.config.__file__), 'schema.yaml')
+
+    with open(schema_path):
+        return schema_path
 
 
 def format_json_error_path_element(path_element):
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py b/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py
index e81f2b02..701ba510 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_validate.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import sys
+from io import StringIO
+
 import pytest
 from flexmock import flexmock
 
@@ -7,22 +11,21 @@ from borgmatic.config import validate as module
 def test_schema_filename_finds_schema_path():
     schema_path = '/var/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml'
 
-    flexmock(module.importlib_metadata).should_receive('files').and_return(
-        flexmock(match=lambda path: False, locate=lambda: None),
-        flexmock(match=lambda path: True, locate=lambda: schema_path),
-        flexmock(match=lambda path: False, locate=lambda: None),
-    )
-
+    flexmock(os.path).should_receive('dirname').and_return("/var/borgmatic/config")
+    builtins = flexmock(sys.modules['builtins'])
+    builtins.should_receive('open').with_args(schema_path).and_return(StringIO())
     assert module.schema_filename() == schema_path
 
 
-def test_schema_filename_with_missing_schema_path_in_package_still_finds_it_in_config_directory():
-    flexmock(module.importlib_metadata).should_receive('files').and_return(
-        flexmock(match=lambda path: False, locate=lambda: None),
-        flexmock(match=lambda path: False, locate=lambda: None),
-    )
+def test_schema_filename_raises_filenotfounderror():
+    schema_path = '/var/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml'
 
-    assert module.schema_filename().endswith('/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml')
+    flexmock(os.path).should_receive('dirname').and_return("/var/borgmatic/config")
+    builtins = flexmock(sys.modules['builtins'])
+    builtins.should_receive('open').with_args(schema_path).and_raise(FileNotFoundError)
+
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+        module.schema_filename()
 
 
 def test_format_json_error_path_element_formats_array_index():