diff --git a/autopep8.py b/autopep8.py
index 03cf8c35..1534a7a7 100755
--- a/autopep8.py
+++ b/autopep8.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class documentation for more information.
 import warnings
 import ast
 from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser, Error
-from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 import pycodestyle
 from pycodestyle import STARTSWITH_INDENT_STATEMENT_REGEX
@@ -758,16 +757,14 @@ def fix_e225(self, result):
                 return
             if not check_syntax(fixed.lstrip()):
                 return
-            if (
-                parse_version(pycodestyle.__version__) >=
-                parse_version("2.11.0")
-            ):
-                operator_whitespace = pycodestyle.missing_whitespace
-            else:
-                operator_whitespace = \
-                        pycodestyle.missing_whitespace_around_operator
-            errors = list(
-                operator_whitespace(fixed, ts))
+            try:
+                _missing_whitespace = (
+                    pycodestyle.missing_whitespace_around_operator
+                )
+            except AttributeError:
+                # pycodestyle >= 2.11.0
+                _missing_whitespace = pycodestyle.missing_whitespace
+            errors = list(_missing_whitespace(fixed, ts))
             for e in reversed(errors):
                 if error_code != e[1].split()[0]:
                     continue