diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index 9edea9c..71117df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ jobs:
             backend: pyqt5
 
           # legacy Qt
-          - python-version: 3.7
-            platform: ubuntu-latest
-            backend: pyside511
-          - python-version: 3.7
-            platform: ubuntu-latest
-            backend: pyqt511
           - python-version: 3.7
             platform: ubuntu-latest
             backend: pyqt512
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index fa990ab..9fea0e3 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ All widgets must be well-tested, and should work on:
 - PySide2 (5.11 and above) & PySide6
 - macOS, Windows, & Linux
 
-Until [qtpy](https://github.com/spyder-ide/qtpy) supports PyQt6/PySide6, imports
-should use (and modify if necessary) `superqt.qtcompat`.
 
 ## Style Guide
 
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 822e86a..37b89ab 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ignore:
   - superqt/_version.py
-  - superqt/qtcompat/*
   - '*_tests*'
 coverage:
   status:
diff --git a/docs/decorators.md b/docs/decorators.md
index 7a1a0f0..083d969 100644
--- a/docs/decorators.md
+++ b/docs/decorators.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ an instance of
 To block and wait for the result, see [Synchronous mode](#synchronous-mode)
 
 ```python
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QObject
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
 from superqt import ensure_main_thread, ensure_object_thread
 
 @ensure_main_thread
diff --git a/examples/basic.py b/examples/basic.py
index 8d91fd5..4d245f9 100644
--- a/examples/basic.py
+++ b/examples/basic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
 from superqt import QRangeSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/basic_float.py b/examples/basic_float.py
index a4fed2b..82cc6a5 100644
--- a/examples/basic_float.py
+++ b/examples/basic_float.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
 from superqt import QDoubleSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/collapsible.py b/examples/collapsible.py
index 8d4eedf..a57c885 100644
--- a/examples/collapsible.py
+++ b/examples/collapsible.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Example for QCollapsible"""
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel, QPushButton
+
 from superqt import QCollapsible
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel, QPushButton
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/demo_widget.py b/examples/demo_widget.py
index 94ff211..909d4e8 100644
--- a/examples/demo_widget.py
+++ b/examples/demo_widget.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from qtpy import QtCore
+from qtpy import QtWidgets as QtW
+
 from superqt import QRangeSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat import QtCore
-from superqt.qtcompat import QtWidgets as QtW
 
 QSS = """
 QSlider {
diff --git a/examples/eliding_label.py b/examples/eliding_label.py
index 71fd7ff..9b055e9 100644
--- a/examples/eliding_label.py
+++ b/examples/eliding_label.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
 from superqt import QElidingLabel
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/float.py b/examples/float.py
index c255b8b..027a5f3 100644
--- a/examples/float.py
+++ b/examples/float.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
 from superqt import QDoubleRangeSlider, QDoubleSlider, QRangeSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/fonticon1.py b/examples/fonticon1.py
index 9971f73..a5dd059 100644
--- a/examples/fonticon1.py
+++ b/examples/fonticon1.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ except ImportError as e:
         "pip install git+https://github.com/tlambert03/fonticon-fontawesome5.git"
     )
 
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QPushButton
+
 from superqt.fonticon import icon, pulse
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QSize
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QPushButton
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/fonticon2.py b/examples/fonticon2.py
index f3a49e6..4219eae 100644
--- a/examples/fonticon2.py
+++ b/examples/fonticon2.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ except ImportError as e:
         "pip install git+https://github.com/tlambert03/fonticon-fontawesome5.git"
     )
 
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QPushButton
+
 from superqt.fonticon import setTextIcon
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QPushButton
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/fonticon3.py b/examples/fonticon3.py
index 6a90467..af85687 100644
--- a/examples/fonticon3.py
+++ b/examples/fonticon3.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ except ImportError as e:
         "pip install git+https://github.com/tlambert03/fonticon-fontawesome5.git"
     )
 
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QPushButton
+
 from superqt.fonticon import IconOpts, icon, pulse, spin
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QSize
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QPushButton
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/generic.py b/examples/generic.py
index 6d31bc1..98b3af3 100644
--- a/examples/generic.py
+++ b/examples/generic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
 from superqt import QDoubleSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/icon_explorer.py b/examples/icon_explorer.py
index 46ca5ce..f5d915e 100644
--- a/examples/icon_explorer.py
+++ b/examples/icon_explorer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+
 from superqt.fonticon._plugins import loaded
-from superqt.qtcompat import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
 
 P = loaded(load_all=True)
 if not P:
diff --git a/examples/labeled.py b/examples/labeled.py
index a7915c4..0cddffd 100644
--- a/examples/labeled.py
+++ b/examples/labeled.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
 from superqt import (
     QLabeledDoubleRangeSlider,
     QLabeledDoubleSlider,
     QLabeledRangeSlider,
     QLabeledSlider,
 )
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/multihandle.py b/examples/multihandle.py
index 53b464b..3543ce0 100644
--- a/examples/multihandle.py
+++ b/examples/multihandle.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
 from superqt import QRangeSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 app = QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 788922f..f92f454 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ project_urls =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
+    qtpy
     typing-extensions>=3.10.0.0
 python_requires = >=3.7
 include_package_data = True
@@ -86,11 +87,6 @@ superqt = py.typed
 exclude = _version.py,.eggs,examples
 docstring-convention = numpy
 ignore = E203,W503,E501,C901,F403,F405,D100
-per-file-ignores =
-    src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.py:F401
-    src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.py:F401
-    src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.py:F401
-    src/superqt/qtcompat/__init__.py:F401,F811
 
 [pydocstyle]
 convention = numpy
diff --git a/src/superqt/_eliding_label.py b/src/superqt/_eliding_label.py
index 25fa392..877f613 100644
--- a/src/superqt/_eliding_label.py
+++ b/src/superqt/_eliding_label.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from typing import List
 
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QFont, QFontMetrics, QResizeEvent, QTextLayout
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QLabel
+from qtpy.QtCore import QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFont, QFontMetrics, QResizeEvent, QTextLayout
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QLabel
 
 
 class QElidingLabel(QLabel):
diff --git a/src/superqt/collapsible/_collapsible.py b/src/superqt/collapsible/_collapsible.py
index 773c976..de4000f 100644
--- a/src/superqt/collapsible/_collapsible.py
+++ b/src/superqt/collapsible/_collapsible.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 """A collapsible widget to hide and unhide child widgets"""
 from typing import Optional
 
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import (
+from qtpy.QtCore import (
     QAbstractAnimation,
     QEasingCurve,
     QMargins,
     QPropertyAnimation,
     Qt,
 )
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import QFrame, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QFrame, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 
 class QCollapsible(QFrame):
diff --git a/src/superqt/combobox/_enum_combobox.py b/src/superqt/combobox/_enum_combobox.py
index 4d862c9..f9baa88 100644
--- a/src/superqt/combobox/_enum_combobox.py
+++ b/src/superqt/combobox/_enum_combobox.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from enum import Enum, EnumMeta
 from typing import Optional, TypeVar
 
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import Signal
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import QComboBox
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QComboBox
 
 EnumType = TypeVar("EnumType", bound=Enum)
 
diff --git a/src/superqt/fonticon/__init__.py b/src/superqt/fonticon/__init__.py
index 871bf55..7b4538c 100644
--- a/src/superqt/fonticon/__init__.py
+++ b/src/superqt/fonticon/__init__.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ from ._qfont_icon import DEFAULT_SCALING_FACTOR, IconOptionDict, IconOpts
 from ._qfont_icon import QFontIconStore as _QFIS
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QFont, QTransform
-    from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QWidget
+    from qtpy.QtGui import QFont, QTransform
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
     from ._qfont_icon import QFontIcon, ValidColor
 
diff --git a/src/superqt/fonticon/_animations.py b/src/superqt/fonticon/_animations.py
index 85ada01..c86bab3 100644
--- a/src/superqt/fonticon/_animations.py
+++ b/src/superqt/fonticon/_animations.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QRectF, QTimer
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QPainter
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QWidget
+from qtpy.QtCore import QRectF, QTimer
+from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
 
 class Animation(ABC):
diff --git a/src/superqt/fonticon/_qfont_icon.py b/src/superqt/fonticon/_qfont_icon.py
index ef87bd0..47c50a2 100644
--- a/src/superqt/fonticon/_qfont_icon.py
+++ b/src/superqt/fonticon/_qfont_icon.py
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import DefaultDict, Dict, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Type, Union, cast
 
-from typing_extensions import TypedDict
-
-from ..qtcompat import QT_VERSION
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import QObject, QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt
-from ..qtcompat.QtGui import (
+from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import (
     QColor,
     QFont,
     QFontDatabase,
@@ -22,7 +20,9 @@ from ..qtcompat.QtGui import (
     QPixmapCache,
     QTransform,
 )
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QStyleOption, QWidget
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QStyleOption, QWidget
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
+
 from ..utils import QMessageHandler
 from ._animations import Animation
 
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DAnimation.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DAnimation.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index f357aa1..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DAnimation.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.Qt3DAnimation import *
-from PyQt6.Qt3DAnimation import *
-from PySide2.Qt3DAnimation import *
-from PySide6.Qt3DAnimation import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DCore.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DCore.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d8f8e5..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DCore.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.Qt3DCore import *
-from PyQt6.Qt3DCore import *
-from PySide2.Qt3DCore import *
-from PySide6.Qt3DCore import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DExtras.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DExtras.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 35d7b9e..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DExtras.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.Qt3DExtras import *
-from PyQt6.Qt3DExtras import *
-from PySide2.Qt3DExtras import *
-from PySide6.Qt3DExtras import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DInput.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DInput.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 1569eed..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DInput.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.Qt3DInput import *
-from PyQt6.Qt3DInput import *
-from PySide2.Qt3DInput import *
-from PySide6.Qt3DInput import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DLogic.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DLogic.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 580facd..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DLogic.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.Qt3DLogic import *
-from PyQt6.Qt3DLogic import *
-from PySide2.Qt3DLogic import *
-from PySide6.Qt3DLogic import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DRender.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DRender.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 541e3ce..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/Qt3DRender.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.Qt3DRender import *
-from PyQt6.Qt3DRender import *
-from PySide2.Qt3DRender import *
-from PySide6.Qt3DRender import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCharts.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCharts.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index e095480..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCharts.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtCharts import *
-from PyQt6.QtCharts import *
-from PySide2.QtCharts import *
-from PySide6.QtCharts import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtConcurrent.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtConcurrent.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e665d0..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtConcurrent.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtConcurrent import *
-from PyQt6.QtConcurrent import *
-from PySide2.QtConcurrent import *
-from PySide6.QtConcurrent import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.py b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d184eb8..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# type: ignore
-from . import API_NAME, _get_qtmodule
-
-_QtCore = _get_qtmodule(__name__)
-globals().update(_QtCore.__dict__)
-
-if "PyQt" in API_NAME:
-    Property = _QtCore.pyqtProperty
-    Signal = _QtCore.pyqtSignal
-    SignalInstance = getattr(_QtCore, "pyqtBoundSignal", None)
-    Slot = _QtCore.pyqtSlot
-    __version__ = _QtCore.QT_VERSION_STR
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index f525ba8..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtCore.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtCore import *
-from PyQt6.QtCore import *
-from PySide2.QtCore import *
-from PySide6.QtCore import *
-
-Property = pyqtProperty
-Signal = pyqtSignal
-SignalInstance = pyqtBoundSignal
-Slot = pyqtSlot
-__version__: str
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtDataVisualization.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtDataVisualization.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 45cc01d..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtDataVisualization.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtDataVisualization import *
-from PyQt6.QtDataVisualization import *
-from PySide2.QtDataVisualization import *
-from PySide6.QtDataVisualization import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.py b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.py
deleted file mode 100644
index de815df..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# type: ignore
-from . import API_NAME, _get_qtmodule
-
-_QtGui = _get_qtmodule(__name__)
-globals().update(_QtGui.__dict__)
-
-if "6" in API_NAME:
-
-    def pos(self, *a):
-        _pos = self.position(*a)
-        return _pos.toPoint()
-
-    _QtGui.QMouseEvent.pos = pos
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 1df2e9a..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtGui.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtGui import *
-from PyQt6.QtGui import *
-from PySide2.QtGui import *
-from PySide6.QtGui import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtHelp.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtHelp.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 99c8dad..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtHelp.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtHelp import *
-from PyQt6.QtHelp import *
-from PySide2.QtHelp import *
-from PySide6.QtHelp import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtLocation.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtLocation.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index eade933..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtLocation.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtLocation import *
-from PyQt6.QtLocation import *
-from PySide2.QtLocation import *
-from PySide6.QtLocation import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMacExtras.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMacExtras.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d81cea..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMacExtras.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtMacExtras import *
-from PyQt6.QtMacExtras import *
-from PySide2.QtMacExtras import *
-from PySide6.QtMacExtras import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMultimedia.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMultimedia.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index dc85fa5..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMultimedia.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtMultimedia import *
-from PyQt6.QtMultimedia import *
-from PySide2.QtMultimedia import *
-from PySide6.QtMultimedia import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMultimediaWidgets.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMultimediaWidgets.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 85b52e3..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtMultimediaWidgets.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtMultimediaWidgets import *
-from PyQt6.QtMultimediaWidgets import *
-from PySide2.QtMultimediaWidgets import *
-from PySide6.QtMultimediaWidgets import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtNetwork.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtNetwork.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index fc0b017..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtNetwork.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtNetwork import *
-from PyQt6.QtNetwork import *
-from PySide2.QtNetwork import *
-from PySide6.QtNetwork import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtOpenGL.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtOpenGL.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index cbbc22c..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtOpenGL.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtOpenGL import *
-from PyQt6.QtOpenGL import *
-from PySide2.QtOpenGL import *
-from PySide6.QtOpenGL import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtOpenGLFunctions.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtOpenGLFunctions.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f3014b..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtOpenGLFunctions.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtOpenGLFunctions import *
-from PyQt6.QtOpenGLFunctions import *
-from PySide2.QtOpenGLFunctions import *
-from PySide6.QtOpenGLFunctions import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtPositioning.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtPositioning.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index a15cdee..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtPositioning.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtPositioning import *
-from PyQt6.QtPositioning import *
-from PySide2.QtPositioning import *
-from PySide6.QtPositioning import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtPrintSupport.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtPrintSupport.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ef4723..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtPrintSupport.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtPrintSupport import *
-from PyQt6.QtPrintSupport import *
-from PySide2.QtPrintSupport import *
-from PySide6.QtPrintSupport import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQml.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQml.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 3af6fe2..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQml.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtQml import *
-from PyQt6.QtQml import *
-from PySide2.QtQml import *
-from PySide6.QtQml import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuick.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuick.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index a03b7e9..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuick.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtQuick import *
-from PyQt6.QtQuick import *
-from PySide2.QtQuick import *
-from PySide6.QtQuick import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuickControls2.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuickControls2.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b29962..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuickControls2.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtQuickControls2 import *
-from PyQt6.QtQuickControls2 import *
-from PySide2.QtQuickControls2 import *
-from PySide6.QtQuickControls2 import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuickWidgets.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuickWidgets.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index b3d4878..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtQuickWidgets.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtQuickWidgets import *
-from PyQt6.QtQuickWidgets import *
-from PySide2.QtQuickWidgets import *
-from PySide6.QtQuickWidgets import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtRemoteObjects.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtRemoteObjects.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index bda5536..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtRemoteObjects.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtRemoteObjects import *
-from PyQt6.QtRemoteObjects import *
-from PySide2.QtRemoteObjects import *
-from PySide6.QtRemoteObjects import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScript.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScript.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a2b3f3..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScript.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtScript import *
-from PyQt6.QtScript import *
-from PySide2.QtScript import *
-from PySide6.QtScript import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScriptTools.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScriptTools.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 4471e2d..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScriptTools.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtScriptTools import *
-from PyQt6.QtScriptTools import *
-from PySide2.QtScriptTools import *
-from PySide6.QtScriptTools import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScxml.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScxml.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 6831e1d..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtScxml.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtScxml import *
-from PyQt6.QtScxml import *
-from PySide2.QtScxml import *
-from PySide6.QtScxml import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSensors.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSensors.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 00147ba..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSensors.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtSensors import *
-from PyQt6.QtSensors import *
-from PySide2.QtSensors import *
-from PySide6.QtSensors import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSerialPort.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSerialPort.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index f018f40..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSerialPort.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtSerialPort import *
-from PyQt6.QtSerialPort import *
-from PySide2.QtSerialPort import *
-from PySide6.QtSerialPort import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSql.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSql.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index d4dad99..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSql.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtSql import *
-from PyQt6.QtSql import *
-from PySide2.QtSql import *
-from PySide6.QtSql import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSvg.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSvg.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index d7fe576..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtSvg.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtSvg import *
-from PyQt6.QtSvg import *
-from PySide2.QtSvg import *
-from PySide6.QtSvg import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtTest.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtTest.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bb798e..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtTest.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtTest import *
-from PyQt6.QtTest import *
-from PySide2.QtTest import *
-from PySide6.QtTest import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtTextToSpeech.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtTextToSpeech.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 4feebeb..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtTextToSpeech.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtTextToSpeech import *
-from PyQt6.QtTextToSpeech import *
-from PySide2.QtTextToSpeech import *
-from PySide6.QtTextToSpeech import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtUiTools.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtUiTools.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index e55769c..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtUiTools.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtUiTools import *
-from PyQt6.QtUiTools import *
-from PySide2.QtUiTools import *
-from PySide6.QtUiTools import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebChannel.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebChannel.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 96f24e2..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebChannel.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWebChannel import *
-from PyQt6.QtWebChannel import *
-from PySide2.QtWebChannel import *
-from PySide6.QtWebChannel import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngine.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngine.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 49a66ab..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngine.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWebEngine import *
-from PyQt6.QtWebEngine import *
-from PySide2.QtWebEngine import *
-from PySide6.QtWebEngine import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngineCore.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngineCore.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index e942ee4..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngineCore.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWebEngineCore import *
-from PyQt6.QtWebEngineCore import *
-from PySide2.QtWebEngineCore import *
-from PySide6.QtWebEngineCore import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngineWidgets.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngineWidgets.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 195a903..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebEngineWidgets.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets import *
-from PyQt6.QtWebEngineWidgets import *
-from PySide2.QtWebEngineWidgets import *
-from PySide6.QtWebEngineWidgets import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebSockets.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebSockets.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d0ba40..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWebSockets.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWebSockets import *
-from PyQt6.QtWebSockets import *
-from PySide2.QtWebSockets import *
-from PySide6.QtWebSockets import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.py b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 09a8397..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# type: ignore
-from . import API_NAME, _get_qtmodule
-
-_QtWidgets = _get_qtmodule(__name__)
-globals().update(_QtWidgets.__dict__)
-
-
-QApplication = _QtWidgets.QApplication
-if not hasattr(QApplication, "exec"):
-    QApplication.exec = _QtWidgets.QApplication.exec_
-
-# backwargs compat with qt5
-if "6" in API_NAME:
-    _QtGui = _get_qtmodule("QtGui")
-    QAction = _QtGui.QAction
-    QShortcut = _QtGui.QShortcut
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index b59539d..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtWidgets.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import *
-from PyQt6.QtWidgets import *
-from PySide2.QtWidgets import *
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import *
-
-QApplication.exec_ = QApplication.exec
-
-from PyQt6 import QtGui
-from PySide6 import QtGui
-
-QAction = QtGui.QAction
-QShortcut = QtGui.QShortcut
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtXml.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtXml.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 50aa8e2..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtXml.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtXml import *
-from PyQt6.QtXml import *
-from PySide2.QtXml import *
-from PySide6.QtXml import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtXmlPatterns.pyi b/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtXmlPatterns.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ef8044..0000000
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/QtXmlPatterns.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from PyQt5.QtXmlPatterns import *
-from PyQt6.QtXmlPatterns import *
-from PySide2.QtXmlPatterns import *
-from PySide6.QtXmlPatterns import *
diff --git a/src/superqt/qtcompat/__init__.py b/src/superqt/qtcompat/__init__.py
index 44f134c..52141e4 100644
--- a/src/superqt/qtcompat/__init__.py
+++ b/src/superqt/qtcompat/__init__.py
@@ -1,114 +1,20 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
 import sys
 import warnings
-from importlib import abc, import_module, util
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Sequence, Union
+from importlib import abc, util
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from importlib.machinery import ModuleSpec
-    from types import ModuleType
+from qtpy import *  # noqa
+
+warnings.warn(
+    "The superqt.qtcompat module is deprecated as of v0.3.0. "
+    "Please import from `qtpy` instead."
+)
 
 
-class QtMissingError(ImportError):
-    """Error raise if no bindings could be selected."""
-
-
-VALID_APIS = {
-    "pyqt5": "PyQt5",
-    "pyqt6": "PyQt6",
-    "pyside2": "PySide2",
-    "pyside6": "PySide6",
-}
-
-# Detecting if a binding was specified by the user
-_requested_api = os.getenv("QT_API", "").lower()
-_forced_api = os.getenv("FORCE_QT_API")
-
-# warn if an invalid API has been requested
-if _requested_api and _requested_api not in VALID_APIS:
-    warnings.warn(
-        f"invalid QT_API specified: {_requested_api}. "
-        f"Valid values include {set(VALID_APIS)}"
-    )
-    _forced_api = None
-    _requested_api = ""
-
-# TODO: FORCE_QT_API requires also using QT_API ... does that make sense?
-
-# now we'll try to import QtCore
-_QtCore: Optional[ModuleType] = None
-
-# If `FORCE_QT_API` is not set, we first look for previously imported bindings
-if not _forced_api:
-    for api_name, module_name in VALID_APIS.items():
-        if module_name in sys.modules:
-            _QtCore = import_module(f"{module_name}.QtCore")
-            break
-
-if _QtCore is None:
-    # try the requested API first, and if _forced_api is True,
-    # raise an ImportError if it doesn't work.
-    # Otherwise go through the list of Valid APIs until something imports
-    requested = VALID_APIS.get(_requested_api)
-    for module_name in sorted(VALID_APIS.values(), key=lambda x: x != requested):
-        try:
-            _QtCore = import_module(f"{module_name}.QtCore")
-            break
-        except ImportError:
-            if _forced_api:
-                ImportError(
-                    "FORCE_QT_API set and unable to import requested QT_API: {e}"
-                )
-
-# didn't find one...  not going to work
-if _QtCore is None:
-    raise QtMissingError(f"No QtCore could be found. Tried: {VALID_APIS.values()}")
-
-# load variables based on what we found.
-if not _QtCore.__package__:
-    raise RuntimeError("QtCore does not declare __package__?")
-
-API_NAME = _QtCore.__package__
-PYSIDE2 = API_NAME == "PySide2"
-PYSIDE6 = API_NAME == "PySide6"
-PYQT5 = API_NAME == "PyQt5"
-PYQT6 = API_NAME == "PyQt6"
-QT_VERSION = getattr(_QtCore, "QT_VERSION_STR", "") or getattr(_QtCore, "__version__")
-
-# lastly, emit a warning if we ended up with an API other than the one requested
-if _requested_api and API_NAME != VALID_APIS[_requested_api]:
-    warnings.warn(
-        f"Selected binding {_requested_api!r} could not be found, using {API_NAME!r}"
-    )
-
-
-# Setup the meta path finder that lets us import anything using `superqt.qtcompat.Mod`
+# forward any requests for superqt.qtcompat.* to qtpy.*
 class SuperQtImporter(abc.MetaPathFinder):
-    def find_spec(
-        self,
-        fullname: str,
-        path: Optional[Sequence[Union[bytes, str]]],
-        target: Optional[ModuleType] = None,
-    ) -> Optional[ModuleSpec]:
-        """Find a spec for the specified module.
-
-        If fullname is superqt.X or superqt.qtcompat.Xx ...
-        it will look for API_NAME.X instead...
-
-        See https://docs.python.org/3/reference/import.html#the-meta-path
-        """
+    def find_spec(self, fullname: str, path, target=None):  # type: ignore
         if fullname.startswith(__name__):
-            spec = fullname.replace(__name__, API_NAME)
-            return util.find_spec(spec)
-        return None
-
-
-def _get_qtmodule(mod_name: str) -> ModuleType:
-    """Convenience to get a submodule from the current QT_API"""
-    _mod_name = mod_name.rsplit(".", maxsplit=1)[-1]
-    return import_module(f"{API_NAME}.{_mod_name}")
+            return util.find_spec(fullname.replace(__name__, "qtpy"))
 
 
 sys.meta_path.append(SuperQtImporter())
diff --git a/src/superqt/sliders/__init__.pyi b/src/superqt/sliders/__init__.pyi
index bf0c65f..c54dcf3 100644
--- a/src/superqt/sliders/__init__.pyi
+++ b/src/superqt/sliders/__init__.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QSlider
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QSlider
 
 from ._generic_range_slider import _GenericRangeSlider
 from ._generic_slider import _GenericSlider
diff --git a/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_range_slider.py b/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_range_slider.py
index d67b53a..f5142da 100644
--- a/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_range_slider.py
+++ b/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_range_slider.py
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 from typing import Generic, List, Sequence, Tuple, TypeVar, Union
 
-from ..qtcompat import QtGui
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import (
-    Property,
-    QEvent,
-    QPoint,
-    QPointF,
-    QRect,
-    QRectF,
-    Qt,
-    Signal,
-)
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import QSlider, QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider, QStylePainter
+from qtpy import QtGui
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, QRect, QRectF, Qt, Signal
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QSlider, QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider, QStylePainter
+
 from ._generic_slider import CC_SLIDER, SC_GROOVE, SC_HANDLE, SC_NONE, _GenericSlider
 from ._range_style import RangeSliderStyle, update_styles_from_stylesheet
 
diff --git a/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_slider.py b/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_slider.py
index 9063de3..87913ab 100644
--- a/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_slider.py
+++ b/src/superqt/sliders/_generic_slider.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ QRangeSlider.
 
 from typing import Generic, TypeVar
 
-from ..qtcompat import QtGui
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, QRect, Qt, Signal
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import (
+from qtpy import QtGui
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, QRect, Qt, Signal
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication,
     QSlider,
     QStyle,
diff --git a/src/superqt/sliders/_labeled.py b/src/superqt/sliders/_labeled.py
index 46a0d87..91ee547 100644
--- a/src/superqt/sliders/_labeled.py
+++ b/src/superqt/sliders/_labeled.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ from enum import IntEnum
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any
 
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import QPoint, QSize, Qt, Signal
-from ..qtcompat.QtGui import QFontMetrics, QValidator
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import (
+from qtpy.QtCore import QPoint, QSize, Qt, Signal
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFontMetrics, QValidator
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
     QAbstractSlider,
     QApplication,
     QDoubleSpinBox,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import (
     QVBoxLayout,
     QWidget,
 )
+
 from ._sliders import QDoubleRangeSlider, QDoubleSlider, QRangeSlider
 
 
diff --git a/src/superqt/sliders/_range_style.py b/src/superqt/sliders/_range_style.py
index 7dc1de1..8728e91 100644
--- a/src/superqt/sliders/_range_style.py
+++ b/src/superqt/sliders/_range_style.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from ..qtcompat import QT_VERSION
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
-from ..qtcompat.QtGui import (
+from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import (
     QBrush,
     QColor,
     QGradient,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from ..qtcompat.QtGui import (
     QPalette,
     QRadialGradient,
 )
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import QApplication, QSlider, QStyleOptionSlider
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QSlider, QStyleOptionSlider
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._generic_range_slider import _GenericRangeSlider
diff --git a/src/superqt/sliders/_sliders.py b/src/superqt/sliders/_sliders.py
index 9eb3a26..78747b6 100644
--- a/src/superqt/sliders/_sliders.py
+++ b/src/superqt/sliders/_sliders.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import Signal
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal
+
 from ._generic_range_slider import _GenericRangeSlider
 from ._generic_slider import _GenericSlider
 
diff --git a/src/superqt/spinbox/_intspin.py b/src/superqt/spinbox/_intspin.py
index 0b6cef6..7e33368 100644
--- a/src/superqt/spinbox/_intspin.py
+++ b/src/superqt/spinbox/_intspin.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from enum import Enum
 
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import QSize, Qt, Signal
-from ..qtcompat.QtGui import QFontMetrics, QValidator
-from ..qtcompat.QtWidgets import QAbstractSpinBox, QStyle, QStyleOptionSpinBox
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Qt, Signal
+from qtpy.QtGui import QFontMetrics, QValidator
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QAbstractSpinBox, QStyle, QStyleOptionSpinBox
 
 
 class _EmitPolicy(Enum):
diff --git a/src/superqt/utils/_ensure_thread.py b/src/superqt/utils/_ensure_thread.py
index 41926f0..86876fb 100644
--- a/src/superqt/utils/_ensure_thread.py
+++ b/src/superqt/utils/_ensure_thread.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from concurrent.futures import Future
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import Callable, List, Optional
 
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import (
+from qtpy.QtCore import (
     QCoreApplication,
     QMetaObject,
     QObject,
diff --git a/src/superqt/utils/_message_handler.py b/src/superqt/utils/_message_handler.py
index f61ea0a..51259c2 100644
--- a/src/superqt/utils/_message_handler.py
+++ b/src/superqt/utils/_message_handler.py
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@ import logging
 from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import List, NamedTuple, Optional
 
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import (
-    QMessageLogContext,
-    QtMsgType,
-    qInstallMessageHandler,
-)
+from qtpy.QtCore import QMessageLogContext, QtMsgType, qInstallMessageHandler
 
 
 class Record(NamedTuple):
diff --git a/src/superqt/utils/_qthreading.py b/src/superqt/utils/_qthreading.py
index 9ee89a4..8b1cf1e 100644
--- a/src/superqt/utils/_qthreading.py
+++ b/src/superqt/utils/_qthreading.py
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ from typing import (
     overload,
 )
 
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThread, QThreadPool, QTimer, Signal
 from typing_extensions import Literal, ParamSpec
 
-from ..qtcompat.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThread, QThreadPool, QTimer, Signal
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
     _T = TypeVar("_T")
diff --git a/tests/test_collapsible.py b/tests/test_collapsible.py
index 13f0df8..e4fe89a 100644
--- a/tests/test_collapsible.py
+++ b/tests/test_collapsible.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 """A test module for testing collapsible"""
 
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEasingCurve
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
+
 from superqt import QCollapsible
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QEasingCurve
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QPushButton
 
 
 def test_checked_initialization(qtbot):
diff --git a/tests/test_eliding_label.py b/tests/test_eliding_label.py
index 6b243f7..df6cd3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_eliding_label.py
+++ b/tests/test_eliding_label.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import platform
 
+from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QResizeEvent
+
 from superqt import QElidingLabel
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QSize, Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QResizeEvent
 
 TEXT = (
     "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do "
diff --git a/tests/test_ensure_thread.py b/tests/test_ensure_thread.py
index 242dd48..cad7dca 100644
--- a/tests/test_ensure_thread.py
+++ b/tests/test_ensure_thread.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import time
 from concurrent.futures import Future, TimeoutError
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject, QThread, Signal
 
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject, QThread, Signal
 from superqt.utils import ensure_main_thread, ensure_object_thread
 
 skip_on_ci = pytest.mark.skipif(bool(os.getenv("CI")), reason="github hangs")
diff --git a/tests/test_fonticon/test_fonticon.py b/tests/test_fonticon/test_fonticon.py
index 734533b..e6d6f78 100644
--- a/tests/test_fonticon/test_fonticon.py
+++ b/tests/test_fonticon/test_fonticon.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon, QPixmap
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton
 
 from superqt.fonticon import icon, pulse, setTextIcon, spin
 from superqt.fonticon._qfont_icon import QFontIconStore, _ensure_identifier
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QIcon, QPixmap
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QPushButton
 
 TEST_PREFIX = "ico"
 TEST_CHARNAME = "smiley"
diff --git a/tests/test_fonticon/test_plugins.py b/tests/test_fonticon/test_plugins.py
index 4fe648e..2ee2b7d 100644
--- a/tests/test_fonticon/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/test_fonticon/test_plugins.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon, QPixmap
 
 from superqt.fonticon import _plugins, icon
 from superqt.fonticon._qfont_icon import QFontIconStore
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QIcon, QPixmap
 
 try:
     from importlib.metadata import Distribution
diff --git a/tests/test_large_int_spinbox.py b/tests/test_large_int_spinbox.py
index e9845fd..8349d78 100644
--- a/tests/test_large_int_spinbox.py
+++ b/tests/test_large_int_spinbox.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+
 from superqt.spinbox import QLargeIntSpinBox
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_qmessage_handler.py b/tests/test_qmessage_handler.py
index 5634e61..beeca9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_qmessage_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_qmessage_handler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import logging
 
+from qtpy import QtCore
+
 from superqt import QMessageHandler
-from superqt.qtcompat import QtCore
 
 
 def test_message_handler():
diff --git a/tests/test_sliders/_testutil.py b/tests/test_sliders/_testutil.py
index 978367a..b26dafb 100644
--- a/tests/test_sliders/_testutil.py
+++ b/tests/test_sliders/_testutil.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from platform import system
 
 import pytest
-
-from superqt.qtcompat import QT_VERSION
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QMouseEvent, QWheelEvent
+from qtpy import QT_VERSION
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QMouseEvent, QWheelEvent
 
 QT_VERSION = tuple(int(x) for x in QT_VERSION.split("."))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sliders/test_float.py b/tests/test_sliders/test_float.py
index e2f0a10..5e89d9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_sliders/test_float.py
+++ b/tests/test_sliders/test_float.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy import API_NAME
 
 from superqt import (
     QDoubleRangeSlider,
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ from superqt import (
     QLabeledDoubleRangeSlider,
     QLabeledDoubleSlider,
 )
-from superqt.qtcompat import API_NAME
 
 range_types = {QDoubleRangeSlider, QLabeledDoubleRangeSlider}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sliders/test_generic_slider.py b/tests/test_sliders/test_generic_slider.py
index 4196177..eae6f69 100644
--- a/tests/test_sliders/test_generic_slider.py
+++ b/tests/test_sliders/test_generic_slider.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import math
 import platform
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QHoverEvent
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider
 
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QHoverEvent
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider
 from superqt.sliders._generic_slider import _GenericSlider, _sliderValueFromPosition
 
 from ._testutil import _linspace, _mouse_event, _wheel_event, skip_on_linux_qt6
diff --git a/tests/test_sliders/test_range_slider.py b/tests/test_sliders/test_range_slider.py
index d8cef96..992a982 100644
--- a/tests/test_sliders/test_range_slider.py
+++ b/tests/test_sliders/test_range_slider.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import math
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QHoverEvent
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider
 
 from superqt import QDoubleRangeSlider, QRangeSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QHoverEvent
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider
 
 from ._testutil import _linspace, _mouse_event, _wheel_event, skip_on_linux_qt6
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sliders/test_single_value_sliders.py b/tests/test_sliders/test_single_value_sliders.py
index baa290d..f6380a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_sliders/test_single_value_sliders.py
+++ b/tests/test_sliders/test_single_value_sliders.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import platform
 from contextlib import suppress
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
+from qtpy.QtGui import QHoverEvent
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QSlider, QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider
 
 from superqt import QDoubleSlider, QLabeledDoubleSlider, QLabeledSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QPointF, Qt
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtGui import QHoverEvent
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtWidgets import QSlider, QStyle, QStyleOptionSlider
 from superqt.sliders._generic_slider import _GenericSlider
 
 from ._testutil import (
diff --git a/tests/test_sliders/test_slider.py b/tests/test_sliders/test_slider.py
index 6abd312..467551a 100644
--- a/tests/test_sliders/test_slider.py
+++ b/tests/test_sliders/test_slider.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import platform
 
 import pytest
+from qtpy import API_NAME
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 
 from superqt import QRangeSlider
-from superqt.qtcompat import API_NAME
-from superqt.qtcompat.QtCore import Qt
 from superqt.sliders._generic_range_slider import SC_BAR, SC_HANDLE, SC_NONE
 
 NOT_LINUX = platform.system() != "Linux"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 86ddb14..638b331 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py{37,38,39,310}-{linux,macos,windows}-{pyqt5,pyside2,pyqt6,pyside6},py37-linux-{pyqt511,pyside511,pyqt512,pyqt513,pyqt514}
+envlist = py{37,38,39,310}-{linux,macos,windows}-{pyqt5,pyside2,pyqt6,pyside6},py37-linux-{pyqt512,pyqt513,pyqt514}
 toxworkdir=/tmp/.tox
 isolated_build=True
 
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ exclude_lines =
     raise NotImplementedError()
 omit =
     superqt/_version.py
-    superqt/qtcompat/*
     *_tests*
 
 [gh-actions]
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ BACKEND =
     pyside2: pyside2
     pyqt6: pyqt6
     pyside6: pyside6
-    pyside511: pyside511
-    pyqt511: pyqt511
     pyqt512: pyqt512
     pyqt513: pyqt513
     pyqt514: pyqt514
@@ -50,8 +47,6 @@ platform =
     windows: win32
 passenv = CI GITHUB_ACTIONS DISPLAY XAUTHORITY
 deps =
-    pyqt511: pyqt5==5.11.*
-    pyside511: pyside2==5.11.*
     pyqt512: pyqt5==5.12.*
     pyside512: pyside2==5.12.*
     pyqt513: pyqt5==5.13.*