diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0c675fb2..a0a7333a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ install_requires = [
     'pyxdg',
     'sat_tmp >= 0.7.0a4',
     'shortuuid',
-    'twisted[tls] >= 19.7.0',
+    'twisted[tls] >= 20.3.0',
     'treq',
     'urwid >= 1.2.0',
     'urwid-satext >= 0.7.0a2',
diff --git a/twisted/plugins/sat_plugin.py b/twisted/plugins/sat_plugin.py
index e135a4ab..064e3698 100644
--- a/twisted/plugins/sat_plugin.py
+++ b/twisted/plugins/sat_plugin.py
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ from twisted.application.service import IServiceMaker
 from sat.core.constants import Const as C
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 
-# patch for Python 3.8 compatibility
-from sat_tmp.twisted import install as install_twisted_patches
-
-
-install_twisted_patches()
-
 
 def initialise(options):
     """Method to initialise global modules"""