diff --git a/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py b/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py
index 56ee403832..82e0ce1b28 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ def name(self):
         (name,) = self.args
         return name
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON; the entire setter is added to avoid errors
-    @name.setter
-    def name(self, value):
-        import sys
-        sys.stderr.write("set value to PackageNotFoundError ignored\n")
-
 
 class Sectioned:
     """
diff --git a/vm/src/exceptions.rs b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
index a1896a8247..187853ec51 100644
--- a/vm/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -923,8 +923,6 @@ impl ExceptionZoo {
 
         extend_exception!(PyImportError, ctx, excs.import_error, {
             "msg" => ctx.new_readonly_getset("msg", excs.import_error, make_arg_getter(0)),
-            "name" => ctx.none(),
-            "path" => ctx.none(),
         });
         extend_exception!(PyModuleNotFoundError, ctx, excs.module_not_found_error);
 
@@ -1364,8 +1362,9 @@ pub(super) mod types {
                 )));
             }
 
-            zelf.set_attr("name", vm.unwrap_or_none(name), vm)?;
-            zelf.set_attr("path", vm.unwrap_or_none(path), vm)?;
+            let dict = zelf.dict().unwrap();
+            dict.set_item("name", vm.unwrap_or_none(name), vm)?;
+            dict.set_item("path", vm.unwrap_or_none(path), vm)?;
             PyBaseException::slot_init(zelf, args, vm)
         }
         #[pymethod]