diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index af92a55bb..43c907d18 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ os-traits==0.9.0
 oslo.concurrency==3.26.0
 oslo.config==5.2.0
 oslo.context==2.19.2
-oslo.db==4.27.0
+oslo.db==4.37.0
 oslo.i18n==3.15.3
 oslo.log==3.36.0
 oslo.messaging==5.29.0
diff --git a/neutron_lib/db/api.py b/neutron_lib/db/api.py
index 9374b12ab..d88b67ef8 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/db/api.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/db/api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 import contextlib
 import copy
-import inspect
 import weakref
 
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
@@ -148,25 +147,13 @@ def _copy_if_lds(item):
     return copy.deepcopy(item) if isinstance(item, (list, dict, set)) else item
 
 
-# Do retries with some randomness in the backoff, if the version
-# of oslo.db supports it.
-# TODO(dougwig): remove this gross if/else when lower constraints
-# on oslo.db is >= 4.37.0.
-if 'jitter' in inspect.getargspec(oslo_db_api.wrap_db_retry.__init__).args:
-    _retry_db_errors = oslo_db_api.wrap_db_retry(
-        max_retries=MAX_RETRIES,
-        retry_interval=0.5,
-        inc_retry_interval=True,
-        exception_checker=is_retriable,
-        jitter=True
-    )
-else:
-    _retry_db_errors = oslo_db_api.wrap_db_retry(
-        max_retries=MAX_RETRIES,
-        retry_interval=0.5,
-        inc_retry_interval=True,
-        exception_checker=is_retriable,
-    )
+_retry_db_errors = oslo_db_api.wrap_db_retry(
+    max_retries=MAX_RETRIES,
+    retry_interval=0.5,
+    inc_retry_interval=True,
+    exception_checker=is_retriable,
+    jitter=True
+)
 
 
 def retry_db_errors(f):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8e09ff9e6..75aa70d64 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stevedore>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.concurrency>=3.26.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=5.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.context>=2.19.2 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.db>=4.27.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.db>=4.37.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.15.3 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=3.36.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=5.29.0 # Apache-2.0