diff --git a/src/ome_types/_mixins/_base_type.py b/src/ome_types/_mixins/_base_type.py
index 3bcbf70f..fb8aaf10 100644
--- a/src/ome_types/_mixins/_base_type.py
+++ b/src/ome_types/_mixins/_base_type.py
@@ -149,11 +149,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, key: str) -> Any:
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
             return getattr(self, new_key)
-        # pydantic v2+ has __getattr__
-        if hasattr(BaseModel, "__getattr__"):
-            return super().__getattr__(key)  # type: ignore
-        else:
-            return object.__getattribute__(self, key)
+        return super().__getattr__(key)  # type: ignore
 
     def to_xml(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         """Serialize this object to XML.