diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/helpers/functions/download.py b/custom_components/hacs/helpers/functions/download.py
index 07aa123e780..942146cc6cd 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/helpers/functions/download.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/helpers/functions/download.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 """Helpers to download repository content."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import asyncio
 import os
 import pathlib
 import tempfile
 import zipfile
 
 import async_timeout
-import backoff
 
 from custom_components.hacs.exceptions import HacsException
 from custom_components.hacs.helpers.functions.filters import (
@@ -26,30 +27,38 @@ def __init__(self, url, path, name):
         self.name = name
 
 
-@backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, Exception, max_tries=5)
-async def async_download_file(url):
+async def async_download_file(url: str) -> bytes | None:
     """Download files, and return the content."""
-    hacs = get_hacs()
     if url is None:
-        return
+        return None
+
+    hacs = get_hacs()
+    tries_left = 5
 
     if "tags/" in url:
         url = url.replace("tags/", "")
 
     _LOGGER.debug("Downloading %s", url)
 
-    result = None
+    while tries_left > 0:
+        try:
+            with async_timeout.timeout(60):
+                request = await hacs.session.get(url)
 
-    with async_timeout.timeout(60):
-        request = await hacs.session.get(url)
+                # Make sure that we got a valid result
+                if request.status == 200:
+                    return await request.read()
 
-        # Make sure that we got a valid result
-        if request.status == 200:
-            result = await request.read()
-        else:
-            raise HacsException(f"Got status code {request.status} when trying to download {url}")
+                raise HacsException(
+                    f"Got status code {request.status} when trying to download {url}"
+                )
+        except Exception as exception:
+            _LOGGER.debug("Download failed - %s", exception)
+            tries_left -= 1
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+            continue
 
-    return result
+    return None
 
 
 def should_try_releases(repository):
diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json b/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json
index 4dfec6e6a70..bef99ddbf8e 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/manifest.json
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
     "name": "HACS",
     "requirements": [
         "aiogithubapi>=21.8.1",
-        "awesomeversion>=21.2.2",
-        "backoff>=1.10.0"
+        "awesomeversion>=21.2.2"
     ],
     "version": "0.0.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c69aa9495f6..b2f13268be1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ aresponses==2.1.4
 asynctest==0.13.0
 attrs==21.2.0
 awesomeversion>=21.2.2
-backoff>=1.10.0
 bellybutton==0.3.1
 colorlog==6.6.0
 pre-commit==2.15.0