diff --git a/qtconsole/qtconsoleapp.py b/qtconsole/qtconsoleapp.py
index cee348d6..08c651f5 100644
--- a/qtconsole/qtconsoleapp.py
+++ b/qtconsole/qtconsoleapp.py
@@ -397,21 +397,21 @@ def _init_asyncio_patch(self):
         FIXME: if/when tornado supports the defaults in asyncio,
                remove and bump tornado requirement for py38
         """
-        if sys.platform.startswith("win") and sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-            import asyncio
-            try:
-                from asyncio import (
-                    WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy,
-                    WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy,
-                )
-            except ImportError:
-                pass
-                # not affected
-            else:
-                if type(asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()) is WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy:
-                    # WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy is not compatible with tornado 6
-                    # fallback to the pre-3.8 default of Selector
-                    asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
+        # if sys.platform.startswith("win") and sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+        #     import asyncio
+        #     try:
+        #         from asyncio import (
+        #             WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy,
+        #             WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy,
+        #         )
+        #     except ImportError:
+        #         pass
+        #         # not affected
+        #     else:
+        #         if type(asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()) is WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy:
+        #             # WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy is not compatible with tornado 6
+        #             # fallback to the pre-3.8 default of Selector
+        #             asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
 
     @catch_config_error
     def initialize(self, argv=None):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a5968e6d..6ac739be 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         'qtpy>=2.4.0',
         'pyzmq>=17.1',
         'packaging'
+        'tornado==6.3.3'
     ],
     extras_require = {
         'test': ['flaky', 'pytest', 'pytest-qt'],