diff --git a/modules/gfpgan_model.py b/modules/gfpgan_model.py
index 445b040925e..01ef899e4a6 100644
--- a/modules/gfpgan_model.py
+++ b/modules/gfpgan_model.py
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ def load_net(self) -> torch.Module:
             ext_filter=['.pth'],
         ):
             if 'GFPGAN' in os.path.basename(model_path):
-                model = modelloader.load_spandrel_model(
+                return modelloader.load_spandrel_model(
                     model_path,
                     device=self.get_device(),
                     expected_architecture='GFPGAN',
                 ).model
-                model.different_w = True  # see https://github.com/chaiNNer-org/spandrel/pull/81
-                return model
         raise ValueError("No GFPGAN model found")
 
     def restore(self, np_image):
diff --git a/modules/modelloader.py b/modules/modelloader.py
index 5421e59b013..1501bcfb4d0 100644
--- a/modules/modelloader.py
+++ b/modules/modelloader.py
@@ -150,9 +150,10 @@ def load_spandrel_model(
 ) -> spandrel.ModelDescriptor:
     import spandrel
     model_descriptor = spandrel.ModelLoader(device=device).load_from_file(str(path))
-    if expected_architecture and model_descriptor.architecture != expected_architecture:
+    arch = model_descriptor.architecture
+    if expected_architecture and arch.name != expected_architecture:
         logger.warning(
-            f"Model {path!r} is not a {expected_architecture!r} model (got {model_descriptor.architecture!r})",
+            f"Model {path!r} is not a {expected_architecture!r} model (got {arch.name!r})",
         )
     half = False
     if prefer_half:
@@ -166,6 +167,6 @@ def load_spandrel_model(
     model_descriptor.model.eval()
     logger.debug(
         "Loaded %s from %s (device=%s, half=%s, dtype=%s)",
-        model_descriptor, path, device, half, dtype,
+        arch, path, device, half, dtype,
     )
     return model_descriptor
diff --git a/requirements_versions.txt b/requirements_versions.txt
index 3037a395bfc..a7d72308423 100644
--- a/requirements_versions.txt
+++ b/requirements_versions.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pytorch_lightning==1.9.4
 resize-right==0.0.2
 safetensors==0.4.2
 scikit-image==0.21.0
-spandrel==0.1.6
+spandrel==0.3.4
 tomesd==0.1.3
 torch
 torchdiffeq==0.2.3