diff --git a/addons/delivery/views/report_package_barcode.xml b/addons/delivery/views/report_package_barcode.xml
index c1976e3459e..f37e723b63f 100644
--- a/addons/delivery/views/report_package_barcode.xml
+++ b/addons/delivery/views/report_package_barcode.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             </t>
         </xpath>
         <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_packaging_type')]" position="after">
-            <t t-if="o.valid_sscc and env['ir.actions.report'].datamatrix_available()">
+            <t t-if="o.valid_sscc">
                 <!-- SSCC uses weight if necessary/available, standard barcode will not -->
                 <div t-if="o.shipping_weight" class="col-auto"><strong>Shipping Weight: </strong><span t-field="o.shipping_weight"/> <t t-out="o.weight_uom_name"/></div>
                 <div t-elif="o.weight" class="col-auto"><strong>Weight: </strong><span t-field="o.weight"/> <t t-out="o.weight_uom_name"/></div>
diff --git a/addons/stock/i18n/stock.pot b/addons/stock/i18n/stock.pot
index c5a2a965bb6..8d93df69184 100644
--- a/addons/stock/i18n/stock.pot
+++ b/addons/stock/i18n/stock.pot
@@ -8486,8 +8486,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: model_terms:ir.ui.view,arch_db:stock.res_config_settings_view_form
 msgid ""
 "Use GS1 nomenclature datamatrix whenever barcodes are printed for lots and "
-"serial numbers. Printing datamatrix requires extra software. If software "
-"can't be found then 1D barcodes will be printed."
+"serial numbers."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: stock
diff --git a/addons/stock/report/report_lot_barcode.xml b/addons/stock/report/report_lot_barcode.xml
index 76d8b1fc203..76dfe877cdb 100644
--- a/addons/stock/report/report_lot_barcode.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/report/report_lot_barcode.xml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
                                     <div class="o_label_4x12" name="lot_name">
                                         LN/SN: <span t-field="o.name"/>
                                     </div>
-                                    <t t-if="env.user.has_group('stock.group_stock_lot_print_gs1') and env['ir.actions.report'].datamatrix_available()">
+                                    <t t-if="env.user.has_group('stock.group_stock_lot_print_gs1')">
                                         <!-- ensure we clear barcode string when multi-record print -->
                                         <t t-set="final_barcode" t-value="''"/>
                                         <t t-if="o.product_id.valid_ean" t-set="final_barcode" t-value="'01' + '0' * (14 - len(o.product_id.barcode)) + o.product_id.barcode"/>
                                         <t name="gs1_datamatrix_lot" t-if="o.product_id.tracking == 'lot'" t-set="final_barcode" t-value="(final_barcode or '') + '10' + o.name"/>
                                         <t t-elif="o.product_id.tracking == 'serial'" t-set="final_barcode" t-value="(final_barcode or '') + '21' + o.name"/>
-                                        <div t-if="final_barcode" t-att-style="'position:absolute; right:.5px; bottom:.5px'" t-out="final_barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'DataMatrix', 'width': 45, 'height': 45}"/>
+                                        <div t-if="final_barcode" t-att-style="'position:absolute; right:.5px; bottom:.5px'" t-out="final_barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'ECC200DataMatrix', 'img_style': 'width:17mm; height:17mm'}"/>
                                     </t>
                                     <t t-else="">
                                         <div t-field="o.name" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'img_style': 'width:100%; height:35%'}"/>
diff --git a/addons/stock/report/report_package_barcode.xml b/addons/stock/report/report_package_barcode.xml
index ec5108af68a..f722a92ab76 100644
--- a/addons/stock/report/report_package_barcode.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/report/report_package_barcode.xml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
                               <h1 t-field="o.name" class="mt0 float-start"/>
                             </th>
                             <th name="td_pk_barcode" style="text-align: center">
-                                <t t-if="o.valid_sscc and env['ir.actions.report'].datamatrix_available()">
+                                <t t-if="o.valid_sscc">
                                     <div class="row text-start">
                                         <t t-set="barcode" t-value="'00' + o.name"/>
                                         <t t-if="o.pack_date" t-set="barcode" t-value="barcode + '13' + o.pack_date.strftime('%y%m%d')"/>
-                                        <div class="col-3" name="datamatrix_barcode" style="margin: 0px 20px 40px 60px" t-out="barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'DataMatrix', 'width': 100, 'height': 100}"/>
+                                        <div class="col-3" name="datamatrix_barcode" style="margin: 0px 20px 40px 60px" t-out="barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'ECC200DataMatrix', 'width': 100, 'height': 100}"/>
                                     </div>
                                 </t>
                                 <t t-else="">
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <table class="table table-sm table-striped" style="border-bottom: 0px solid white !important;">
                         <t t-set="has_serial_number" t-value="o.quant_ids.mapped('lot_id')" />
-                        <t t-set="has_ean_barcode" t-value="env['ir.actions.report'].datamatrix_available() and any(valid_ean for valid_ean in o.quant_ids.product_id.mapped('valid_ean'))" />
+                        <t t-set="has_ean_barcode" t-value="any(valid_ean for valid_ean in o.quant_ids.product_id.mapped('valid_ean'))" />
                         <thead>
                             <tr>
                                 <th>Product</th>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                                         <!-- TODO: lot/sn ALWAYS has to be last part of barcode since left padding '0's = different sn/lot name match when scanning => fix when FNC1 can be used,  -->
                                         <t name="product_barcode_lot_datamatrix" t-if="l.product_id.tracking == 'lot' and l.lot_id" t-set="product_barcode" t-value="product_barcode + '10' + l.lot_id.name"/>
                                         <t t-elif="l.product_id.tracking == 'serial' and l.lot_id" t-set="product_barcode" t-value="product_barcode + '21' +  l.lot_id.name"/>
-                                        <span t-out="product_barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'DataMatrix', 'width': 45, 'height': 45}"/>
+                                        <span t-out="product_barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'ECC200DataMatrix', 'img_style': 'width:17mm;height:17mm'}"/>
                                     </t>
                                 </td>
                             </tr>
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
             <t>
                 <div class="page">
                     <div class="oe_structure"/>
-                    <t t-if="o.valid_sscc and env['ir.actions.report'].datamatrix_available()">
+                    <t t-if="o.valid_sscc">
                         <div class="row">
                             <t t-set="barcode" t-value="'00' + o.name"/>
                             <t t-if="o.pack_date" t-set="barcode" t-value="barcode + '13' + o.pack_date.strftime('%y%m%d')"/>
-                            <div class="col-5 text-end" name="datamatrix_barcode" style="margin: 0px 20px 40px 60px" t-out="barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'DataMatrix', 'width': 200, 'height': 200}"/>
+                            <div class="col-5 text-end" name="datamatrix_barcode" style="margin: 0px 20px 40px 60px" t-out="barcode" t-options="{'widget': 'barcode', 'symbology': 'ECC200DataMatrix', 'width': 200, 'height': 200}"/>
                             <div class="col-7 text-start" style="font-size:20px;">
                                 <div class="row">SSCC: <span t-field="o.name"/></div>
                                 <div t-if="o.pack_date" class="row">Pack Date: <span t-field="o.pack_date"/></div>
diff --git a/addons/stock/views/res_config_settings_views.xml b/addons/stock/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
index 4e43367f592..7c6c2978b47 100644
--- a/addons/stock/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
                                         <field name="group_stock_lot_print_gs1" class="col-lg-1 ml16 mr0"/>
                                         <div class="col ps-0">
                                             <label for="group_stock_lot_print_gs1"/>
-                                            <div class="text-muted">Use GS1 nomenclature datamatrix whenever barcodes are printed for lots and serial numbers. Printing datamatrix requires extra software. If software can't be found then 1D barcodes will be printed.</div>
+                                            <div class="text-muted">Use GS1 nomenclature datamatrix whenever barcodes are printed for lots and serial numbers.</div>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py
index a44078447ec..d682b0e10e1 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_actions_report.py
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ try:
 except Exception:
     pass
 
-datamatrix_available = True
-try:
-    from pylibdmtx import pylibdmtx
-except Exception:
-    _logger.info('A package may be missing to print Data Matrix barcodes: pylibdmtx or libdmtx.')
-    datamatrix_available = False
 
 def _get_wkhtmltopdf_bin():
     return find_in_path('wkhtmltopdf')
@@ -221,7 +215,7 @@ class IrActionsReport(models.Model):
 
         :return: Boolean
         '''
-        return datamatrix_available
+        return True
 
     def get_paperformat(self):
         return self.paperformat_id or self.env.company.paperformat_id
@@ -542,9 +536,9 @@ class IrActionsReport(models.Model):
         elif barcode_type == 'auto':
             symbology_guess = {8: 'EAN8', 13: 'EAN13'}
             barcode_type = symbology_guess.get(len(value), 'Code128')
-        elif barcode_type == 'DataMatrix' and not self.datamatrix_available():
-            # fallback to avoid stacktrack because reportlab won't recognize the type and error message isn't useful/will be blocking
-            barcode_type = 'Code128'
+        elif barcode_type == 'DataMatrix':
+            # Prevent a crash due to a lib change from pylibdmtx to reportlab
+            barcode_type = 'ECC200DataMatrix'
         elif barcode_type == 'QR':
             # for `QR` type, `quiet` is not supported. And is simply ignored.
             # But we can use `barBorder` to get a similar behaviour.