diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 549e7c09..04916e2e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     package_data={"medcat": ["install_requires.txt"]},
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",