diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f664aa5a61..afbae82675 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",