diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
index 41b1d5a52a..b238a676be 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ determine_distro
 case ${DISTRO_ID} in
     rocky)
         case ${DISTRO_VERSION_ID} in
-            8)
-                dnf -y install python38 python38-devel libselinux-python3
-                PYTHON_EXEC_PATH="$(command -v python3.8)"
-                OSA_ANSIBLE_PYTHON_INTERPRETER="/usr/bin/python3"
-                ;;
             9|9.[0-9]*)
                 dnf -y install python3 python3-devel python3-libselinux
                 PYTHON_EXEC_PATH="$(command -v python3)"
@@ -82,10 +77,6 @@ case ${DISTRO_ID} in
         ;;
     centos|rhel)
         case ${DISTRO_VERSION_ID} in
-            8)
-                dnf -y install python38 python38-devel libselinux-python3
-                PYTHON_EXEC_PATH="$(command -v python3.8)"
-                ;;
             9)
                 dnf -y install python3 python3-devel libselinux-python3
                 PYTHON_EXEC_PATH="$(command -v python3)"