diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 21561d6..cf4d31b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ WebOb>=1.8.0
 simplegeneric
 pytz
 netaddr>=0.7.12
-importlib_metadata>=1.7.0;python_version<'3.8' # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 36be0a4..c233266 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author_email = python-wsme@googlegroups.com
 description_file = README.rst
 url = https://opendev.org/x/wsme
 license = MIT
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.8
 classifier =
     Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
     Operating System :: OS Independent