diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 65625dce..de83f02a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ maintainer_email = pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com
 package_dir=
     =src
 packages=find:
-python_requires = >=3.7.0
+python_requires = >=3.8.0
 
 [options.entry_points]
 paste.server_runner =
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ docs =
     Sphinx>=1.8.1
     docutils
     pylons-sphinx-themes>=1.0.9
-    importlib-metadata; python_version < "3.8"
 
 [tool:pytest]
 python_files = test_*.py