diff --git a/test-constraints.txt b/test-constraints.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a2acccf2..000000000
--- a/test-constraints.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-soupsieve < 2.0; python_version < '3.5'
-# oauthlib 3.1.1 supports only py > 3.5
-oauthlib < 3.1.1;python_version < '3.6'
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index def9eb4b5..cddcb7442 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # by 4 weeks to give people time to update before any roles start
 # depending on new features.
 
-ansible>=2.8,<2.9
+ansible>=8,<9
 stestr>=1.0.0,<3.0.0;python_version<'3.5' # Apache-2.0
 stestr>=1.0.0;python_version>='3.5' # Apache-2.0
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 289695bd9..85feceae7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands = stestr run {posargs}
            stestr slowest
 
-[testenv:py27]
-deps =
-    -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
-    -c{toxinidir}/test-constraints.txt
-basepython = python2.7
-
 [testenv:bindep]
 # Do not install any requirements. We want this to be fast and work even if
 # system dependencies are missing, since it's used to tell you what system
diff --git a/zuul-tests.d/project.yaml b/zuul-tests.d/project.yaml
index d9f7a0383..dfeb89f39 100644
--- a/zuul-tests.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul-tests.d/project.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - zuul-tox-docs
-        - tox-py27
-        - tox-py38:
-            nodeset: ubuntu-focal
         - tox-py39:
             nodeset: ubuntu-focal
         - tox-py310:
@@ -18,9 +15,6 @@
     gate:
       jobs:
         - zuul-tox-docs
-        - tox-py27
-        - tox-py38:
-            nodeset: ubuntu-focal
         - tox-py39:
             nodeset: ubuntu-focal
         - tox-py310: