diff --git a/tests/checkers/unittest_non_ascii_name.py b/tests/checkers/unittest_non_ascii_name.py
index 0741a9fb08..2ef6c55e3a 100644
--- a/tests/checkers/unittest_non_ascii_name.py
+++ b/tests/checkers/unittest_non_ascii_name.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 import astroid
@@ -20,9 +19,6 @@ class TestNonAsciiChecker(pylint.testutils.CheckerTestCase):
     CHECKER_CLASS = pylint.checkers.non_ascii_names.NonAsciiNameChecker
     checker: pylint.checkers.non_ascii_names.NonAsciiNameChecker
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="requires python3.8 or higher"
-    )
     def test_kwargs_and_position_only(self) -> None:
         """Even the new position only and keyword only should be found."""
         node = astroid.extract_node(
diff --git a/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.py b/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 80428c79f3..0000000000
--- a/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-""" Functional tests for method deprecation. """
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring, super-init-not-called, not-callable
-import base64
-import cgi
-import inspect
-import logging
-import nntplib
-import platform
-import unittest
-import xml.etree.ElementTree
-
-
-class MyTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test(self):
-        self.assert_(True)  # [deprecated-method]
-
-xml.etree.ElementTree.Element('tag').getchildren()  # [deprecated-method]
-xml.etree.ElementTree.Element('tag').getiterator()  # [deprecated-method]
-xml.etree.ElementTree.XMLParser('tag', None, None).doctype(None, None, None)  # [deprecated-method]
-nntplib.NNTP(None).xpath(None) # [deprecated-method]
-
-
-inspect.getargspec(None) # [deprecated-method]
-logging.warn("a") # [deprecated-method]
-platform.popen([]) # [deprecated-method]
-base64.encodestring("42") # [deprecated-method]
-base64.decodestring("42") # [deprecated-method]
-cgi.escape("a") # [deprecated-method]
-
-
-class SuperCrash(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        # should not crash.
-        super()()
-
-xml.etree.ElementTree.iterparse(None)
-
-
-class Tests(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_foo(self):
-        self.assertEquals(2 + 2, 4)  # [deprecated-method]
-        self.assertNotEquals(2 + 2, 4)  # [deprecated-method]
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(2 + 2, 4)  # [deprecated-method]
-        self.assertNotAlmostEquals(2 + 2, 4)  # [deprecated-method]
-        self.assert_("abc" == "2")  # [deprecated-method]
-
-        self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "exception")
-        self.assertRegex("something", r".+")
diff --git a/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.rc b/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index b56440977e..0000000000
--- a/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[testoptions]
-max_pyver=3.7
diff --git a/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.txt b/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9796114f66..0000000000
--- a/tests/functional/d/deprecated/deprecated_methods_py3.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-deprecated-method:15::MyTest.test:Using deprecated method assert_()
-deprecated-method:17:::Using deprecated method getchildren()
-deprecated-method:18:::Using deprecated method getiterator()
-deprecated-method:19:::Using deprecated method doctype()
-deprecated-method:20:::Using deprecated method xpath()
-deprecated-method:23:::Using deprecated method getargspec()
-deprecated-method:24:::Using deprecated method warn()
-deprecated-method:25:::Using deprecated method popen()
-deprecated-method:26:::Using deprecated method encodestring()
-deprecated-method:27:::Using deprecated method decodestring()
-deprecated-method:28:::Using deprecated method escape()
-deprecated-method:43::Tests.test_foo:Using deprecated method assertEquals()
-deprecated-method:44::Tests.test_foo:Using deprecated method assertNotEquals()
-deprecated-method:45::Tests.test_foo:Using deprecated method assertAlmostEquals()
-deprecated-method:46::Tests.test_foo:Using deprecated method assertNotAlmostEquals()
-deprecated-method:47::Tests.test_foo:Using deprecated method assert_()
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38.rc b/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38.rc
index afbcb7d432..28df6cccd9 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38.rc
+++ b/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38.rc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [testoptions]
-max_pyver=3.8
+max_pyver=3.9
 except_implementations=PyPy
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38_pypy.rc b/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38_pypy.rc
index 413b991518..8d23335b67 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38_pypy.rc
+++ b/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_dunder_call_py38_pypy.rc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [testoptions]
-max_pyver=3.8
+max_pyver=3.9
 except_implementations=CPython
diff --git a/tests/pyreverse/test_diadefs.py b/tests/pyreverse/test_diadefs.py
index 2b8bd5e324..06affe12e5 100644
--- a/tests/pyreverse/test_diadefs.py
+++ b/tests/pyreverse/test_diadefs.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -248,7 +247,6 @@ def test_known_values4(HANDLER: DiadefsHandler, PROJECT: Project) -> None:
     ]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Requires dataclasses")
 def test_regression_dataclasses_inference(
     HANDLER: DiadefsHandler, get_project: GetProjectCallable
 ) -> None: