diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e66d696..12e51fe 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ repos:
       - id: mypy
         files: "^src/"
         additional_dependencies:
-          - pydantic >2
-          - pydantic-compat
+          - pydantic >2.8
           - in-n-out
 
   - repo: local
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c231d00..d446e00 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
     "psygnal>=0.10",
-    "pydantic>=1.10.18",
-    "pydantic-compat>=0.1.1",
+    "pydantic>=2.8",
     "in-n-out>=0.1.5",
     "typing_extensions>=4.12",
 ]
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ qt = ["qtpy>=2.4.0", "superqt[iconify]>=0.7.2"]
 pyqt5 = [
     "app-model[qt]",
     "PyQt5>=5.15.10",
-    "pyqt5-qt5<=5.15.2; sys_platform == 'win32'",
+    "pyqt5-qt5==5.15.2; sys_platform == 'win32'",
     "pyqt5-qt5>=5.15.4; sys_platform != 'win32'",
 ]
 pyqt6 = ["app-model[qt]", "PyQt6>=6.4.0"]
@@ -154,8 +153,6 @@ filterwarnings = [
     "error",
     "ignore:Enum value:DeprecationWarning:superqt",
     "ignore:Failed to disconnect::pytestqt",
-    "ignore:Failing to pass a value to the 'type_params' parameter::pydantic",
-    "ignore:`__get_validators__` is deprecated and will be removed",
 ]
 
 # https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config_file.html
diff --git a/src/app_model/expressions/_expressions.py b/src/app_model/expressions/_expressions.py
index a285659..2e7b180 100644
--- a/src/app_model/expressions/_expressions.py
+++ b/src/app_model/expressions/_expressions.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
-    Callable,
     Generic,
     SupportsIndex,
     TypeVar,
@@ -342,11 +341,6 @@ def __reduce_ex__(self, protocol: SupportsIndex) -> tuple[Any, ...]:
         rv[1] = tuple(getattr(self, f) for f in self._fields)
         return tuple(rv)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls) -> Iterator[Callable[[Any], Expr]]:
-        """Pydantic validators for this class."""
-        yield cls._validate
-
     @classmethod
     def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(
         cls, source: type, handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_action.py b/src/app_model/types/_action.py
index 669e099..f39a742 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_action.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_action.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Generic, Optional, TypeVar, Union
 
-from pydantic_compat import Field, field_validator
+from pydantic import Field, field_validator
 
 from ._command_rule import CommandRule
 from ._keybinding_rule import KeyBindingRule
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_base.py b/src/app_model/types/_base.py
index e17aec8..2776ef5 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_base.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, ClassVar
 
-from pydantic_compat import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pydantic import ConfigDict
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_command_rule.py b/src/app_model/types/_command_rule.py
index df06d3e..115c6cc 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_command_rule.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_command_rule.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
 
-from pydantic_compat import Field
+from pydantic import Field
 
 from app_model import expressions
 
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_icon.py b/src/app_model/types/_icon.py
index a416728..a076488 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_icon.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_icon.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from collections.abc import Generator
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, TypedDict, Union
+from typing import Any, Optional, TypedDict, Union
 
-from pydantic_compat import Field, model_validator
+from pydantic import Field, model_validator
 
 from ._base import _BaseModel
 
@@ -30,10 +29,6 @@ class Icon(_BaseModel):
         " keys, such as `fa6s.arrow_down`",
     )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls) -> Generator[Callable[..., Any], None, None]:
-        yield cls._validate
-
     @classmethod
     def _validate(cls, v: Any) -> "Icon":
         """Validate icon."""
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_keybinding_rule.py b/src/app_model/types/_keybinding_rule.py
index f19d3de..adb99a8 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_keybinding_rule.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_keybinding_rule.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, TypedDict, TypeVar, Union
 
-from pydantic_compat import PYDANTIC2, Field, model_validator
+from pydantic import Field, model_validator
 
 from app_model import expressions
 
@@ -63,30 +63,14 @@ def _bind_to_current_platform(self) -> Optional[KeyEncoding]:
             return self.linux
         return self.primary
 
-    # These methods are here to make KeyBindingRule work as a field
-    # there are better ways to do this now with pydantic v2... but it still
-    # feels a bit in flux.  pydantic_compat might not yet work for this (or
-    # at least in my playing around i couldn't get it)
-    # so sticking with this one conditional method here...
-    if PYDANTIC2:
-        # for v2
-        @model_validator(mode="wrap")
-        @classmethod
-        def _model_val(
-            cls: type[M], v: Any, handler: Callable[[Any], M]
-        ) -> "KeyBindingRule":
-            if isinstance(v, StandardKeyBinding):
-                return v.to_keybinding_rule()
-            return handler(v)  # type: ignore
-
-    else:
-
-        @classmethod
-        def validate(cls, value: Any) -> "KeyBindingRule":
-            """Validate keybinding rule."""
-            if isinstance(value, StandardKeyBinding):
-                return value.to_keybinding_rule()
-            return super().validate(value)
+    @model_validator(mode="wrap")
+    @classmethod
+    def _model_val(
+        cls: type[M], v: Any, handler: Callable[[Any], M]
+    ) -> "KeyBindingRule":
+        if isinstance(v, StandardKeyBinding):
+            return v.to_keybinding_rule()
+        return handler(v)  # type: ignore
 
 
 class KeyBindingRuleDict(TypedDict, total=False):
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_keys/_key_codes.py b/src/app_model/types/_keys/_key_codes.py
index 7e6c3cf..8594efc 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_keys/_key_codes.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_keys/_key_codes.py
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ def from_event_code(cls, event_code: int) -> 'KeyCode':
         """
         return _EVENTCODE_TO_KEYCODE.get(event_code, KeyCode.UNKNOWN)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls) -> Generator[Callable[..., 'KeyCode'], None, None]:
-        yield cls.validate
 
     @classmethod
     def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_keys/_keybindings.py b/src/app_model/types/_keys/_keybindings.py
index bcd6fb3..ee8f5dc 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_keys/_keybindings.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_keys/_keybindings.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import re
-from collections.abc import Generator
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
 
-from pydantic_compat import PYDANTIC2, BaseModel, Field, model_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
 
 from app_model.types._constants import OperatingSystem
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ def _model_val(cls, instance: "SimpleKeyBinding") -> "SimpleKeyBinding":
         return cls._parse_input(instance)
 
 
-MIN1 = {"min_length": 1} if PYDANTIC2 else {"min_items": 1}
+MIN1 = {"min_length": 1}
 
 
 class KeyBinding:
@@ -277,10 +276,6 @@ def __int__(self) -> int:
     def __hash__(self) -> int:
         return hash(tuple(self.parts))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls) -> Generator[Callable[..., Any], None, None]:
-        yield cls.validate  # pragma: no cover
-
     @classmethod
     def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(
         cls, source: type, handler: "GetCoreSchemaHandler"
diff --git a/src/app_model/types/_menu_rule.py b/src/app_model/types/_menu_rule.py
index 5ec9f88..ee37cb2 100644
--- a/src/app_model/types/_menu_rule.py
+++ b/src/app_model/types/_menu_rule.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-from collections.abc import Generator
 from typing import (
     Any,
-    Callable,
     Optional,
     TypedDict,
     Union,
 )
 
-from pydantic_compat import Field, field_validator, model_validator
+from pydantic import Field, field_validator, model_validator
 
 from app_model import expressions
 
@@ -37,10 +35,6 @@ class MenuItemBase(_BaseModel):
         "and the syntax 'group@order'.  If not provided, items are sorted by title.",
     )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls) -> Generator[Callable[..., Any], None, None]:
-        yield cls._validate
-
     @classmethod
     def _validate(cls: type["MenuItemBase"], v: Any) -> "MenuItemBase":
         """Validate icon."""
@@ -64,15 +58,8 @@ class MenuRule(MenuItemBase):
 
     id: str = Field(..., description="Menu in which to place this item.")
 
-    # for v1
-    @classmethod
-    def _validate(cls: type["MenuRule"], v: Any) -> Any:
-        if isinstance(v, str):
-            v = {"id": v}
-        return super()._validate(v)
-
-    # for v2
     @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
     def _validate_model(cls, v: Any) -> Any:
         """If a single string is provided, convert to a dict with `id` key."""
         return {"id": v} if isinstance(v, str) else v
diff --git a/tests/test_keybindings.py b/tests/test_keybindings.py
index 1223db6..503f818 100644
--- a/tests/test_keybindings.py
+++ b/tests/test_keybindings.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import itertools
 import sys
-from typing import ClassVar
 
 import pytest
-from pydantic_compat import PYDANTIC2, BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from app_model.types import (
     KeyBinding,
@@ -179,14 +178,8 @@ def test_in_model() -> None:
     class M(BaseModel):
         key: KeyBinding
 
-        if not PYDANTIC2:
-
-            class Config:
-                json_encoders: ClassVar[dict] = {KeyBinding: str}
-
     m = M(key="Shift+A B")
-    # pydantic v1 and v2 have slightly different json outputs
-    assert m.model_dump_json().replace('": "', '":"') == '{"key":"Shift+A B"}'
+    assert m.model_dump_json() == '{"key":"Shift+A B"}'
 
 
 def test_standard_keybindings() -> None: