diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 5c8fe87c2..824ddb970 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     {
       "operatingsystem": "Debian",
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
-        "8",
         "9"
       ]
     },
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/nodesets/debian-8-x64.yml b/spec/acceptance/nodesets/debian-8-x64.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fef6e63ca..000000000
--- a/spec/acceptance/nodesets/debian-8-x64.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-HOSTS:
-  debian-8-x64:
-    roles:
-      - agent
-      - default
-    platform: debian-8-amd64
-    hypervisor: vagrant
-    box: puppetlabs/debian-8.2-64-nocm
-CONFIG:
-  type: foss