diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
index faf41a9db2018a9b01ff72245b7883fb7c816368..c1fa5f4562122854d3b253475aa91176526d8065 100644
--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -436,14 +436,6 @@ Parameters
   ``pip-tools`` and related packages are coming out. For Python 2, see
   the dedicatd parameter ``pip_check_requirements`` above.
 
-  Take note that on Debian Jessie and Stretch there will be
-  differences in what the system uses because of differing Python 3
-  versions and deprecation around Python 3 minor version releases. The
-  listed defaults are conservative on the side of being usable on both
-  Debian Jessie and Debian Stretch as of time of this writing. For
-  Debian Stretch machines you will most likely end up updating the
-  list almost immediatelly.
-
 **pipreqcheck_uid** (integer, optional, ``whatever OS picks``)
   UID for user running the pip requirements upgrade checks. User is created with
   name ``pipreqcheck``.
@@ -474,7 +466,6 @@ Distribution compatibility
 
 Role is compatible with the following distributions:
 
-- Debian 8 (Jessie)
 - Debian 9 (Stretch)