diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvo/default.nix
index d820df9f40e8..2de315b4662f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvo/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   fetchPypi,
   astropy,
   pillow,
-  pythonOlder,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pytest-astropy,
   requests,
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.8";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8"; # according to setup.cfg
-
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-ZvSIn9jjnd30b+SYYV02FW1JT2or7FOIa68cLFQyKGE=";