diff --git a/manylinux2014-wheel-build/Makefile b/manylinux2014-wheel-build/Makefile
index 87aedc21..d18b489c 100644
--- a/manylinux2014-wheel-build/Makefile
+++ b/manylinux2014-wheel-build/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ wheel:
 	-[ ! -d out ] && mkdir out
 	docker run --rm -v $(ROOT):/Pillow -v `pwd`/out:/output $(IMAGENAME):$(BRANCH) /build.sh $(_PYVER)
 
-38:
-	_PYVER=38 $(MAKE) wheel
 39:
 	_PYVER=39 $(MAKE) wheel
 310:
diff --git a/manylinux2014-wheel-build/README.md b/manylinux2014-wheel-build/README.md
index 6e0c591e..77494dac 100644
--- a/manylinux2014-wheel-build/README.md
+++ b/manylinux2014-wheel-build/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ The Makefile has several new commands:
 
 * make wheel: Makes a Python 3.12 manylinux2014 wheel, and puts it in the
 ./out directory.
-* make 38|39|310|311|312: These are specific commands to make
-the corresponding 3.x version in the ./out directory.
+* make 39|310|311|312: These are specific commands to make the
+corresponding 3.x version in the ./out directory.
 
 The test target here is mainly to validate the image build, it is
 assumed that the builds will be used for other purposes or tested in
diff --git a/manylinux2014-wheel-build/build.sh b/manylinux2014-wheel-build/build.sh
index 312684ef..6582268b 100755
--- a/manylinux2014-wheel-build/build.sh
+++ b/manylinux2014-wheel-build/build.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 # not strictly necessary, unless running multiple versions from the shell
 rm -f /tmp/*.whl || true
 
-# Python version, as 38,39,310,311,312. Defaults to 312.
+# Python version, as 39,310,311,312. Defaults to 312.
 # Matches the naming in /opt/python/
 PYVER=${1:-312}
 PYBIN=$(echo /opt/python/cp${PYVER}*/bin)
diff --git a/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/Makefile b/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/Makefile
index f61fa4f4..d20b1ce7 100644
--- a/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/Makefile
+++ b/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ wheel:
 	-[ ! -d out ] && mkdir out
 	docker run --rm -v $(ROOT):/Pillow -v `pwd`/out:/output $(IMAGENAME):$(BRANCH) /build.sh $(_PYVER)
 
-38:
-	_PYVER=38 $(MAKE) wheel
 39:
 	_PYVER=39 $(MAKE) wheel
 310:
diff --git a/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/README.md b/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/README.md
index 2b5460b5..52343df4 100644
--- a/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/README.md
+++ b/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ The Makefile has several new commands:
 
 * make wheel: Makes a Python 3.12 manylinux_2_28 wheel, and puts it in the
 ./out directory.
-* make 38|39|310|311|312: These are specific commands to make
-the corresponding 3.x version in the ./out directory.
+* make 39|310|311|312: These are specific commands to make the
+corresponding 3.x version in the ./out directory.
 
 The test target here is mainly to validate the image build, it is
 assumed that the builds will be used for other purposes or tested in
diff --git a/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/build.sh b/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/build.sh
index 312684ef..6582268b 100755
--- a/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/build.sh
+++ b/manylinux_2_28-wheel-build/build.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 # not strictly necessary, unless running multiple versions from the shell
 rm -f /tmp/*.whl || true
 
-# Python version, as 38,39,310,311,312. Defaults to 312.
+# Python version, as 39,310,311,312. Defaults to 312.
 # Matches the naming in /opt/python/
 PYVER=${1:-312}
 PYBIN=$(echo /opt/python/cp${PYVER}*/bin)