diff --git .travis.yml .travis.yml
index 0ec36743c..bea7da189 100644
--- .travis.yml
+++ .travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ env:
   - WP_VERSION=5.1 BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
   - WP_VERSION=5.0 BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
   - WP_VERSION=4.9 BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
-  - WP_VERSION=4.8 BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
 
 matrix:
   include:
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ matrix:
   exclude:
     - php: 7.3
       env: WP_VERSION=4.9 BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
-    - php: 7.3
-      env: WP_VERSION=4.8 BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
     - php: 7.3
       env: WP_VERSION=master BP_TRAVISCI=travis:phpunit
 
diff --git src/readme.txt src/readme.txt
index 47ee22d3b..70d1e999f 100644
--- src/readme.txt
+++ src/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 === BuddyPress ===
 Contributors: johnjamesjacoby, DJPaul, boonebgorges, r-a-y, imath, mercime, tw2113, dcavins, hnla, karmatosed, slaFFik, dimensionmedia, henrywright, netweb, offereins, espellcaste, modemlooper, danbp, Venutius, apeatling, shanebp
 Tags: user profiles, activity streams, messaging, friends, user groups, notifications, community, social networking, intranet
-Requires at least: 4.8
+Requires at least: 4.9
 Tested up to: 5.4.1
 Requires PHP: 5.6
 Stable tag: 6.0.0