diff --git a/cinder/api/api_utils.py b/cinder/api/api_utils.py
index 7d4d9fd9f62..0dfceada0f5 100644
--- a/cinder/api/api_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/api/api_utils.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import typing
 from typing import Any, Generator, Iterable, Optional, Union
 
diff --git a/cinder/api/common.py b/cinder/api/common.py
index 74f99e0f55c..3936231da59 100644
--- a/cinder/api/common.py
+++ b/cinder/api/common.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import enum
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/cinder/backup/api.py b/cinder/backup/api.py
index 500aad16078..ef9c385b687 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/api.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/api.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 """Handles all requests relating to the volume backups service."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 from datetime import datetime
 import random
 from typing import Optional
diff --git a/cinder/cmd/manage.py b/cinder/cmd/manage.py
index 91f5ffe8b9a..a573768f43f 100644
--- a/cinder/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/cinder/cmd/manage.py
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 
 """CLI interface for cinder management."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import collections
 import collections.abc as collections_abc
 import errno
diff --git a/cinder/cmd/status.py b/cinder/cmd/status.py
index 49b44f84da3..3ce43b451b9 100644
--- a/cinder/cmd/status.py
+++ b/cinder/cmd/status.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 """CLI interface for cinder status commands."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import os
 import sys
 
diff --git a/cinder/context.py b/cinder/context.py
index 15bbc2690f0..ff544e56d59 100644
--- a/cinder/context.py
+++ b/cinder/context.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 """RequestContext: context for requests that persist through all of cinder."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import copy
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
diff --git a/cinder/flow_utils.py b/cinder/flow_utils.py
index 1dd78bb891d..222ab7825b2 100644
--- a/cinder/flow_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/flow_utils.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import os
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
diff --git a/cinder/image/glance.py b/cinder/image/glance.py
index 181d99fa97f..9002afb0973 100644
--- a/cinder/image/glance.py
+++ b/cinder/image/glance.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 """Implementation of an image service that uses Glance as the backend"""
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 import copy
 import itertools
 import random
diff --git a/cinder/image/image_utils.py b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
index 93139b3b4ba..65141ee1dbe 100644
--- a/cinder/image/image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ Some slight modifications, but at some point
 we should look at maybe pushing this up to Oslo
 """
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 import contextlib
 import errno
 import io
diff --git a/cinder/rpc.py b/cinder/rpc.py
index 60921a211e6..b3a2eb69d78 100644
--- a/cinder/rpc.py
+++ b/cinder/rpc.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 __all__ = [
     'init',
     'cleanup',
diff --git a/cinder/scheduler/base_weight.py b/cinder/scheduler/base_weight.py
index 44e7f7f94b6..953950d243f 100644
--- a/cinder/scheduler/base_weight.py
+++ b/cinder/scheduler/base_weight.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 Pluggable Weighing support
 """
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import abc
 from typing import Iterable, Optional
 
diff --git a/cinder/scheduler/evaluator/evaluator.py b/cinder/scheduler/evaluator/evaluator.py
index efc84fe6bb9..5277f2de72a 100644
--- a/cinder/scheduler/evaluator/evaluator.py
+++ b/cinder/scheduler/evaluator/evaluator.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 import operator
 import re
 import sys
diff --git a/cinder/scheduler/filter_scheduler.py b/cinder/scheduler/filter_scheduler.py
index d938a3ea00f..6b2f1a3af5a 100644
--- a/cinder/scheduler/filter_scheduler.py
+++ b/cinder/scheduler/filter_scheduler.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ You can customize this scheduler by specifying your own volume Filters and
 Weighing Functions.
 """
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 from typing import (Optional, Union)
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
diff --git a/cinder/scheduler/flows/create_volume.py b/cinder/scheduler/flows/create_volume.py
index 3ff7a3af83a..09880921c7c 100644
--- a/cinder/scheduler/flows/create_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/scheduler/flows/create_volume.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
diff --git a/cinder/scheduler/host_manager.py b/cinder/scheduler/host_manager.py
index 031beb5c2d1..041fbbe43eb 100644
--- a/cinder/scheduler/host_manager.py
+++ b/cinder/scheduler/host_manager.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 """Manage backends in the current zone."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 from collections import abc
 import random
 import typing
diff --git a/cinder/utils.py b/cinder/utils.py
index a4e5e2e40d5..7d3b507b7ca 100644
--- a/cinder/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/utils.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
    should be placed in volume_utils instead.
 """
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import contextlib
 import datetime
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 38faa1b036b..0e20baff0f5 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 """Handles all requests relating to volumes."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import ast
 import collections
 import datetime
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
index 2d4017314b5..39db852d507 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 """RADOS Block Device Driver"""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import binascii
 import errno
 import json
diff --git a/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py b/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py
index d97987d515f..fe071289793 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 from typing import Any, Optional, Type, Union
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
diff --git a/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py b/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
index 1f78b33759d..8e41162e43b 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import binascii
 import traceback
 import typing
diff --git a/cinder/volume/manager.py b/cinder/volume/manager.py
index e03767b946b..8d7fceeeb66 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/manager.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/manager.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ intact.
 
 """
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting Python 3.9+
-
 import functools
 import time
 import typing
diff --git a/cinder/volume/rpcapi.py b/cinder/volume/rpcapi.py
index 52e1fcfaf8c..58de69c1c6c 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/rpcapi.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/rpcapi.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from cinder.common import constants
diff --git a/cinder/volume/volume_types.py b/cinder/volume/volume_types.py
index a5da0ef05e4..29d2f45d690 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/volume_types.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/volume_types.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 """Built-in volume type properties."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 from typing import Any, Iterable, Optional, Union
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
diff --git a/cinder/volume/volume_utils.py b/cinder/volume/volume_utils.py
index 34775661269..8d6a015328d 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/volume_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/volume_utils.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 """Volume-related Utilities and helpers."""
 
-from __future__ import annotations  # Remove when only supporting python 3.9+
-
 import abc
 import ast
 import functools
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 868ab181e20..a54ed8bf791 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ long_description = file: README.rst
 author = OpenStack
 author_email = openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org
 url = https://docs.openstack.org/cinder/latest/
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 classifiers =
     Environment :: OpenStack
     Intended Audience :: Information Technology