diff --git a/.collections.py b/.collections.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f8dc44f299..0000000000
--- a/.collections.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,315 +0,0 @@
-from _abcoll import *
-from _collections import deque, defaultdict
-from itertools import imap as _imap
-from operator import eq as _eq, itemgetter as _itemgetter
-from keyword import iskeyword as _iskeyword
-import sys as _sys
-
-try:
-    from thread import get_ident as _get_ident
-except ImportError:
-    from dummy_thread import get_ident as _get_ident
-
-
-def namedtuple(typename, field_names, verbose=False):
-    """Returns a new subclass of tuple with named fields.
-
-    >>> Point = namedtuple('Point', 'x y')
-    >>> Point.__doc__                   # docstring for the new class
-    'Point(x, y)'
-    >>> p = Point(11, y=22)             # instantiate with positional args or keywords
-    >>> p[0] + p[1]                     # indexable like a plain tuple
-    33
-    >>> x, y = p                        # unpack like a regular tuple
-    >>> x, y
-    (11, 22)
-    >>> p.x + p.y                       # fields also accessable by name
-    33
-    >>> d = p._asdict()                 # convert to a dictionary
-    >>> d['x']
-    11
-    >>> Point(**d)                      # convert from a dictionary
-    Point(x=11, y=22)
-    >>> p._replace(x=100)               # _replace() is like str.replace() but targets named fields
-    Point(x=100, y=22)
-
-    """
-
-    # Parse and validate the field names.  Validation serves two purposes,
-    # generating informative error messages and preventing template injection attacks.
-    if isinstance(field_names, basestring):
-        field_names = field_names.replace(',', ' ').split() # names separated by whitespace and/or commas
-    field_names = tuple(map(str, field_names))
-    for name in (typename,) + field_names:
-        if not all(c.isalnum() or c=='_' for c in name):
-            raise ValueError('Type names and field names can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores: %r' % name)
-        if _iskeyword(name):
-            raise ValueError('Type names and field names cannot be a keyword: %r' % name)
-        if name[0].isdigit():
-            raise ValueError('Type names and field names cannot start with a number: %r' % name)
-    seen_names = set()
-    for name in field_names:
-        if name.startswith('_'):
-            raise ValueError('Field names cannot start with an underscore: %r' % name)
-        if name in seen_names:
-            raise ValueError('Encountered duplicate field name: %r' % name)
-        seen_names.add(name)
-
-    # Create and fill-in the class template
-    numfields = len(field_names)
-    argtxt = repr(field_names).replace("'", "")[1:-1]   # tuple repr without parens or quotes
-    reprtxt = ', '.join('%s=%%r' % name for name in field_names)
-    dicttxt = ', '.join('%r: t[%d]' % (name, pos) for pos, name in enumerate(field_names))
-    template = '''class %(typename)s(tuple):
-        '%(typename)s(%(argtxt)s)' \n
-        __slots__ = () \n
-        _fields = %(field_names)r \n
-        def __new__(_cls, %(argtxt)s):
-            return _tuple.__new__(_cls, (%(argtxt)s)) \n
-        @classmethod
-        def _make(cls, iterable, new=tuple.__new__, len=len):
-            'Make a new %(typename)s object from a sequence or iterable'
-            result = new(cls, iterable)
-            if len(result) != %(numfields)d:
-                raise TypeError('Expected %(numfields)d arguments, got %%d' %% len(result))
-            return result \n
-        def __repr__(self):
-            return '%(typename)s(%(reprtxt)s)' %% self \n
-        def _asdict(t):
-            'Return a new dict which maps field names to their values'
-            return {%(dicttxt)s} \n
-        def _replace(_self, **kwds):
-            'Return a new %(typename)s object replacing specified fields with new values'
-            result = _self._make(map(kwds.pop, %(field_names)r, _self))
-            if kwds:
-                raise ValueError('Got unexpected field names: %%r' %% kwds.keys())
-            return result \n
-        def __getnewargs__(self):
-            return tuple(self) \n\n''' % locals()
-    for i, name in enumerate(field_names):
-        template += '        %s = _property(_itemgetter(%d))\n' % (name, i)
-    if verbose:
-        print template
-
-    # Execute the template string in a temporary namespace and
-    # support tracing utilities by setting a value for frame.f_globals['__name__']
-    namespace = dict(_itemgetter=_itemgetter, __name__='namedtuple_%s' % typename,
-                     _property=property, _tuple=tuple)
-    try:
-        exec template in namespace
-    except SyntaxError, e:
-        raise SyntaxError(e.message + ':\n' + template)
-    result = namespace[typename]
-
-    # For pickling to work, the __module__ variable needs to be set to the frame
-    # where the named tuple is created.  Bypass this step in enviroments where
-    # sys._getframe is not defined (Jython for example).
-    if hasattr(_sys, '_getframe'):
-        result.__module__ = _sys._getframe(1).f_globals.get('__name__', '__main__')
-
-    return result
-
-
-class OrderedDict(dict):
-    'Dictionary that remembers insertion order'
-    # An inherited dict maps keys to values.
-    # The inherited dict provides __getitem__, __len__, __contains__, and get.
-    # The remaining methods are order-aware.
-    # Big-O running times for all methods are the same as regular dictionaries.
-
-    # The internal self.__map dict maps keys to links in a doubly linked list.
-    # The circular doubly linked list starts and ends with a sentinel element.
-    # The sentinel element never gets deleted (this simplifies the algorithm).
-    # Each link is stored as a list of length three:  [PREV, NEXT, KEY].
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
-        '''Initialize an ordered dictionary.  The signature is the same as
-        regular dictionaries, but keyword arguments are not recommended because
-        their insertion order is arbitrary.
-
-        '''
-        if len(args) > 1:
-            raise TypeError('expected at most 1 arguments, got %d' % len(args))
-        try:
-            self.__root
-        except AttributeError:
-            self.__root = root = []                     # sentinel node
-            root[:] = [root, root, None]
-            self.__map = {}
-        self.__update(*args, **kwds)
-
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value, dict_setitem=dict.__setitem__):
-        'od.__setitem__(i, y) <==> od[i]=y'
-        # Setting a new item creates a new link at the end of the linked list,
-        # and the inherited dictionary is updated with the new key/value pair.
-        if key not in self:
-            root = self.__root
-            last = root[0]
-            last[1] = root[0] = self.__map[key] = [last, root, key]
-        return dict_setitem(self, key, value)
-
-    def __delitem__(self, key, dict_delitem=dict.__delitem__):
-        'od.__delitem__(y) <==> del od[y]'
-        # Deleting an existing item uses self.__map to find the link which gets
-        # removed by updating the links in the predecessor and successor nodes.
-        dict_delitem(self, key)
-        link_prev, link_next, _ = self.__map.pop(key)
-        link_prev[1] = link_next                        # update link_prev[NEXT]
-        link_next[0] = link_prev                        # update link_next[PREV]
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        'od.__iter__() <==> iter(od)'
-        # Traverse the linked list in order.
-        root = self.__root
-        curr = root[1]                                  # start at the first node
-        while curr is not root:
-            yield curr[2]                               # yield the curr[KEY]
-            curr = curr[1]                              # move to next node
-
-    def __reversed__(self):
-        'od.__reversed__() <==> reversed(od)'
-        # Traverse the linked list in reverse order.
-        root = self.__root
-        curr = root[0]                                  # start at the last node
-        while curr is not root:
-            yield curr[2]                               # yield the curr[KEY]
-            curr = curr[0]                              # move to previous node
-
-    def clear(self):
-        'od.clear() -> None.  Remove all items from od.'
-        root = self.__root
-        root[:] = [root, root, None]
-        self.__map.clear()
-        dict.clear(self)
-
-    # -- the following methods do not depend on the internal structure --
-
-    def keys(self):
-        'od.keys() -> list of keys in od'
-        return list(self)
-
-    def values(self):
-        'od.values() -> list of values in od'
-        return [self[key] for key in self]
-
-    def items(self):
-        'od.items() -> list of (key, value) pairs in od'
-        return [(key, self[key]) for key in self]
-
-    def iterkeys(self):
-        'od.iterkeys() -> an iterator over the keys in od'
-        return iter(self)
-
-    def itervalues(self):
-        'od.itervalues -> an iterator over the values in od'
-        for k in self:
-            yield self[k]
-
-    def iteritems(self):
-        'od.iteritems -> an iterator over the (key, value) pairs in od'
-        for k in self:
-            yield (k, self[k])
-
-    update = MutableMapping.update
-
-    __update = update # let subclasses override update without breaking __init__
-
-    __marker = object()
-
-    def pop(self, key, default=__marker):
-        '''od.pop(k[,d]) -> v, remove specified key and return the corresponding
-        value.  If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError
-        is raised.
-
-        '''
-        if key in self:
-            result = self[key]
-            del self[key]
-            return result
-        if default is self.__marker:
-            raise KeyError(key)
-        return default
-
-    def setdefault(self, key, default=None):
-        'od.setdefault(k[,d]) -> od.get(k,d), also set od[k]=d if k not in od'
-        if key in self:
-            return self[key]
-        self[key] = default
-        return default
-
-    def popitem(self, last=True):
-        '''od.popitem() -> (k, v), return and remove a (key, value) pair.
-        Pairs are returned in LIFO order if last is true or FIFO order if false.
-
-        '''
-        if not self:
-            raise KeyError('dictionary is empty')
-        key = next(reversed(self) if last else iter(self))
-        value = self.pop(key)
-        return key, value
-
-    def __repr__(self, _repr_running={}):
-        'od.__repr__() <==> repr(od)'
-        call_key = id(self), _get_ident()
-        if call_key in _repr_running:
-            return '...'
-        _repr_running[call_key] = 1
-        try:
-            if not self:
-                return '%s()' % (self.__class__.__name__,)
-            return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.items())
-        finally:
-            del _repr_running[call_key]
-
-    def __reduce__(self):
-        'Return state information for pickling'
-        items = [[k, self[k]] for k in self]
-        inst_dict = vars(self).copy()
-        for k in vars(OrderedDict()):
-            inst_dict.pop(k, None)
-        if inst_dict:
-            return (self.__class__, (items,), inst_dict)
-        return self.__class__, (items,)
-
-    def copy(self):
-        'od.copy() -> a shallow copy of od'
-        return self.__class__(self)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def fromkeys(cls, iterable, value=None):
-        '''OD.fromkeys(S[, v]) -> New ordered dictionary with keys from S.
-        If not specified, the value defaults to None.
-
-        '''
-        self = cls()
-        for key in iterable:
-            self[key] = value
-        return self
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        '''od.__eq__(y) <==> od==y.  Comparison to another OD is order-sensitive
-        while comparison to a regular mapping is order-insensitive.
-
-        '''
-        if isinstance(other, OrderedDict):
-            return dict.__eq__(self, other) and all(_imap(_eq, self, other))
-        return dict.__eq__(self, other)
-
-    def __ne__(self, other):
-        'od.__ne__(y) <==> od!=y'
-        return not self == other
-
-    # -- the following methods support python 3.x style dictionary views --
-
-    def viewkeys(self):
-        "od.viewkeys() -> a set-like object providing a view on od's keys"
-        return KeysView(self)
-
-    def viewvalues(self):
-        "od.viewvalues() -> an object providing a view on od's values"
-        return ValuesView(self)
-
-    def viewitems(self):
-        "od.viewitems() -> a set-like object providing a view on od's items"
-        return ItemsView(self)
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 7ba53c1684..f1e1c72173 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -64,99 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         pip install -e .[testing]
         pytest
 
-  python26-test:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: cronosmobi/python2.6:latest
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
-
-    steps:
-    - name: install system dependencies
-      run: |
-        apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends software-properties-common
-        apt-get install -y build-essential git curl unzip file tar
-    - name: clone the repo and checkout pull_request
-      run: |
-        git clone ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
-        git -C insights-core fetch --no-tags --prune --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin pull/${{ github.ref_name }}:${{ github.head_ref }}
-        git -C insights-core checkout ${{ github.head_ref }}
-    - name: build setuptools and pip
-      run: |
-        export PATH=$PATH:/github/home/.local/bin
-        CUR_DIR=$(pwd)
-        mkdir ../tools && cd ../tools
-        curl -L -O https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b8/04/be569e393006fa9a2c10ef72ea33133c2902baa115dd1d4279dae55c3b3b/setuptools-36.8.0.zip
-        unzip setuptools-36.8.0.zip && cd setuptools-36.8.0
-        python setup.py install --user && cd ..
-        curl -L -O https://github.com/pypa/pip/archive/refs/tags/9.0.3.tar.gz
-        tar -xvzf 9.0.3.tar.gz && cd pip-9.0.3
-        python setup.py install --user
-        cd ${CUR_DIR}
-    - name: install virtualenv depenencies
-      run: |
-        export PATH=$PATH:/github/home/.local/bin
-        CUR_DIR=$(pwd)
-        mkdir pip_packages && cd pip_packages
-        curl -L -O https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0c/5d/b077dbf309993d52c1d71e6bf6fe443a8029ea215135ebbe0b1b10e7aefc/pbr-3.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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-        cd ${CUR_DIR}
-        mkdir ../collections_module
-        curl -L -o ./../collections_module/collections.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RedHatInsights/insights-core/5c8ca0f2fb3de45908e8d931d40758af34a7997a/.collections.py
-    - name: flake8
-      run: |
-        cd insights-core
-        # show the branch
-        git --no-pager branch
-        export PATH=$PATH:/github/home/.local/bin
-        pip install --user -e .[linting] --no-index -f ../pip_packages
-        flake8 .
-        cd -
-    - name: pytest
-      run: |
-        cd insights-core
-        # show the branch
-        git --no-pager branch
-        export PATH=$PATH:/github/home/.local/bin
-        pip install --user -e .[testing] --no-index -f ../pip_packages
-        export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:../../collections_module
-        pytest
-        cd -
-
   docs-test:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index ea42da6d48..b57b79f3f4 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -10,33 +10,6 @@ pipeline {
     }
     stage('Build and Test Insights Core') {
       parallel {
-        stage('Build RHEL6') {
-          agent {
-            node {
-              label 'python26'
-            }
-          }
-          steps {
-            echo "Testing with Pytest..."
-            sh """
-                virtualenv .testenv
-                source .testenv/bin/activate
-                pip install /pip_packages/pip-9.0.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
-                pip install -r /var/lib/jenkins/ci_requirements.txt -f /pip_packages
-                pip install -e .[testing] -f /pip_packages
-                pytest
-            """
-            echo "Testing with Linter..."
-            sh """
-                virtualenv .lintenv
-                source .lintenv/bin/activate
-                pip install /pip_packages/pip-9.0.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
-                pip install -r /var/lib/jenkins/ci_requirements.txt -f /pip_packages
-                pip install -e .[linting] -f /pip_packages
-                flake8
-            """
-          }
-        }
         stage('Build RHEL7 Python 2.7') {
           agent {
             node {
@@ -104,7 +77,7 @@ pipeline {
             pip install -e .[docs]
             sphinx-build -W -b html -qa -E docs docs/_build/html
         """
-      } 
+      }
     }
     stage('Nofity Github - Docs Check Passed') {
       steps {
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a36ce2e443..9aa9dce45a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Features
 --------
 
 * Over 200 Enterprise Linux data parsers
-* Support for Python 2.6+ and 3.3+
+* Support for Python 2.7+ and 3.3+
 * Built in support for local host collection
 * Data collection support for several archive formats
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 339e9554c4..bd7481cc12 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,24 +2,18 @@
 
 set -ev
 
-if [ "`python -V 2>&1`" == "Python 2.6.9" ]; then 
-    cp .collections.py /home/travis/virtualenv/python2.6.9/lib/python2.6/collections.py
-fi
-
 py.test
 
-if [ "`python -V 2>&1`" != "Python 2.6.9" ]; then 
-    flake8;
-    sphinx-build -W -b html -qa -E docs docs/_build/html;
-    if [ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" == "false" ] && [ -n "$DOCKER_USER" ] && [ -n "$DOCKER_PASS" ]; then
-        docker login -u $DOCKER_USER -p $DOCKER_PASS
-        export REPO=jhjaggars/insights-core
-        docker build -f Dockerfile -t $REPO:$COMMIT .
-        docker tag $REPO:$COMMIT $REPO:$TRAVIS_BRANCH
-        if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" ]; then
-            docker tag $REPO:$COMMIT $REPO:latest
-        fi
-        docker push $REPO
+flake8
+
+sphinx-build -W -b html -qa -E docs docs/_build/html;
+if [ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" == "false" ] && [ -n "$DOCKER_USER" ] && [ -n "$DOCKER_PASS" ]; then
+    docker login -u $DOCKER_USER -p $DOCKER_PASS
+    export REPO=jhjaggars/insights-core
+    docker build -f Dockerfile -t $REPO:$COMMIT .
+    docker tag $REPO:$COMMIT $REPO:$TRAVIS_BRANCH
+    if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" ]; then
+        docker tag $REPO:$COMMIT $REPO:latest
     fi
+    docker push $REPO
 fi
-
diff --git a/insights/core/__init__.py b/insights/core/__init__.py
index ae070a9e03..1df1e9b9b0 100644
--- a/insights/core/__init__.py
+++ b/insights/core/__init__.py
@@ -21,21 +21,15 @@
 
 try:
     from yaml import CSafeLoader as SafeLoader
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     from yaml import SafeLoader
 
-# Since XPath expression is not supported by the ElementTree in Python 2.6,
-# import insights.contrib.ElementTree when running python is prior to 2.6 for compatibility.
-# Script insights.contrib.ElementTree is the same with xml.etree.ElementTree in Python 2.7.14
-# Otherwise, import defusedxml.ElementTree to avoid XML vulnerabilities,
+# Import defusedxml.ElementTree firstly to avoid XML vulnerabilities,
 # if dependency not installed import xml.etree.ElementTree instead.
-if sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] <= 6:
-    import insights.contrib.ElementTree as ET
-else:
-    try:
-        import defusedxml.ElementTree as ET
-    except:
-        import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+try:
+    import defusedxml.ElementTree as ET
+except:  # pragma: no cover
+    import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/insights/parsers/nftables.py b/insights/parsers/nftables.py
index 8b95703c3b..7510c75b6a 100644
--- a/insights/parsers/nftables.py
+++ b/insights/parsers/nftables.py
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ class NftListRuleSet(JSONParser):
     Examples:
         >>> type(nft_obj)
         <class 'insights.parsers.nftables.NftListRuleSet'>
-        >>> [str(item) for item in nft_obj.tables('ip')]   # change unicode to string to be compatible with python2.6/2.7
+        >>> [str(item) for item in nft_obj.tables('ip')]   # change unicode to string to be compatible with python2.7
         ['table1']
         >>> chains = nft_obj.chains('ip', 'table1')
         >>> len(chains)
         1
-        >>> str(chains[0]['name'].value)  # change unicode to string to be compatible with python2.6/2.7
+        >>> str(chains[0]['name'].value)  # change unicode to string to be compatible with python2.7
         'chain1'
-        >>> str(chains[0]['type'].value)  # change unicode to string to be compatible with python2.6/2.7
+        >>> str(chains[0]['type'].value)  # change unicode to string to be compatible with python2.7
         'filter'
         >>> rules = nft_obj.rules('ip', 'table1', 'chain1')
         >>> len(rules)
diff --git a/insights/parsr/query/boolean.py b/insights/parsr/query/boolean.py
index 6e9db5a7df..75a7906cb7 100644
--- a/insights/parsr/query/boolean.py
+++ b/insights/parsr/query/boolean.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def is_positive(n):
         gt_five_and_lt_10 = gt(5) & lt(10)
 
 """
+
 from itertools import count
 import six
-import sys
 
 
 class Boolean(object):
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ def __call__(self, value):
         return self.test(value)
 
     def to_pyfunc(self):
-        ver = sys.version_info
-        if ver[0] == 2 and ver[1] == 6:
-            return self.test
-
         env = {}
         ids = count()
 
@@ -100,7 +96,9 @@ def predicate(value):
         return {body}
     except Exception as ex:
         return False
-        """.format(body=expr(self))
+        """.format(
+            body=expr(self)
+        )
 
         six.exec_(func, env, env)
         return env["predicate"]
@@ -169,6 +167,7 @@ def inner(val):
         if ignore_case:
             return CaselessPredicate(func, val.lower())
         return Predicate(func, val)
+
     return inner
 
 
diff --git a/insights/tests/client/apps/test_playbook_verifier.py b/insights/tests/client/apps/test_playbook_verifier.py
index bd56240c2a..176052b3d8 100644
--- a/insights/tests/client/apps/test_playbook_verifier.py
+++ b/insights/tests/client/apps/test_playbook_verifier.py
@@ -12,20 +12,14 @@
 from mock.mock import patch
 from pytest import raises
 
+from insights.client.constants import InsightsConstants as constants
+from insights.client.apps.ansible import playbook_verifier
+from insights.client.apps.ansible.playbook_verifier import verify, PlaybookVerificationError, get_play_revocation_list, normalize_play_py2, load_playbook_yaml  # noqa
 
-# Because pytest 3 does not allow module-level skips, we have to import these
-# modules conditionally and skip each individual module here.
-if sys.version_info > (2, 6):
-    from insights.client.constants import InsightsConstants as constants
-    from insights.client.apps.ansible import playbook_verifier
-    from insights.client.apps.ansible.playbook_verifier import verify, PlaybookVerificationError, get_play_revocation_list, normalize_play_py2, load_playbook_yaml  # noqa
 
-
-SKIP_BELOW_27 = pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (2, 7), reason="Unsupported; needs Python 2.7+ or 3.6+")
 SKIP_ON_3 = pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info[0] > 2, reason="Only required in Python 2")
 
 
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 class TestErrors:
     @patch("insights.client.apps.ansible.playbook_verifier.get_play_revocation_list", return_value=[])
     def test_vars_not_found_error(self, mock_method):
@@ -206,7 +200,6 @@ def test_revoked_playbook(self, call_1, call_2):
 
 
 @SKIP_ON_3
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 def test_normalize_snippet():
     playbook = '''task:
   when:
@@ -227,7 +220,6 @@ def test_normalize_snippet():
     assert normalize_play_py2(snippet) == want
 
 
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 class TestExcludeDynamicElements:
     def test_ok_signature(self):
         source = {
@@ -320,7 +312,6 @@ def test_invalid_exclusion_key(self):
         assert excinfo.value.message == expected
 
 
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 class TestPlaybookSerializer:
 
     def test_list(self):
@@ -374,7 +365,6 @@ def test_strings(self, source, expected):
         assert result == expected
 
 
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 class TestSerializePlaybookSnippet:
     def test_serialize_dictionary(self):
         raw = "\n".join([
@@ -438,7 +428,6 @@ def test_real(self, filename):
         assert result == expected
 
 
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 class TestGetPlaybookSnippetRevocationList:
     @mock.patch(
         "insights.client.apps.ansible.playbook_verifier.verify_play",
@@ -494,7 +483,6 @@ def test_invalid_signature(self, mocked_verify_play):
         assert mocked_verify_play.call_count == 1
 
 
-@SKIP_BELOW_27
 class TestHashPlaybookSnippets:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("filename", ("insights_remove", "document-from-hell", "unicode"))
     def test_real(self, filename):
diff --git a/insights/tests/client/test_utilities.py b/insights/tests/client/test_utilities.py
index f8ede1ea96..30e4ec69ea 100644
--- a/insights/tests/client/test_utilities.py
+++ b/insights/tests/client/test_utilities.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import sys
 from tarfile import open as tar_open
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
@@ -345,7 +344,6 @@ def test_get_tags_nonexist():
     assert got is None
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (2, 7), reason='Playbook verifier uses oyaml library which is incompatable with this test')
 def test_write_tags():
     tags = {'foo': 'bar'}
     fp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
diff --git a/insights/tests/datasources/malware_detection/test_malware_detection.py b/insights/tests/datasources/malware_detection/test_malware_detection.py
index f62b68f681..ebebcba771 100644
--- a/insights/tests/datasources/malware_detection/test_malware_detection.py
+++ b/insights/tests/datasources/malware_detection/test_malware_detection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
 import re
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 import yaml
@@ -71,9 +70,6 @@
 TEST_GET_DISABLED_RULES_FAILURE = getenv_bool("TEST_GET_DISABLED_RULES_FAILURE", False)
 TEST_ALL = getenv_bool("TEST_ALL", False)
 
-# Are we running on RHEL6? (well actually, with python 2.6)
-IS_RHEL6 = sys.version_info < (2, 7)
-SKIP_IF_RHEL6_REASON = "The malware-detection client isn't supported on RHEL6 / python 2.6"
 # Is the best way to determine if we are running in a container?
 IS_CONTAINER = os.path.exists("/.dockerenv") or os.path.exists("/run/.containerenv") or '1' not in call('pidof init systemd').strip().split()
 SKIP_IF_CONTAINER_REASON = "This test uses running process that may not exist when run in a container"
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ def extract_tmp_files():
 #######################################################################
 # The following section tests functionality that does not require yara
 #######################################################################
-@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_RHEL6, reason=SKIP_IF_RHEL6_REASON)
 class TestsNotUtilizingYara:
 
     def test_default_spec(self):
@@ -323,7 +318,6 @@ def test_process_include_exclude_tmp_files(self, extract_tmp_files):
 ###################################################################################################
 # The following section tests functionality that requires yara but can do with its execution faked
 ###################################################################################################
-@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_RHEL6, reason=SKIP_IF_RHEL6_REASON)
 class TestsUtilizingFakeYara:
 
     @patch(BUILD_YARA_COMMAND_TARGET)
@@ -2289,7 +2283,6 @@ def create_test_files_real_yara():
         yield
         os.system('rm -rf %s' % TEMP_TEST_DIR)
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(IS_RHEL6, reason=SKIP_IF_RHEL6_REASON)
     class TestsUtilizingRealYara:
 
         @patch(CONFIG_FILE_TARGET, TEMP_CONFIG_FILE)
diff --git a/insights/tests/test_formats.py b/insights/tests/test_formats.py
index 90c03c872c..918919f4f2 100644
--- a/insights/tests/test_formats.py
+++ b/insights/tests/test_formats.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import pytest
 from six import StringIO
 from insights import dr, make_fail, rule
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ def test_syslog_format_archive():
     assert SL_PATH in data
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (2, 7), reason='Playbook verifier code uses oyaml library which is incompatable with this test')
 def test_yaml_format():
     broker = dr.Broker()
     output = StringIO()
diff --git a/insights/tests/test_remote_resource.py b/insights/tests/test_remote_resource.py
index ae66eb26c5..377d9a62c3 100644
--- a/insights/tests/test_remote_resource.py
+++ b/insights/tests/test_remote_resource.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from cachecontrol.cache import DictCache
 from insights.core.remote_resource import RemoteResource, CachedRemoteResource
 from insights.tests.mock_web_server import TestMockServer
-import sys
-import pytest
 
 GOOD_PAYLOAD = b'Successful return from Mock Service'
 NOT_FOUND = b'{"error":{"code": "404", "message": "Not Found"}}'
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ def test_get_cached_remote_resource(self):
         assert GOOD_PAYLOAD in rtn.content
 
     # Test CachedRemoteResource returns cached response
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (2, 7), reason="CacheControl requires python 2.7 or higher")
     def test_get_cached_remote_resource_cached(self):
         crr = CachedRemoteResource()
 
diff --git a/insights/tests/tools/test_apply_spec_filters.py b/insights/tests/tools/test_apply_spec_filters.py
index 7a325d3423..06126543a2 100644
--- a/insights/tests/tools/test_apply_spec_filters.py
+++ b/insights/tests/tools/test_apply_spec_filters.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import json
 import os
-import pytest
-import sys
 import yaml
 
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ def teardown_function():
     filters.FILTERS = defaultdict(dict)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (2, 7), reason='Skip py26')
 def test_apply_specs_filters_json():
     apply_spec_filters.apply_filters("json", 'insights.parsers', JSON_file)
 
diff --git a/insights/tests/util/test_util.py b/insights/tests/util/test_util.py
index 6181e0921e..f99feeae11 100644
--- a/insights/tests/util/test_util.py
+++ b/insights/tests/util/test_util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pytest
-import sys
 import warnings
 
 from insights.tests import deep_compare
@@ -256,7 +255,6 @@ def test_case_variants():
     assert case_variants('hosts:') == ['hosts:', 'HOSTS:', 'Hosts:']
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (2, 7), reason='Code with PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST is incompatible with py26')
 def test_deprecated():
     def normal_fn():
         return 1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c8f10e3956..a71c6086e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
         'lockfile',
         'jinja2<=2.11.3; python_version <= "2.7"',
         'jinja2; python_version > "2.7"',
-        'pyyaml>=3.10,<=3.13; python_version < "2.7"',
-        'pyyaml; python_version >= "2.7"',
+        'pyyaml',
         'setuptools; python_version >= "3.12"',
     ]
 )
@@ -82,17 +81,12 @@ def maybe_require(pkg):
     ]
 )
 
-# python 2.6 requires setuptools~=36.8.0 to support this syntax
 testing = set(
     [
-        'coverage==4.3.4; python_version < "2.7"',
-        'coverage; python_version >= "2.7"',
-        'pytest==3.0.6; python_version < "2.7"',
-        'pytest_catchlog; python_version < "2.7"',
+        'coverage',
         'pytest~=4.6.0; python_version == "2.7"',
         'pytest; python_version >= "3"',
-        'pytest-cov==2.4.0; python_version < "2.7"',
-        'pytest-cov; python_version >= "2.7"',
+        'pytest-cov',
         'mock==2.0.0',
     ]
 )
@@ -107,7 +101,7 @@ def maybe_require(pkg):
 
 openshift = set(['openshift'])
 
-linting = set(['flake8==2.6.2; python_version < "2.7"', 'flake8; python_version >= "2.7"'])
+linting = set(['flake8'])
 
 optional = set(
     [
@@ -152,7 +146,6 @@ def maybe_require(pkg):
             'Natural Language :: English',
             'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
             'Programming Language :: Python',
-            'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
             'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
             'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
             'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
diff --git a/shippable.yml b/shippable.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b3bcdccb3e..0000000000
--- a/shippable.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-
-python:
-    - 2.6
-    - 2.7
-    - 3.3
-
-build:
-    ci:
-    - if [ $SHIPPABLE_PYTHON_VERSION == "2.6" ]; then cp .collections.py /usr/lib/python2.6/collections.py; fi
-    - pip install -e .[develop]
-    - pip install --upgrade setuptools
-    - mkdir -p shippable/testresults shippable/codecoverage
-    - py.test --cov=insights --cov-report=xml --junit-xml=shippable/testresults/results.xml
-    - mv coverage.xml shippable/codecoverage
-    - flake8
-    - if [ $SHIPPABLE_PYTHON_VERSION == "2.7" ]; then apt-get -y install pandoc && sphinx-build -W -b html -qa -E docs docs/_build/html; fi