diff --git a/actor/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/util/FlightRecorderLoader.scala b/actor/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/util/FlightRecorderLoader.scala
index 3af59d53fc..5d2e0ed3bd 100644
--- a/actor/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/util/FlightRecorderLoader.scala
+++ b/actor/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/util/FlightRecorderLoader.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 package org.apache.pekko.util
+
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.util.{ Failure, Success }
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import pekko.annotation.InternalApi
 private[pekko] object FlightRecorderLoader {
   def load[T: ClassTag](casp: ClassicActorSystemProvider, fqcn: String, fallback: T): T = {
     val system = casp.classicSystem.asInstanceOf[ExtendedActorSystem]
-    if (JavaVersion.majorVersion >= 11 && system.settings.config.getBoolean("pekko.java-flight-recorder.enabled")) {
+    if (system.settings.config.getBoolean("pekko.java-flight-recorder.enabled")) {
       // Dynamic instantiation to not trigger class load on earlier JDKs
       system.dynamicAccess.createInstanceFor[T](fqcn, Nil) match {
         case Success(jfr) =>
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ private[pekko] object FlightRecorderLoader {
           fallback
       } // fallback if not possible to dynamically load for some reason
     } else
-      // JFR not available on Java 8
       fallback
   }
 }
diff --git a/project/project-info.conf b/project/project-info.conf
index acfa0462da..5e5898082c 100644
--- a/project/project-info.conf
+++ b/project/project-info.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project-info {
   scaladoc: "https://pekko.apache.org/api/pekko/"${project-info.version}"/org/apache/pekko/"
   javadoc: "https://pekko.apache.org/japi/pekko/"${project-info.version}"/org/apache/pekko/"
   shared-info {
-    jdk-versions: ["OpenJDK 8", "OpenJDK 11", "OpenJDK 17", "OpenJDK 21"]
+    jdk-versions: ["OpenJDK 17", "OpenJDK 21"]
     snapshots: {
       url: "https://pekko.apache.org/docs/pekko/current/project/links.html#snapshots-repository"
       text: "Snapshots are available"
diff --git a/stream-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/stream/io/TlsSpec.scala b/stream-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/stream/io/TlsSpec.scala
index 1e47f4d198..d0cba26fd8 100644
--- a/stream-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/stream/io/TlsSpec.scala
+++ b/stream-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/stream/io/TlsSpec.scala
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ class TlsSpec extends StreamSpec(TlsSpec.configOverrides) with WithLogCapturing
   "SslTls" must {
     "work for TLSv1.2" must { workFor("TLSv1.2", TLS12Ciphers) }
 
-    if (JavaVersion.majorVersion >= 11)
-      "work for TLSv1.3" must { workFor("TLSv1.3", TLS13Ciphers) }
+    "work for TLSv1.3" must { workFor("TLSv1.3", TLS13Ciphers) }
 
     def workFor(protocol: String, ciphers: Set[String]): Unit = {
       val sslContext = initSslContext(protocol)
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ class TlsSpec extends StreamSpec(TlsSpec.configOverrides) with WithLogCapturing
 
         Await.result(serverErr, 1.second).getMessage should include("certificate_unknown")
 
-        val clientErrText = rootCauseOf(Await.result(clientErr, 1.second)).getMessage
+        val clientErrText = Await.result(clientErr, 1.second).getMessage
         clientErrText should include("unable to find valid certification path to requested target")
       }
 
@@ -590,21 +589,13 @@ class TlsSpec extends StreamSpec(TlsSpec.configOverrides) with WithLogCapturing
 
         cause.getClass should ===(classOf[SSLHandshakeException]) // General SSLEngine problem
 
-        val rootCause = rootCauseOf(cause.getCause)
+        val rootCause = cause.getCause
         rootCause.getClass should ===(classOf[CertificateException])
         rootCause.getMessage should ===("No name matching unknown.example.org found")
       }
     }
   }
 
-  def rootCauseOf(e: Throwable): Throwable = {
-    if (JavaVersion.majorVersion >= 11) e
-    // Wrapped in extra 'General SSLEngine problem' (sometimes multiple)
-    // on 1.8.0-265 and before, but not 1.8.0-272 and later...
-    else if (e.isInstanceOf[SSLHandshakeException]) rootCauseOf(e.getCause)
-    else e
-  }
-
   "A SslTlsPlacebo" must {
 
     "pass through data" in {