diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2863242..3d50d9e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=61",
+    "setuptools>=77",
     "wheel",
     "setuptools-scm",
 ]
 
 [project]
 name = "circuitpython-nrf24l01"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 description = "CircuitPython driver library for the nRF24L01 transceiver"
 readme = "README.rst"
 authors = [
@@ -27,18 +27,13 @@ keywords = [
     "radio",
     "transceiver",
 ]
-license = {text = "MIT"}
+license = "MIT"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
     "Topic :: System :: Hardware",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version", "dependencies"]
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f38892e..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-"""All setup/install info is now in pyproject.toml"""
-
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup()