diff --git a/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml b/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8f40f2277..402629bd5 100644
--- a/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <uses-sdk
         tools:overrideLibrary="org.thoughtcrime.ssl.pinning"
-        android:minSdkVersion="7"
+        android:minSdkVersion="8"
         android:targetSdkVersion="21"
         />
 
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/QrGenAsyncTask.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/QrGenAsyncTask.java
index d11931561..4c5a9f544 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/QrGenAsyncTask.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/QrGenAsyncTask.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import com.google.zxing.WriterException;
 import com.google.zxing.encode.Contents;
 import com.google.zxing.encode.QRCodeEncoder;
 
-// zxing is android-8 and above
-@TargetApi(8)
 public class QrGenAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Void> {
     private static final String TAG = "QrGenAsyncTask";
 
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/compat/SupportedArchitectures.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/compat/SupportedArchitectures.java
index b1326c3ed..8a8310fbb 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/compat/SupportedArchitectures.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/compat/SupportedArchitectures.java
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ public class SupportedArchitectures extends Compatibility {
         if (hasApi(21)) {
             return Build.SUPPORTED_ABIS;
         }
-        if (hasApi(8)) {
-            return new String[]{Build.CPU_ABI, Build.CPU_ABI2};
-        }
-        return new String[]{Build.CPU_ABI};
+        return new String[]{Build.CPU_ABI, Build.CPU_ABI2};
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
index 785b1246c..caa3f34ad 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import android.content.pm.FeatureInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.database.Cursor;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -233,13 +232,8 @@ public class App extends ValueObject implements Comparable<App> {
         else
             this.summary = (String) appDescription.subSequence(0, 40);
         this.id = appInfo.packageName;
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 8) {
-            this.added = new Date(packageInfo.firstInstallTime);
-            this.lastUpdated = new Date(packageInfo.lastUpdateTime);
-        } else {
-            this.added = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
-            this.lastUpdated = this.added;
-        }
+        this.added = new Date(packageInfo.firstInstallTime);
+        this.lastUpdated = new Date(packageInfo.lastUpdateTime);
         this.description = "<p>";
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(appDescription))
             this.description += appDescription + "\n";
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/ConnectSwapActivity.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/ConnectSwapActivity.java
index 010c56126..aab818f48 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/ConnectSwapActivity.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/ConnectSwapActivity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.fdroid.fdroid.views.swap;
 
-import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.ContentValues;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ public class ConnectSwapActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements ProgressLi
         }
 
         new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
-            @TargetApi(8)
             @Override
             protected Void doInBackground(Void... args) {
                 Uri repoUri = newRepoConfig.getRepoUri();
diff --git a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/WifiQrFragment.java b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/WifiQrFragment.java
index 133c7c688..ecb7d70ca 100644
--- a/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/WifiQrFragment.java
+++ b/F-Droid/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/swap/WifiQrFragment.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.graphics.LightingColorFilter;
 import android.net.Uri;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
@@ -158,11 +157,7 @@ public class WifiQrFragment extends Fragment {
 
         Log.i(TAG, "Encoded swap URI in QR Code: " + qrUriString);
 
-        // zxing requires >= 8
-        // TODO: What about 7? I don't feel comfortable bumping the min version for this...
-        // I would suggest show some alternate info, with directions for how to add a new repository manually.
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 8)
-            new QrGenAsyncTask(getActivity(), R.id.wifi_qr_code).execute(qrUriString);
+        new QrGenAsyncTask(getActivity(), R.id.wifi_qr_code).execute(qrUriString);
 
     }