diff --git a/winbuild/README.md b/winbuild/README.md
index b7d1c548f..611d1ed1a 100644
--- a/winbuild/README.md
+++ b/winbuild/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ For more extensive info, see the [Windows build instructions](build.rst).
 * Requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or newer with C++ component.
 * Requires NASM for libjpeg-turbo, a required dependency when using this script.
 * Requires CMake 3.12 or newer (available as Visual Studio component).
-* Python 3.6+ is required to generate valid scripts, but builds targeting Python 3.5+ are supported.
 * Tested on Windows Server 2016 with Visual Studio 2017 Community (AppVeyor).
 * Tested on Windows Server 2019 with Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise (GitHub Actions).
 
diff --git a/winbuild/build.rst b/winbuild/build.rst
index 3122b79e6..aaed2c43f 100644
--- a/winbuild/build.rst
+++ b/winbuild/build.rst
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ Prerequisites
 -------------
 
 
-Python
-^^^^^^
-
-While the scripts can target any version of Python supported by Pillow,
-Python 3.6+ is required to generate valid build scripts.
-
 Compilers
 ^^^^^^^^^