diff --git a/kasa/cli.py b/kasa/cli.py
index 7f09c52a..5440ae74 100755
--- a/kasa/cli.py
+++ b/kasa/cli.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """python-kasa cli tool."""
 import asyncio
 import logging
-import sys
 from pprint import pformat as pf
 
 import click
@@ -10,11 +9,6 @@ from kasa import Discover, SmartBulb, SmartDevice, SmartStrip
 
 from kasa import SmartPlug  # noqa: E402; noqa: E402
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-    print("To use this script you need Python 3.6 or newer! got %s" % sys.version_info)
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-
 pass_dev = click.make_pass_decorator(SmartDevice)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9fd45106..6cf0556f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup(
     license="GPLv3",
     packages=["kasa"],
     install_requires=["click"],
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["kasa=kasa.cli:cli"]},
     zip_safe=False,
 )