diff --git a/test/distrotest b/test/distrotest
index 4ad66f892..ef467b8d0 100755
--- a/test/distrotest
+++ b/test/distrotest
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ archlinux:latest      pacman -S -y --noconfirm cabal-install ghc-static base-dev
 # Ubuntu LTS
 ubuntu:22.04          apt-get update && apt-get install -y cabal-install
 ubuntu:20.04          apt-get update && apt-get install -y cabal-install
-ubuntu:18.04          apt-get update && apt-get install -y cabal-install
-ubuntu:16.04          apt-get update && apt-get install -y cabal-install
 
 # Stack on Ubuntu LTS
 ubuntu:22.04          set -e; apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && curl -sSL https://get.haskellstack.org/ | sh -s - -f && cd /mnt && exec test/stacktest