diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aa972c437..7b6311f32 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,32 +14,18 @@ addons:
 
 matrix:
   include:
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj18-postgres-noelasticsearch
-     python: 3.5
-   - env: TOXENV=py34-dj110-postgres-noelasticsearch
+   - env: TOXENV=py34-dj111-postgres-noelasticsearch
      python: 3.4
-   - env: TOXENV=py34-dj110-sqlite-noelasticsearch
+   - env: TOXENV=py34-dj111-sqlite-noelasticsearch
      python: 3.4
-   - env: TOXENV=py34-dj110-mysql-noelasticsearch
+   - env: TOXENV=py34-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
      python: 3.4
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-sqlite-noelasticsearch
-     python: 3.5
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-noelasticsearch
-     python: 3.5
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-mysql-noelasticsearch
-     python: 3.5
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
-     python: 3.5
-     sudo: true
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-elasticsearch2 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH2=yes
-     python: 3.5
-     sudo: true
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-elasticsearch5 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH5=yes
-     python: 3.5
      sudo: true
    - env: TOXENV=py35-dj111-postgres-noelasticsearch
      python: 3.5
-   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
+   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj111-mysql-noelasticsearch
+     python: 3.5
+   - env: TOXENV=py35-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch2 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH2=yes
      python: 3.5
      sudo: true
    - env: TOXENV=py36-dj111-sqlite-noelasticsearch
@@ -58,11 +44,9 @@ matrix:
      python: 3.6
      sudo: true
   allow_failures:
-    # Ignore failures on Elasticsearch tests because ES on Travis is intermittently flaky;
-    - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
-    - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-elasticsearch2 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH2=yes
-    - env: TOXENV=py35-dj110-postgres-elasticsearch5 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH5=yes
-    - env: TOXENV=py35-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
+    # Ignore failures on Elasticsearch tests because ES on Travis is intermittently flaky
+    - env: TOXENV=py34-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
+    - env: TOXENV=py35-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch2 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH2=yes
     - env: TOXENV=py36-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH1=yes
     - env: TOXENV=py36-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch2 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH2=yes
     - env: TOXENV=py36-dj111-postgres-elasticsearch5 INSTALL_ELASTICSEARCH5=yes
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f96bdece5..b426b46fc 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ We thank `BrowserStack <https://www.browserstack.com/>`_, who provide the projec
 
 Compatibility
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Wagtail supports Django 1.8.x, 1.10.x and 1.11.x, on Python 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6. Supported database backends are PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite.
+Wagtail supports Django 1.11.x on Python 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6. Supported database backends are PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite.
 
 Contributing
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f6471dd8..ef3b4193f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 install_requires = [
-    "Django>=1.8.1,<1.12",
+    "Django>=1.11,<1.12",
     "django-modelcluster>=3.1,<4.0",
     "django-taggit>=0.20,<1.0",
     "django-treebeard>=3.0,<5.0",
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ setup(
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
         'Framework :: Django',
-        'Framework :: Django :: 1.8',
-        'Framework :: Django :: 1.10',
         'Framework :: Django :: 1.11',
         'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Site Management',
     ],
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8614ca9e8..004cae0b0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 skipsdist = True
 usedevelop = True
 
-envlist = py{34,35}-dj{18,110}-{sqlite,postgres,mysql,mssql}-{elasticsearch5,elasticsearch2,elasticsearch,noelasticsearch},
-          py{34,35,36}-dj111-{sqlite,postgres,mysql}-{elasticsearch5,elasticsearch2,elasticsearch,noelasticsearch},
-          flake8
+envlist = py{34,35,36}-dj111-{sqlite,postgres,mysql,mssql}-{elasticsearch5,elasticsearch2,elasticsearch,noelasticsearch},
 
 [flake8]
 # D100: Missing docstring in public module
@@ -42,12 +40,8 @@ deps =
     django-sendfile==0.3.6
     Embedly
 
-    dj18: Django>=1.8.1,<1.9
-    dj110: Django>=1.10a1,<1.11
     dj111: Django>=1.11b1,<2.0
-    dj18-mssql: django-pyodbc-azure==1.8.13.0
-    dj19-mssql: django-pyodbc-azure==1.9.6.0
-    dj110-mssql: django-pyodbc-azure==1.10.4.0
+    dj111-mssql: django-pyodbc-azure==1.11.0.0
     postgres: psycopg2>=2.6
     mysql: mysqlclient==1.3.6
     elasticsearch: elasticsearch>=1,<2