diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0a7c51ae..05cee8e1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
   docker-image: &docker-image circleci/python:3.6
 
-  docker-image-python39: &docker-image-python39 circleci/python:3.9
-
   working_directory: &working-directory ~/repo
 
   # Download and cache dependencies
@@ -65,6 +63,7 @@
         command: . scripts/lint.sh
     - save_cache: *save-cache
 
+
 .test-steps: &test-steps
   docker:
     - image: *docker-image
@@ -79,11 +78,6 @@
         name: Run tests
         command: . scripts/run_tests.sh
 
-.test-steps-python39: &test-steps-python39
-  << : *test-steps
-  docker:
-    - image: *docker-image-python39
-
 .pip-check: &pip-check
   docker:
     - image: *docker-image
@@ -171,8 +165,6 @@ jobs:
     <<: *lint-steps
   test:
     <<: *test-steps
-  test-python39:
-    <<: *test-steps-python39
   pip-check:
     <<: *pip-check
   build:
@@ -193,8 +185,6 @@ workflows:
           <<: *master-branch-filter
       - test:
           <<: *requires-lint
-      - test-python39:
-          <<: *requires-lint
       - pip-check:
           <<: *requires-lint
       - type-check: