1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/release/update_manpages.py b/release/update_manpages.py
index ecf51bb7a..fa7f90e24 100644
--- a/release/update_manpages.py
+++ b/release/update_manpages.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ import tempfile
 from typing import List
 
 
-# NB: This script is currently imported by tests/ to unittest some logic.
-assert sys.version_info >= (3, 6), "Python 3.6+ required"
+assert sys.version_info >= (3, 9), "Release framework requires Python 3.9+"
 
 
 THIS_FILE = Path(__file__).resolve()
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ def replace_regex(data):
     """
     regex = (
         (r"(It was generated by help2man) [0-9.]+", r"\g<1>."),
-        (r"^\033\[[0-9;]*m([^\033]*)\033\[m", r"\g<1>"),
         (r"^\.IP\n(.*:)\n", r".SS \g<1>\n"),
         (r"^\.PP\nDescription", r".SH DETAILS"),
     )