diff --git a/tests/auto_inject/test_auto_inject_install.py b/tests/auto_inject/test_auto_inject_install.py
index c22e79e7c9e..cf0e8dffc7e 100644
--- a/tests/auto_inject/test_auto_inject_install.py
+++ b/tests/auto_inject/test_auto_inject_install.py
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ def test_no_world_writeable(self):
 @scenarios.multi_installer_auto_injection
 class TestSimpleInstallerAutoInjectManual(base.AutoInjectBaseTest):
     @irrelevant(context.library < "python@3.0.0", reason="Avoid blocking 2.21 release pipeline")
+    @irrelevant(
+        context.library > "python@2.21.0" and context.installed_language_runtime < "3.9.0",
+        reason="python 3.8 is not supported on ddtrace >= 3.x",
+    )
     def test_install(self):
         virtual_machine = context.virtual_machine
         logger.info(
@@ -254,8 +258,8 @@ class TestSimpleInstallerAutoInjectManualOriginDetection(base.AutoInjectBaseTest
         reason="Origin detection is not supported on host environments",
     )
     @irrelevant(
-        context.library > "python@2.21.0" and context.installed_language_runtime < "3.8.0",
-        reason="python 3.7 is not supported on ddtrace >= 3.x",
+        context.library > "python@2.21.0" and context.installed_language_runtime < "3.9.0",
+        reason="python 3.8 is not supported on ddtrace >= 3.x",
     )
     def test_origin_detection(self):
         virtual_machine = context.virtual_machine
@@ -271,6 +275,10 @@ def test_origin_detection(self):
 @features.auto_instrumentation_appsec
 @scenarios.simple_auto_injection_appsec
 class TestSimpleInstallerAutoInjectManualAppsec(base.AutoInjectBaseTest):
+    @irrelevant(
+        context.library > "python@2.21.0" and context.installed_language_runtime < "3.9.0",
+        reason="python 3.8 is not supported on ddtrace >= 3.x",
+    )
     def test_appsec(self):
         logger.info(f"Launching test_appsec for : [{context.vm_name}]...")
         self._test_install(context.virtual_machine, appsec=True)
diff --git a/utils/scripts/ci_orchestrators/k8s_ssi.json b/utils/scripts/ci_orchestrators/k8s_ssi.json
index 881033c5f85..8f5d269948d 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/ci_orchestrators/k8s_ssi.json
+++ b/utils/scripts/ci_orchestrators/k8s_ssi.json
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
                         "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-gunicorn",
                         "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-gunicorn-alpine",
                         "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-unsupported-package-force",
-                        "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-uvicorn",
-                        "dd-lib-python-init-test-protobuf-old"
+                        "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-uvicorn"
                     ],
                     "ruby": [
                         "dd-lib-ruby-init-test-rails",
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@
                         "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-gunicorn",
                         "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-gunicorn-alpine",
                         "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-unsupported-package-force",
-                        "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-uvicorn",
-                        "dd-lib-python-init-test-protobuf-old"
+                        "dd-lib-python-init-test-django-uvicorn"
                     ],
                     "ruby": [
                         "dd-lib-ruby-init-test-rails",
@@ -93,10 +91,10 @@
                 }
             ]
         }
-       
+
     ],
     "cluster_agent_spec": {
         "latest": "235494822917.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ssi/cluster-agent:latest",
         "old_injection": "235494822917.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ssi/cluster-agent:7.56.2"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}