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 # Doctrine DBAL
 
-| [Master][Master] | [2.9][2.9] | [2.8][2.8] | [Develop][develop] |
-|:----------------:|:----------:|:----------:|:------------------:|
-| [![Build status][Master image]][Master] | [![Build status][2.9 image]][2.9] | [![Build status][2.8 image]][2.8] | [![Build status][develop image]][develop] |
-| [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP image]][ContinuousPHP] | [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP 2.9 image]][ContinuousPHP] | [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP 2.8 image]][ContinuousPHP] | [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP develop image]][ContinuousPHP] |
-| [![Code Coverage][Coverage image]][Scrutinizer Master] | [![Code Coverage][Coverage 2.9 image]][Scrutinizer 2.9] | [![Code Coverage][Coverage 2.8 image]][Scrutinizer 2.8] | [![Code Coverage][Coverage develop image]][Scrutinizer develop] |
-| [![Code Quality][Quality image]][Scrutinizer Master] | [![Code Quality][Quality 2.9 image]][Scrutinizer 2.9] | [![Code Quality][Quality 2.8 image]][Scrutinizer 2.8] | [![Code Quality][Quality develop image]][Scrutinizer develop] |
-| [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor master image]][AppVeyor master] | [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor 2.9 image]][AppVeyor 2.9] | [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor 2.8 image]][AppVeyor 2.8] | [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor develop image]][AppVeyor develop] |
+| [Master][Master] | [2.9][2.9] | [Develop][develop] |
+|:----------------:|:----------:|:------------------:|
+| [![Build status][Master image]][Master] | [![Build status][2.9 image]][2.9] | [![Build status][develop image]][develop] |
+| [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP image]][ContinuousPHP] | [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP 2.9 image]][ContinuousPHP] | [![Build Status][ContinuousPHP develop image]][ContinuousPHP] |
+| [![Code Coverage][Coverage image]][Scrutinizer Master] | [![Code Coverage][Coverage 2.9 image]][Scrutinizer 2.9] | [![Code Coverage][Coverage develop image]][Scrutinizer develop] |
+| [![Code Quality][Quality image]][Scrutinizer Master] | [![Code Quality][Quality 2.9 image]][Scrutinizer 2.9] | [![Code Quality][Quality develop image]][Scrutinizer develop] |
+| [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor master image]][AppVeyor master] | [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor 2.9 image]][AppVeyor 2.9] | [![AppVeyor][AppVeyor develop image]][AppVeyor develop] |
 
 Powerful database abstraction layer with many features for database schema introspection, schema management and PDO abstraction.
 
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ Powerful database abstraction layer with many features for database schema intro
   [AppVeyor 2.9]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/doctrine/dbal/branch/2.9
   [AppVeyor 2.9 image]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/i88kitq8qpbm0vie/branch/2.9?svg=true
 
-  [2.8 image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/doctrine/dbal/2.8.svg?style=flat-square
-  [Coverage 2.8 image]: https://img.shields.io/scrutinizer/coverage/g/doctrine/dbal/2.8.svg?style=flat-square
-  [Quality 2.8 image]: https://img.shields.io/scrutinizer/g/doctrine/dbal/2.8.svg?style=flat-square
-  [ContinuousPHP 2.8 image]: https://img.shields.io/continuousphp/git-hub/doctrine/dbal/2.8.svg?style=flat-square
-  [2.8]: https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/tree/2.8
-  [Scrutinizer 2.8]: https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/doctrine/dbal/?branch=2.8
-  [AppVeyor 2.8]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/doctrine/dbal/branch/2.8
-  [AppVeyor 2.8 image]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/i88kitq8qpbm0vie/branch/2.8?svg=true
-
   [develop]: https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/tree/develop
   [develop image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/doctrine/dbal/develop.svg?style=flat-square
   [Coverage develop image]: https://img.shields.io/scrutinizer/coverage/g/doctrine/dbal/develop.svg?style=flat-square