diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a8a9addec8..d785a2a560 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           - devel
         include:
           - python: "3.8"
-            ansible: "v2.9.17"
-          - python: "3.8"
-            ansible: "stable-2.10"
+            ansible: "v2.10.4"
           - python: "3.6"
             ansible: "stable-2.11"
           - python: "3.7"
@@ -69,19 +67,19 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.container == null
       - name: Install Ansible
         run: pip install --upgrade https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/${{ matrix.ansible }}.tar.gz
-      - name: Ensure Jinja version is old enough for Ansible 2.9
+      - name: Ensure Jinja version is old enough for Ansible 2.10
         run: pip install --upgrade 'Jinja2<3.1'
-        if: matrix.ansible == 'v2.9.17'
+        if: matrix.ansible == 'v2.10.4'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: make test-setup
       - name: prepare a redhat-uep.pem, even if we run on Ubuntu
         run: sudo mkdir -p /etc/rhsm/ca/ && sudo curl -o /etc/rhsm/ca/redhat-uep.pem https://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/convert2rhel/redhat-uep.pem
-      - name: Install required collections for ansible-base (2.10+)
+      - name: Install required collections
         run: ansible-galaxy collection install https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v3/plugin/ansible/content/published/collections/artifacts/community-docker-3.12.0.tar.gz
-        if: matrix.ansible != 'v2.9.17'
-      - name: Install required collections for ansible 2.9
+        if: matrix.ansible != 'v2.10.4'
+      - name: Install required collections for ansible 2.10
         run: ansible-galaxy collection install https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/v3/plugin/ansible/content/published/collections/artifacts/community-docker-2.7.12.tar.gz
-        if: matrix.ansible == 'v2.9.17'
+        if: matrix.ansible == 'v2.10.4'
       - name: Run crud tests
         run: make test-crud
       - name: Run other tests
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make dist-test
       - name: Run sanity tests
         run: make SANITY_OPTS="--docker" sanity
-        if: matrix.ansible != 'v2.9.17' && matrix.ansible != 'stable-2.10' && matrix.ansible != 'stable-2.11'
+        if: matrix.ansible != 'v2.10.4' && matrix.ansible != 'stable-2.11'
 
   checkmode:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3874cedeb4..e0a3eebf84 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ $(foreach PLUGIN_TYPE,$(PLUGIN_TYPES),$(eval _$(PLUGIN_TYPE) := $(filter-out %__
 DEPENDENCIES := $(METADATA) $(foreach PLUGIN_TYPE,$(PLUGIN_TYPES),$(_$(PLUGIN_TYPE))) $(foreach ROLE,$(ROLES),$(wildcard $(ROLE)/*/*)) $(foreach ROLE,$(ROLES),$(ROLE)/README.md) $(TESTDATA)
 
 PYTHON_VERSION = $(shell $(PYTHON_COMMAND) -c 'import sys; print("{}.{}".format(sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor))')
-ANSIBLE_SUPPORTS_REDIRECTS = $(shell ansible --version | grep -q 'ansible 2.9' && echo 0 || echo 1)
 COLLECTION_COMMAND ?= ansible-galaxy
 SANITY_OPTS = --venv
 TEST =
@@ -103,9 +102,7 @@ tests/test_playbooks/vars/server.yml:
 
 dist-test: $(MANIFEST)
 	FOREMAN_SERVER_URL=https://foreman.example.test ansible -m $(NAMESPACE).$(NAME).organization -a "username=admin password=changeme name=collectiontest" localhost | grep -q "Failed to connect to Foreman server.*foreman.example.test"
-ifeq ($(ANSIBLE_SUPPORTS_REDIRECTS),1)
 	FOREMAN_SERVER_URL=https://foreman.example.test ansible -m $(NAMESPACE).$(NAME).foreman_organization -a "username=admin password=changeme name=collectiontest" localhost | grep -q "Failed to connect to Foreman server.*foreman.example.test"
-endif
 	FOREMAN_SERVER_URL=http://foreman.example.test ansible -m $(NAMESPACE).$(NAME).organization -a "username=admin password=changeme name=collectiontest" localhost 2>&1| grep -q "You have configured a plain HTTP server URL."
 	ansible-doc $(NAMESPACE).$(NAME).organization | grep -q "Manage Organization"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b75062e2c1..5c6829e455 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ We actively test the modules against the latest stable Foreman release and the m
 
 ### Supported Ansible Versions
 
-The supported Ansible versions are aligned with currently maintained Ansible versions that support Collections (2.9+).
+The supported Ansible versions are aligned with currently maintained Ansible versions that support Collections (2.10+).
 You can find the list of maintained Ansible versions [here](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html).
 
 ### Supported Python Versions
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ And install all specified requirements with `ansible-galaxy install -r requireme
 
 ### Building and Installing the Collection Locally
 
-For all currently supported versions of Ansible (i.e. Ansible >= 2.9, and particularly Ansible < 2.10 where the above approach is not yet supported), you can build the collection locally:
+For all currently supported versions of Ansible, you can build the collection locally:
 
 ```console
 $ make dist
diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index ff96a9ad73..2c0ba1a004 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 [defaults]
-# Ansible 2.9
-collections_paths = build/collections
-# Ansible 2.10+
 collections_path = build/collections
 inventory = tests/inventory/hosts
 retry_files_enabled = False
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/drop-ansible-29.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/drop-ansible-29.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..021da5ae9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/drop-ansible-29.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+breaking_changes:
+  - Drop support for Ansible 2.9.
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index fcb266ec06..891d17ac2e 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ plugin_routing:
       redirect: theforeman.foreman.sync_plan
     katello_upload:
       redirect: theforeman.foreman.content_upload
-requires_ansible: '>=2.9.17'
+requires_ansible: '>=2.10.4'
diff --git a/plugins/modules/redhat_manifest.py b/plugins/modules/redhat_manifest.py
index c4293220c1..b8265246bd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/redhat_manifest.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/redhat_manifest.py
@@ -154,16 +154,7 @@ def fetch_portal(module, path, method, data=None, accept_header='application/jso
     fetch_kwargs = {'timeout': 30}
     if os.path.exists(REDHAT_UEP):
         fetch_kwargs['ca_path'] = REDHAT_UEP
-    try:
-        resp, info = fetch_url(module, url, data, headers, method, **fetch_kwargs)
-    except TypeError:
-        # ca_path was added in Ansible 2.9 and backported to 2.8 in 2.8.6
-        # older Ansible releases don't support that and we have to omit the CA cert here
-        if module.params['validate_certs']:
-            module.warn("Your Ansible version does not support providing custom CA certificates for HTTP requests. "
-                        "Talking to the Red Hat portal might fail without validate_certs=False. Please update.")
-        del fetch_kwargs['ca_path']
-        resp, info = fetch_url(module, url, data, headers, method, **fetch_kwargs)
+    resp, info = fetch_url(module, url, data, headers, method, **fetch_kwargs)
     if resp is None or info["status"] >= 400:
         try:
             error = json.loads(info['body'])['displayMessage']
diff --git a/tests/test_callback.py b/tests/test_callback.py
index 6883e0c4af..3a8ca55697 100644
--- a/tests/test_callback.py
+++ b/tests/test_callback.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def drop_incompatible_items(d):
     for k, v in d.items():
         if k in ['msg', 'start', 'end', 'delta', 'uuid', 'timeout', '_ansible_no_log', 'warn', 'connection',
                  'extended_allitems', 'loop_control', 'expand_argument_vars', 'retries', 'parent', 'parent_type', 'finalized', 'squashed', 'no_log',
-                 'listen']:
+                 'listen', '_ansible_internal_redirect_list']:
             continue
 
         if isinstance(v, dict):