diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 1c7b5e6ff1650459101cd37ec0029f70f9ef5091..d1f6bb54fd4cefcab1c421953b176b9bd13ecd65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
-        ghc: ["9.8.1", "9.6.3", "9.4.8", "9.2.8", "9.0.2", "8.10.7", "8.8.4", "8.6.5", "8.4.4"]
+        ghc: ["9.8.1", "9.6.3", "9.4.8", "9.2.8", "9.0.2", "8.10.7", "8.8.4", "8.6.5"]
         exclude:
           # corrupts GHA cache or the fabric of reality itself, see https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/8356
           - os: "windows-latest"