diff --git a/includes/SkinMonoBook.php b/includes/SkinMonoBook.php
index 71044a1..b954556 100644
--- a/includes/SkinMonoBook.php
+++ b/includes/SkinMonoBook.php
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ class SkinMonoBook extends SkinTemplate {
 			'mediawiki.skinning.content.externallinks',
 			$styleModule
 		] );
-
-		// Force desktop styles in IE 8-; no support for @media widths
-		// FIXME: Remove conditional comment dependency.
-		$out->addStyle( $this->stylename . '/resources/screen-desktop.css', 'screen', 'lt IE 9' );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/skin.json b/skin.json
index f4379b0..492e8cb 100644
--- a/skin.json
+++ b/skin.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	"license-name": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 	"type": "skin",
 	"requires": {
-		"MediaWiki": ">= 1.29.0"
+		"MediaWiki": ">= 1.36.0"
 	},
 	"ValidSkinNames": {
 		"monobook": "MonoBook"