diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f89498912..43341047e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
         os: [ "macos-latest", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest" ]
         exclude:
           - os: "macos-latest"
-            python-version: 3.9
+            python-version: '3.10'
     env:
       LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
       STREAM_LOG: True
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid cancellation of in-progress jobs if any matrix job fails
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ 3.9 ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10' ]
         os: [ "ubuntu-latest" ]
         environment: ["ibm-cloud-production" ]
     environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 48ddca4bb..a4d898072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9]
+        python-version: ['3.10']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3e506d765..d6a2896d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9.12'
+        python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 11d73c191..caaf3a926 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid cancellation of in-progress jobs if any matrix job fails
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ 3.9 ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10' ]
         os: [ "ubuntu-latest" ]
         environment: ["ibm-cloud-production", "ibm-cloud-staging" ]
     environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
index 7a1dc2227..70a8e5002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid cancellation of in-progress jobs if any matrix job fails
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ 3.9 ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10' ]
         os: [ "ubuntu-latest" ]
         environment: [ "ibm-cloud-production", "ibm-cloud-staging" ]
     environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml
index 56daf32d3..118d6644e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-terra-main.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b31f6dd49..5af200017 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ classifiers=[
     "Operating System :: MacOS",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ classifiers=[
 
 keywords = ["qiskit", "sdk", "quantum", "api", "runtime", "ibm"]
 
-requires-python=">=3.9"
+requires-python=">=3.10"
 
 dependencies = [
     "requests>=2.19,!=2.32.2",
diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/__init__.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/__init__.py
index c80b4f8e3..ef70971d7 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/__init__.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/__init__.py
@@ -236,12 +236,3 @@
 """The environment variable name that is used to set the level for the IBM Quantum logger."""
 QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_LOG_FILE = "QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_LOG_FILE"
 """The environment variable name that is used to set the file for the IBM Quantum logger."""
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-    warnings.warn(
-        "Using qiskit-ibm-runtime with Python 3.9 is deprecated as of the 0.41.0 release. "
-        "Support for running qiskit-ibm-runtime with Python 3.9 will be removed in a future "
-        "release.",
-        DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2,
-    )
diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py
index 7777ef45f..7ec913e1c 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py
@@ -1155,33 +1155,6 @@ def jobs(
 
         return [self._decode_job(job) for job in job_responses]
 
-    def delete_job(self, job_id: str) -> None:
-        """(DEPRECATED) Delete a runtime job.
-
-        Note that this operation cannot be reversed.
-
-        Args:
-            job_id: ID of the job to delete.
-
-        Raises:
-            RuntimeJobNotFound: The job doesn't exist.
-            IBMRuntimeError: Method is not supported.
-        """
-
-        warnings.warn(
-            "The delete_job() method is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. "
-            "The new IBM Quantum Platform does not support deleting jobs.",
-            DeprecationWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-
-        try:
-            self._active_api_client.job_delete(job_id)
-        except RequestsApiError as ex:
-            if ex.status_code == 404:
-                raise RuntimeJobNotFound(f"Job not found: {ex.message}") from None
-            raise IBMRuntimeError(f"Failed to delete job: {ex}") from None
-
     def usage(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Return usage information for the current active instance.
 
@@ -1235,43 +1208,6 @@ def _decode_job(self, raw_data: Dict) -> RuntimeJobV2:
             private=raw_data.get("private", False),
         )
 
-    def check_pending_jobs(self) -> None:
-        """(DEPRECATED) Check the number of pending jobs and wait for the oldest pending job if
-        the maximum number of pending jobs has been reached.
-        """
-
-        warnings.warn(
-            "The check_pending_jobs() method is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. "
-            "The new IBM Quantum Platform does not support this functionality.",
-            DeprecationWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-
-        try:
-            usage = self.usage().get("byInstance")[0]
-            pending_jobs = usage.get("pendingJobs")
-            max_pending_jobs = usage.get("maxPendingJobs")
-            if pending_jobs >= max_pending_jobs:
-                oldest_running = self.jobs(limit=1, descending=False, pending=True)
-                if oldest_running:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        "The pending jobs limit has been reached. "
-                        "Waiting for job %s to finish before submitting the next one.",
-                        oldest_running[0],
-                    )
-                    try:
-                        oldest_running[0].wait_for_final_state(timeout=300)
-
-                    except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-                        logger.debug(
-                            "An error occurred while waiting for job %s to finish: %s",
-                            oldest_running[0].job_id(),
-                            ex,
-                        )
-
-        except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-            logger.warning("Unable to retrieve open plan pending jobs details. %s", ex)
-
     def least_busy(
         self,
         min_num_qubits: Optional[int] = None,
diff --git a/release-notes/unreleased/2439.other.rst b/release-notes/unreleased/2439.other.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a2b0ab8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/unreleased/2439.other.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The deprecated methods ``check_pending_jobs()`` and ``delete_job()`` methods along with 
+support for python 3.9 have been removed. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 932aa32f8..3152e1a06 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 source = qiskit_ibm_runtime
 
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.8
+python_version = 3.10
 namespace_packages = True
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 warn_redundant_casts = True
diff --git a/test/ibm_test_case.py b/test/ibm_test_case.py
index 34765fce1..b6c7ba8e0 100644
--- a/test/ibm_test_case.py
+++ b/test/ibm_test_case.py
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ def tearDown(self) -> None:
         for job in self.to_cancel[service.channel]:
             with suppress(Exception):
                 job.cancel()
-            with suppress(Exception):
-                service.delete_job(job.job_id())
 
 
 class IBMIntegrationJobTestCase(IBMIntegrationTestCase):
diff --git a/test/integration/test_job.py b/test/integration/test_job.py
index d5d634447..96b04b47e 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_job.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_job.py
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
 import random
 import time
 
-from qiskit.transpiler.preset_passmanagers import generate_preset_pass_manager
-
 from qiskit_ibm_runtime.exceptions import (
     RuntimeInvalidStateError,
-    RuntimeJobNotFound,
 )
 
 from ..ibm_test_case import IBMIntegrationJobTestCase
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@
 from ..serialization import (
     SerializableClass,
 )
-from ..utils import cancel_job_safe, wait_for_status, get_real_device, bell
+from ..utils import cancel_job_safe, wait_for_status
 
 
 class TestIntegrationJob(IBMIntegrationJobTestCase):
@@ -87,35 +84,6 @@ def test_cancel_job_done(self, service):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeInvalidStateError):
             job.cancel()
 
-    @run_integration_test
-    def test_delete_job(self, service):
-        """Test deleting a job."""
-        self.skipTest("Deleting jobs not supported on IBM Quantum Platform.")
-        sub_tests = ["DONE"]
-        for status in sub_tests:
-            with self.subTest(status=status):
-                job = self._run_program(service)
-                wait_for_status(job, status)
-                service.delete_job(job.job_id())
-                with self.assertRaises(RuntimeJobNotFound):
-                    service.job(job.job_id())
-
-    @run_integration_test
-    @production_only
-    def test_delete_job_queued(self, service):
-        """Test deleting a queued job."""
-        self.skipTest("Deleting jobs not supported on IBM Quantum Platform.")
-        real_device_name = get_real_device(service)
-        real_device = service.backend(real_device_name)
-        pm = generate_preset_pass_manager(optimization_level=1, target=real_device.target)
-        isa_circuit = pm.run([bell()])
-        _ = self._run_program(service, circuits=isa_circuit, backend=real_device_name)
-        job = self._run_program(service, circuits=isa_circuit, backend=real_device_name)
-        wait_for_status(job, "QUEUED")
-        service.delete_job(job.job_id())
-        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeJobNotFound):
-            service.job(job.job_id())
-
     @run_integration_test
     def test_job_status(self, service):
         """Test job status."""
diff --git a/test/unit/test_jobs.py b/test/unit/test_jobs.py
index b3fe36dea..1f37e1131 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_jobs.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_jobs.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from qiskit_ibm_runtime.constants import API_TO_JOB_ERROR_MESSAGE
 from qiskit_ibm_runtime.exceptions import (
     RuntimeJobFailureError,
-    RuntimeJobNotFound,
     RuntimeJobMaxTimeoutError,
     RuntimeInvalidStateError,
 )
@@ -145,13 +144,3 @@ def test_wait_for_final_state(self, service):
         with mock_wait_for_final_state(service, job):
             job.wait_for_final_state()
         self.assertEqual("DONE", job.status())
-
-    @run_cloud_fake
-    def test_delete_job(self, service):
-        """Test deleting a job."""
-        params = {"param1": "foo"}
-        job = run_program(service=service, inputs=params)
-        self.assertTrue(job.job_id())
-        service.delete_job(job.job_id())
-        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeJobNotFound):
-            service.job(job.job_id())