diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/index.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/index.js
index d255dac34..67eaa00ad 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/generator/index.js
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
     },
     browserslist: [
       '> 1%',
-      'last 2 versions',
-      'not ie <= 8'
+      'last 2 versions'
     ]
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui-addon-widgets/.browserslistrc b/packages/@vue/cli-ui-addon-widgets/.browserslistrc
index 9dee64646..d6471a38c 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui-addon-widgets/.browserslistrc
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui-addon-widgets/.browserslistrc
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 > 1%
 last 2 versions
-not ie <= 8