diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ff63c8dc17..49a0fb6154 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import os
 import socket
 import threading
-import warnings
 from collections import namedtuple
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
@@ -42,11 +41,6 @@
 except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
     TestClient = None
 
-try:
-    import gevent
-except ImportError:
-    gevent = None
-
 import sentry_sdk
 import sentry_sdk.utils
 from sentry_sdk.envelope import Envelope, parse_json
@@ -489,37 +483,6 @@ def record_lost_event(reason, data_category=None, item=None, *, quantity=1):
     return inner
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def capture_events_forksafe(monkeypatch, capture_events, request):
-    def inner():
-        capture_events()
-
-        events_r, events_w = os.pipe()
-        events_r = os.fdopen(events_r, "rb", 0)
-        events_w = os.fdopen(events_w, "wb", 0)
-
-        test_client = sentry_sdk.get_client()
-
-        old_capture_envelope = test_client.transport.capture_envelope
-
-        def append(envelope):
-            event = envelope.get_event()
-            if event is not None:
-                events_w.write(json.dumps(event).encode("utf-8"))
-                events_w.write(b"\n")
-            return old_capture_envelope(envelope)
-
-        def flush(timeout=None, callback=None):
-            events_w.write(b"flush\n")
-
-        monkeypatch.setattr(test_client.transport, "capture_envelope", append)
-        monkeypatch.setattr(test_client, "flush", flush)
-
-        return EventStreamReader(events_r, events_w)
-
-    return inner
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def capture_items_forksafe(monkeypatch, capture_items, request):
     def inner(*types):
@@ -578,29 +541,6 @@ def read_flush(self):
         assert self.read_file.readline() == b"flush\n"
 
 
-# scope=session ensures that fixture is run earlier
-@pytest.fixture(
-    scope="session",
-    params=[None, "gevent"],
-    ids=("threads", "greenlet"),
-)
-def maybe_monkeypatched_threading(request):
-    if request.param == "gevent":
-        if gevent is None:
-            pytest.skip("no gevent installed")
-        try:
-            gevent.monkey.patch_all()
-        except Exception as e:
-            if "_RLock__owner" in str(e):
-                pytest.skip("https://github.com/gevent/gevent/issues/1380")
-            else:
-                raise
-    else:
-        assert request.param is None
-
-    return request.param
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def render_span_tree():
     def inner(spans):
@@ -815,17 +755,6 @@ def teardown_profiling():
     teardown_continuous_profiler()
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def suppress_deprecation_warnings():
-    """
-    Use this fixture to suppress deprecation warnings in a test.
-    Useful for testing deprecated SDK features.
-    """
-    with warnings.catch_warnings():
-        warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)
-        yield
-
-
 def _make_session_message(jsonrpc_msg):
     """Construct a SessionMessage compatible with both MCP v1 and v2."""
     if _IS_MCP_V2:
diff --git a/tests/integrations/asgi/test_asgi.py b/tests/integrations/asgi/test_asgi.py
index 996c9e2eb7..80a84a0649 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/asgi/test_asgi.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/asgi/test_asgi.py
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ async def test_websocket(
     sentry_init,
     asgi3_ws_app,
     capture_items,
-    request,
 ):
     sentry_init(
         data_collection={},
diff --git a/tests/integrations/asyncio/test_asyncio.py b/tests/integrations/asyncio/test_asyncio.py
index 6c53ccbfb6..e3a7e84521 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/asyncio/test_asyncio.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/asyncio/test_asyncio.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ async def test_delayed_enable_integration(
 
 @minimum_python_38
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_delayed_enable_integration_with_options(sentry_init, capture_events):
+async def test_delayed_enable_integration_with_options(sentry_init):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
         data_collection={},
diff --git a/tests/integrations/beam/test_beam.py b/tests/integrations/beam/test_beam.py
index e80a67a107..1742ba0ba8 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/beam/test_beam.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/beam/test_beam.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def test_invoker_normal(init_beam, fn):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fn", [test_simple, test_callable, test_place_holder])
-def test_invoker_exception(init_beam, capture_events, capture_exceptions, fn):
+def test_invoker_exception(init_beam, capture_events, fn):
     invoker = init_beam(fn)
     events = capture_events()
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/bottle/test_bottle.py b/tests/integrations/bottle/test_bottle.py
index 96475bd131..94877808da 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/bottle/test_bottle.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/bottle/test_bottle.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def index():
     assert len(events) == 1
 
 
-def test_mount(app, capture_exceptions, capture_events, sentry_init, get_client):
+def test_mount(app, capture_exceptions, capture_events, sentry_init):
     sentry_init(integrations=[BottleIntegration()])
 
     app.catchall = False
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ def here():
 def test_span_origin(
     sentry_init,
     get_client,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     sentry_init(
diff --git a/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py b/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
index b55186f71a..f7a8a23386 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.celery.beat import _get_headers
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def connect_signal(request):
-    def inner(signal, f):
-        signal.connect(f)
-        request.addfinalizer(lambda: signal.disconnect(f))
-
-    return inner
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def init_celery(sentry_init, request):
     def inner(
@@ -53,7 +44,6 @@ def inner(
             if VERSION < (4,):
                 pytest.skip("Redis backend broken for some reason")
 
-            # this backend requires capture_events_forksafe
             celery.conf.worker_max_tasks_per_child = 1
             celery.conf.worker_concurrency = 1
             redis_url = f"redis://{os.environ.get('SENTRY_PYTHON_TEST_REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1')}:6379"
diff --git a/tests/integrations/clickhouse_driver/test_clickhouse_driver.py b/tests/integrations/clickhouse_driver/test_clickhouse_driver.py
index 96a7371c74..ebfe990132 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/clickhouse_driver/test_clickhouse_driver.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/clickhouse_driver/test_clickhouse_driver.py
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ def test_clickhouse_dbapi_breadcrumbs(sentry_init, capture_events) -> None:
 def test_clickhouse_dbapi_spans(
     sentry_init,
     capture_items,
-    capture_envelopes,
 ):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[ClickhouseDriverIntegration()],
@@ -878,7 +877,7 @@ def test_clickhouse_dbapi_spans(
     assert spans == expected_spans
 
 
-def test_span_origin(sentry_init, capture_items, capture_envelopes):
+def test_span_origin(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[ClickhouseDriverIntegration()],
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py b/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py
index 64917dcf60..7ea46957da 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ def dummy_actor(x, y):
 def test_task_transaction(
     broker,
     worker,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     expected_span_status,
     fail_fast,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/flask/test_flask.py b/tests/integrations/flask/test_flask.py
index b9eced48a4..74eb129fb0 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/flask/test_flask.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/flask/test_flask.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ def test_has_context(sentry_init, app, capture_events):
 def test_segment_name_and_source(
     sentry_init,
     app,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     url,
     expected_transaction,
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ def test_flask_login_not_installed(
 
 
 def test_flask_login_not_configured(
-    sentry_init, app, capture_events, monkeypatch, integration_enabled_params
+    sentry_init, app, capture_events, integration_enabled_params
 ):
     sentry_init(data_collection={"user_info": False}, **integration_enabled_params)
 
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ def test_flask_login_not_configured(
 
 
 def test_flask_login_partially_configured(
-    sentry_init, app, capture_events, monkeypatch, integration_enabled_params
+    sentry_init, app, capture_events, integration_enabled_params
 ):
     sentry_init(data_collection={"user_info": False}, **integration_enabled_params)
 
@@ -257,9 +256,7 @@ def test_flask_login_configured(
     sentry_init,
     app,
     user_id,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
-    monkeypatch,
     integration_enabled_params,
 ):
     sentry_init(
@@ -801,7 +798,6 @@ def zerodivision(e):
 
 def test_tracing_success(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     app,
 ):
@@ -847,7 +843,7 @@ def hi_tx():
     assert message_event["tags"]["before_request"] == "yes"
 
 
-def test_tracing_error(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items, app):
+def test_tracing_error(sentry_init, capture_items, app):
     sentry_init(
         data_collection={},
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
@@ -1011,7 +1007,7 @@ def index():
     assert event["request"]["headers"]["Proxy-Authorization"] == "[Filtered]"
 
 
-def test_span_origin(sentry_init, app, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_span_origin(sentry_init, app, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         data_collection={},
         integrations=[flask_sentry.FlaskIntegration()],
@@ -1034,7 +1030,6 @@ def test_span_origin(sentry_init, app, capture_events, capture_items):
 def test_segment_http_method_default(
     sentry_init,
     app,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     """
@@ -1069,7 +1064,6 @@ def test_segment_http_method_default(
 def test_segment_http_method_custom(
     sentry_init,
     app,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     """
diff --git a/tests/integrations/langchain/test_langchain.py b/tests/integrations/langchain/test_langchain.py
index 08e502a0ab..834c7731e2 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/langchain/test_langchain.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/langchain/test_langchain.py
@@ -2998,7 +2998,6 @@ def test_transform_list_with_legacy_image_url(self):
 )
 def test_langchain_chat_data_collection(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     get_model_response,
     nonstreaming_chat_completions_model_response,
@@ -3106,7 +3105,6 @@ def test_langchain_chat_data_collection(
 )
 def test_langchain_text_completion_data_collection(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     get_model_response,
     data_collection,
@@ -3210,7 +3208,6 @@ def test_langchain_text_completion_data_collection(
 )
 def test_langchain_data_collection_tools(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     get_model_response,
     server_side_event_chunks,
@@ -3310,7 +3307,6 @@ def test_langchain_data_collection_tools(
 )
 def test_langchain_data_collection_request_tool_call_params(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     data_collection,
     tool_calls_collected,
@@ -3378,7 +3374,6 @@ def test_langchain_data_collection_request_tool_call_params(
 )
 def test_langchain_tool_execution_data_collection(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     get_model_response,
     server_side_event_chunks,
@@ -3476,7 +3471,6 @@ def test_langchain_tool_execution_data_collection(
 )
 def test_langchain_agent_executor_data_collection(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     get_model_response,
     server_side_event_chunks,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/launchdarkly/test_launchdarkly.py b/tests/integrations/launchdarkly/test_launchdarkly.py
index 5a9048becc..9782eba940 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/launchdarkly/test_launchdarkly.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/launchdarkly/test_launchdarkly.py
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ def test_launchdarkly_integration_did_not_enable(uninstall_integration):
 
 def test_launchdarkly_span_integration(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     uninstall_integration,
 ):
diff --git a/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py b/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py
index e86b529948..0c94fd7fe9 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def test_event_logging_captured_warnings(sentry_init, capture_events, recwarn):
     assert len(third_warnings) == 1
 
 
-def test_sentry_logs_collection_off_by_default(sentry_init, capture_items, request):
+def test_sentry_logs_collection_off_by_default(sentry_init, capture_items):
     """Automatic logs capture by Sentry logs needs explicit opt-in to the integration."""
     sentry_init()
     items = capture_items("log")
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def test_sentry_logs_collection_off_by_default(sentry_init, capture_items, reque
     assert not items
 
 
-def test_sentry_logs_collection_opt_in(sentry_init, capture_items, request):
+def test_sentry_logs_collection_opt_in(sentry_init, capture_items):
     """Automatic logs capture by Sentry logs needs explicit opt-in to the integration."""
     sentry_init(integrations=[LoggingIntegration()])
     items = capture_items("log")
diff --git a/tests/integrations/loguru/test_loguru.py b/tests/integrations/loguru/test_loguru.py
index 0440c2fc1e..f10c2f9098 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/loguru/test_loguru.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/loguru/test_loguru.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def test_levels(
         assert log.payload["attributes"]["sentry.origin"] == "auto.log.loguru"
 
 
-def test_breadcrumb_format(sentry_init, capture_events, uninstall_integration, request):
+def test_breadcrumb_format(sentry_init, uninstall_integration, request):
     uninstall_integration("loguru")
     request.addfinalizer(logger.remove)
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/openfeature/test_openfeature.py b/tests/integrations/openfeature/test_openfeature.py
index fd5b2a8c85..4c222784bd 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/openfeature/test_openfeature.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/openfeature/test_openfeature.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ async def runner():
 
 def test_openfeature_span_integration(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     uninstall_integration,
 ):
diff --git a/tests/integrations/pyramid/test_pyramid.py b/tests/integrations/pyramid/test_pyramid.py
index 88dd704af7..77dcbedaf3 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/pyramid/test_pyramid.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/pyramid/test_pyramid.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def error_handler(err, request):
 
 
 def test_error_in_authenticated_userid(
-    sentry_init, pyramid_config, capture_events, route, get_client
+    sentry_init, pyramid_config, capture_events, get_client
 ):
     from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import LoggingIntegration
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/quart/test_quart.py b/tests/integrations/quart/test_quart.py
index 347f3e0cd9..acd87b6909 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/quart/test_quart.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/quart/test_quart.py
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ async def test_quart_auth_configured(
     sentry_init,
     user_id,
     capture_events,
-    monkeypatch,
     integration_enabled_params,
 ):
     from quart_auth import AuthUser, login_user
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/asyncio/test_redis_asyncio.py b/tests/integrations/redis/asyncio/test_redis_asyncio.py
index f2a07bc0a4..05be4790a2 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/asyncio/test_redis_asyncio.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/asyncio/test_redis_asyncio.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ async def test_async_basic(sentry_init, capture_events):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_redis_pipeline(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     is_transaction,
     send_default_pii,
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ async def test_async_redis_pipeline(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_async_span_origin(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+async def test_async_span_origin(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[RedisIntegration()],
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/cluster/test_redis_cluster.py b/tests/integrations/redis/cluster/test_redis_cluster.py
index 2f6072f844..70b347ef55 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/cluster/test_redis_cluster.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/cluster/test_redis_cluster.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def test_rediscluster_breadcrumb(sentry_init, capture_events):
 )
 def test_rediscluster_basic(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     send_default_pii,
     description,
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ def test_rediscluster_basic(
 )
 def test_rediscluster_pipeline(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     send_default_pii,
     expected_first_ten,
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ def test_rediscluster_pipeline(
 
 def test_rediscluster_span_origin(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     sentry_init(
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/cluster_asyncio/test_redis_cluster_asyncio.py b/tests/integrations/redis/cluster_asyncio/test_redis_cluster_asyncio.py
index adaf968272..b3b5f49e46 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/cluster_asyncio/test_redis_cluster_asyncio.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/cluster_asyncio/test_redis_cluster_asyncio.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ async def test_async_breadcrumb(sentry_init, capture_events):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_basic(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     send_default_pii,
     description,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py
index db0fa77410..68a3672c1c 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def test_basic(sentry_init, capture_events):
 )
 def test_redis_pipeline_data_collection(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     data_collection,
     expected_first_ten,
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ def test_redis_pipeline_data_collection(
 
 def test_pii_data_redacted(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     sentry_init(
@@ -139,7 +137,6 @@ def test_pii_data_redacted(
 )
 def test_data_collection_database_query_data(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     data_collection,
     expected_description,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module.py b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module.py
index 87984a2fc8..c81600e3d5 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 FAKEREDIS_VERSION = parse_version(fakeredis.__version__)
 
 
-def test_no_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_no_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(),
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_no_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
     assert db_span["attributes"]["sentry.op"] == "db.redis"
 
 
-def test_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
     assert payloads[9]["name"] == "custom parent"
 
 
-def test_cache_keys(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_cache_keys(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def test_cache_keys(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
     assert payloads[6]["name"] == "custom parent"
 
 
-def test_cache_data(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_cache_data(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def test_cache_data(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
     assert payloads[6]["name"] == "custom parent"
 
 
-def test_cache_prefixes(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_cache_prefixes(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
diff --git a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module_async.py b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module_async.py
index 669efbe0ee..467331eb1e 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module_async.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/redis/test_redis_cache_module_async.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_no_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+async def test_no_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def test_no_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+async def test_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async def test_cache_basic(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_cache_keys(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+async def test_cache_keys(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def test_cache_keys(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_cache_data(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+async def test_cache_data(sentry_init, capture_items):
     sentry_init(
         integrations=[
             RedisIntegration(
diff --git a/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py b/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py
index 4002fe94b6..417dd75781 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ def test_middleware_callback_spans(sentry_init, capture_items):
         assert span["attributes"]["middleware.name"] == exp["middleware_name"]
 
 
-def test_middleware_receive_send(sentry_init, capture_events):
+def test_middleware_receive_send(sentry_init):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
         integrations=[StarletteIntegration()],
diff --git a/tests/integrations/starlite/test_starlite.py b/tests/integrations/starlite/test_starlite.py
index d24bc465a9..de0e58ccc5 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/starlite/test_starlite.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/starlite/test_starlite.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def is_matching_span(expected_span, actual_span):
         )
 
 
-def test_middleware_receive_send(sentry_init, capture_events):
+def test_middleware_receive_send(sentry_init):
     class SampleReceiveSendMiddleware(AbstractMiddleware):
         async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
             message = await receive()
diff --git a/tests/integrations/statsig/test_statsig.py b/tests/integrations/statsig/test_statsig.py
index 7446f321b3..481ea60f8a 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/statsig/test_statsig.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/statsig/test_statsig.py
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ def test_wrapper_attributes(sentry_init, uninstall_integration):
 
 def test_statsig_span_integration(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     uninstall_integration,
 ):
diff --git a/tests/integrations/stdlib/test_httplib.py b/tests/integrations/stdlib/test_httplib.py
index e7cf9e32b8..1fb344fb0c 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/stdlib/test_httplib.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/stdlib/test_httplib.py
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def test_span_origin(sentry_init, capture_items):
     assert spans[0]["attributes"]["sentry.origin"] == "auto.http.stdlib.httplib"
 
 
-def test_http_timeout(monkeypatch, sentry_init, capture_envelopes, capture_items):
+def test_http_timeout(monkeypatch, sentry_init, capture_items):
     mock_readinto = mock.Mock(side_effect=TimeoutError)
     monkeypatch.setattr(SocketIO, "readinto", mock_readinto)
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/strawberry/test_strawberry.py b/tests/integrations/strawberry/test_strawberry.py
index ccd7dfb0d7..d4ee58ec70 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/strawberry/test_strawberry.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/strawberry/test_strawberry.py
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ def test_breadcrumb_no_operation_name(
 def test_capture_segment_on_error(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -622,7 +621,6 @@ def test_capture_segment_on_error(
 def test_capture_segment_on_success(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -689,7 +687,6 @@ def test_capture_segment_on_success(
 def test_segment_no_operation_name(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -755,7 +752,6 @@ def test_segment_no_operation_name(
 def test_segment_mutation(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -847,7 +843,6 @@ def test_segment_mutation(
 def test_graphql_span_data_collection(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -952,7 +947,6 @@ def test_handle_none_query_gracefully_with_data_collection(
 def test_span_origin(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -1001,7 +995,6 @@ def test_span_origin(
 def test_span_origin2(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
@@ -1050,7 +1043,6 @@ def test_span_origin2(
 def test_span_origin3(
     request,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     client_factory,
     async_execution,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/threading/test_threading.py b/tests/integrations/threading/test_threading.py
index 87c8569a99..1df593f3b5 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/threading/test_threading.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/threading/test_threading.py
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ def do_some_work():
     (True, False),
     ids=["propagate_scope=True", "propagate_scope=False"],
 )
-def test_spans_from_multiple_threads(
-    sentry_init, capture_items, render_span_tree, propagate_scope
-):
+def test_spans_from_multiple_threads(sentry_init, capture_items, propagate_scope):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
         integrations=[ThreadingIntegration(propagate_scope=propagate_scope)],
@@ -190,9 +188,7 @@ def do_some_work(number):
     (True, False),
     ids=["propagate_scope=True", "propagate_scope=False"],
 )
-def test_spans_from_threadpool(
-    sentry_init, capture_items, render_span_tree, propagate_scope
-):
+def test_spans_from_threadpool(sentry_init, capture_items, propagate_scope):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
         integrations=[ThreadingIntegration(propagate_scope=propagate_scope)],
diff --git a/tests/integrations/tornado/test_tornado.py b/tests/integrations/tornado/test_tornado.py
index ce4722cf98..288172971f 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/tornado/test_tornado.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/tornado/test_tornado.py
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ def test_request_body_data_collection_event_processor(
 def test_transactions(
     tornado_testcase,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     handler,
     code,
@@ -779,7 +778,6 @@ def test_error_has_existing_trace_context_performance_disabled(
 def test_span_origin(
     tornado_testcase,
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     sentry_init(
diff --git a/tests/integrations/unleash/test_unleash.py b/tests/integrations/unleash/test_unleash.py
index 9287fe51c4..0ebd278bcb 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/unleash/test_unleash.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/unleash/test_unleash.py
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ def test_wrapper_attributes(sentry_init, uninstall_integration):
 
 def test_unleash_span_integration(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
     uninstall_integration,
 ):
diff --git a/tests/integrations/wsgi/test_wsgi.py b/tests/integrations/wsgi/test_wsgi.py
index d0e08f2001..8c49472c92 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/wsgi/test_wsgi.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/wsgi/test_wsgi.py
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ def test_script_name_is_respected(
     assert event["request"]["url"] == "https://dogs.are.great/woof/woof/bark/"
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(params=[0, None])
-def test_systemexit_zero_is_ignored(sentry_init, capture_events, request):
-    zero_code = request.param
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("zero_code", [0, None])
+def test_systemexit_zero_is_ignored(sentry_init, capture_events, zero_code):
     sentry_init(data_collection={})
     iterable = ExitingIterable(lambda: SystemExit(zero_code))
     app = SentryWsgiMiddleware(IterableApp(iterable))
@@ -98,9 +97,8 @@ def test_systemexit_zero_is_ignored(sentry_init, capture_events, request):
     assert len(events) == 0
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(params=["", "foo", 1, 2])
-def test_systemexit_nonzero_is_captured(sentry_init, capture_events, request):
-    nonzero_code = request.param
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("nonzero_code", ["", "foo", 1, 2])
+def test_systemexit_nonzero_is_captured(sentry_init, capture_events, nonzero_code):
     sentry_init(data_collection={})
     iterable = ExitingIterable(lambda: SystemExit(nonzero_code))
     app = SentryWsgiMiddleware(IterableApp(iterable))
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ def test_systemexit_nonzero_is_captured(sentry_init, capture_events, request):
     assert "exception" in event
     exc = event["exception"]["values"][-1]
     assert exc["type"] == "SystemExit"
-    assert exc["value"] == nonzero_code
+    assert exc["value"] == str(nonzero_code)
     assert event["level"] == "error"
 
 
@@ -140,10 +138,7 @@ def test_keyboard_interrupt_is_captured(sentry_init, capture_events):
 
 def test_transaction_with_error(
     sentry_init,
-    crashing_app,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
-    DictionaryContaining,  # noqa:N803
 ):
     def dogpark(environ, start_response):
         raise ValueError("Fetch aborted. The ball was not returned.")
@@ -196,9 +191,7 @@ def dogpark(environ, start_response):
 )
 def test_transaction_no_error(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
-    DictionaryContaining,  # noqa:N803
     data_collection,
     expect_query,
 ):
@@ -244,7 +237,6 @@ def dogpark(environ, start_response):
 
 def test_has_trace_if_performance_enabled(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     def dogpark(environ, start_response):
@@ -315,7 +307,6 @@ def dogpark(environ, start_response):
 
 def test_trace_from_headers_if_performance_enabled(
     sentry_init,
-    capture_events,
     capture_items,
 ):
     def dogpark(environ, start_response):
@@ -513,7 +504,7 @@ def sample_app(environ, start_response):
     assert sum(agg.get("crashed", 0) for agg in session_aggregates) == 1
 
 
-def test_span_origin_manual(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_span_origin_manual(sentry_init, capture_items):
     def dogpark(environ, start_response):
         start_response("200 OK", [])
         return ["Go get the ball! Good dog!"]
@@ -535,7 +526,7 @@ def dogpark(environ, start_response):
     assert items[0].payload["attributes"]["sentry.origin"] == "manual"
 
 
-def test_span_origin_custom(sentry_init, capture_events, capture_items):
+def test_span_origin_custom(sentry_init, capture_items):
     def dogpark(environ, start_response):
         start_response("200 OK", [])
         return ["Go get the ball! Good dog!"]
diff --git a/tests/test_basics.py b/tests/test_basics.py
index ce640b4c9e..1d3c20b1ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.py
+++ b/tests/test_basics.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def do_this():
     assert event["breadcrumbs"]["values"] == []
 
 
-def test_breadcrumb_arguments(sentry_init, capture_events):
+def test_breadcrumb_arguments(sentry_init):
     assert_hint = {"bar": 42}
 
     def before_breadcrumb(crumb, hint):
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 11d0f409ce..9d0d1a2211 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def test_capture_event_works(sentry_init):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "http2", [True, False] if sys.version_info >= (3, 8) else [False]
 )
-def test_atexit(tmpdir, monkeypatch, num_messages, http2):
+def test_atexit(tmpdir, num_messages, http2):
     if http2:
         options = '_experiments={"transport_http2": True}'
         transport = "Http2Transport"
diff --git a/tests/test_feature_flags.py b/tests/test_feature_flags.py
index 4ba432b2d5..ac1c3235c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_feature_flags.py
+++ b/tests/test_feature_flags.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk.feature_flags import FlagBuffer, add_feature_flag
 
 
-def test_featureflags_integration(sentry_init, capture_events, uninstall_integration):
+def test_featureflags_integration(sentry_init, capture_events):
     sentry_init()
 
     add_feature_flag("hello", False)
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ def test_featureflags_integration_spans_sync(sentry_init, capture_events):
     assert found, "No event with exception found"
 
 
-def test_featureflags_integration_threaded(
-    sentry_init, capture_events, uninstall_integration
-):
+def test_featureflags_integration_threaded(sentry_init, capture_events):
     sentry_init()
     events = capture_events()
 
@@ -133,9 +131,7 @@ def task(flag_key):
     }
 
 
-def test_featureflags_integration_asyncio(
-    sentry_init, capture_events, uninstall_integration
-):
+def test_featureflags_integration_asyncio(sentry_init, capture_events):
     asyncio = pytest.importorskip("asyncio")
 
     sentry_init()
diff --git a/tests/test_gevent.py b/tests/test_gevent.py
index 233d629f99..fc42860925 100644
--- a/tests/test_gevent.py
+++ b/tests/test_gevent.py
@@ -10,19 +10,6 @@
 pytest.importorskip("gevent")
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def monkeypatched_gevent():
-    try:
-        import gevent
-
-        gevent.monkey.patch_all()
-    except Exception as e:
-        if "_RLock__owner" in str(e):
-            pytest.skip("https://github.com/gevent/gevent/issues/1380")
-        else:
-            raise
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def capturing_server(request, wsgi_capturing_server):
     wsgi_capturing_server.start()
diff --git a/tests/test_logs.py b/tests/test_logs.py
index 7a9c90a566..c3d92fc601 100644
--- a/tests/test_logs.py
+++ b/tests/test_logs.py
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class Cat:
     assert isinstance(log["attributes"]["inhomogeneous_tuple"], str)
 
 
-def test_array_attributes_deep_copied_in_before_send(sentry_init, capture_envelopes):
+def test_array_attributes_deep_copied_in_before_send(sentry_init):
     """We don't surface user-held references to objects in attributes."""
 
     strings = ["value1", "value2"]
diff --git a/tests/test_metrics.py b/tests/test_metrics.py
index dab4b60706..8a4cfacfe5 100644
--- a/tests/test_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class Cat:
     assert isinstance(metric["attributes"]["dictionary"], str)
 
 
-def test_array_attributes_deep_copied_in_before_send(sentry_init, capture_envelopes):
+def test_array_attributes_deep_copied_in_before_send(sentry_init):
     """We don't surface user-held references to objects in attributes."""
 
     strings = ["value1", "value2"]
diff --git a/tests/test_monitor.py b/tests/test_monitor.py
index 2696dd5c94..f7c0b32337 100644
--- a/tests/test_monitor.py
+++ b/tests/test_monitor.py
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ def test_monitor_unhealthy(sentry_init):
         assert monitor.downsample_factor == (i + 1 if i < 10 else 10)
 
 
-def test_segment_uses_downsampled_rate(
-    sentry_init, capture_record_lost_event_calls, monkeypatch
-):
+def test_segment_uses_downsampled_rate(sentry_init, capture_record_lost_event_calls):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
         transport=UnhealthyTestTransport(),
diff --git a/tests/test_transport.py b/tests/test_transport.py
index 2ae25458ce..02f0c8389b 100644
--- a/tests/test_transport.py
+++ b/tests/test_transport.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def test_socket_options_override_defaults(make_client):
     assert options["socket_options"] == []
 
 
-def test_transport_infinite_loop(capturing_server, request, make_client):
+def test_transport_infinite_loop(capturing_server, make_client):
     client = make_client(
         debug=True,
         # Make sure we cannot create events from our own logging
diff --git a/tests/tracing/test_integration_tests.py b/tests/tracing/test_integration_tests.py
index 555ce40c29..5be25a4344 100644
--- a/tests/tracing/test_integration_tests.py
+++ b/tests/tracing/test_integration_tests.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def test_continue_trace(sentry_init, capture_items, parent_sampled, sample_rate)
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sample_rate", [0.5, 1.0])
 def test_dynamic_sampling_head_sdk_creates_dsc(
-    sentry_init, capture_envelopes, sample_rate, monkeypatch
+    sentry_init, capture_envelopes, sample_rate
 ):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=sample_rate,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def test_dynamic_sampling_head_sdk_creates_dsc(
     "args",
     [{"traces_sample_rate": 1.0}, {"traces_sample_rate": 0.0}],
 )
-def test_memory_usage(sentry_init, capture_events, args):
+def test_memory_usage(sentry_init, args):
     sentry_init(**args)
 
     references = weakref.WeakSet()
diff --git a/tests/tracing/test_sampling.py b/tests/tracing/test_sampling.py
index 06a18c59bc..2f474a0213 100644
--- a/tests/tracing/test_sampling.py
+++ b/tests/tracing/test_sampling.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk.utils import logger
 
 
-def test_sampling_decided_only_for_segments(sentry_init, capture_events):
+def test_sampling_decided_only_for_segments(sentry_init):
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=0.5,
     )
diff --git a/tests/tracing/test_span_batcher.py b/tests/tracing/test_span_batcher.py
index 8bd56a08e2..6fb8c18d11 100644
--- a/tests/tracing/test_span_batcher.py
+++ b/tests/tracing/test_span_batcher.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk._span_batcher import SpanBatcher
 
 
-def test_envelope_by_trace_id(sentry_init, capture_envelopes, monkeypatch):
+def test_envelope_by_trace_id(sentry_init, capture_envelopes):
     """Envelopes only contain spans of one trace ID."""
     sentry_init(
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,