diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index c2d5a6f..8f5bf4b 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -19,18 +19,9 @@
     - smoke:
         dir: python/smoke
         run: VERSION=3.9 ./venv.sh
-    - debugsmoke:
-        dir: python/smoke
-        run: PYTHON=python3-debug TOX=false VERSION=3.9 ./venv.sh
     - selftest:
         dir: python/selftest
         run: VERSION=3.9 X="-x test_wsgiref" ./parallel.sh
-    - debugtest:
-        dir: python/selftest
-        run: VERSION=3.9 PYTHON=python3-debug X="-x test_wsgiref" ./parallel.sh
-    - debugflags:
-        dir: python/flags
-        run: python3-debug ./assertflags.py -O0
     - marshalparser:
         dir: python/marshalparser
         run: VERSION=3.9 SAMPLE=10 test_marshalparser_compatibility.sh
@@ -38,10 +29,6 @@
     - gcc  # for extension building in venv and selftest
     - gdb  # for test_gdb
     - python3.9  # the test subject
-    - python3-debug  # for leak testing
-    - python3-devel  # for extension building in venv and selftest
-    - python3-tkinter  # for selftest
-    - python3-test  # for selftest
     - python3-tox  # for venv tests
     - glibc-all-langpacks # for locale tests
     - marshalparser  # for testing compatibility (magic numbers) with marshalparser