diff --git a/gnu/packages/django.scm b/gnu/packages/django.scm
index f0373f57db..123b720c1a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/django.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/django.scm
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ and adapters that are useful for non-trivial configuration scenarios.")
      (list python-aiosmtpd
            python-factory-boy
            python-pygments
-           python-pytest ; runs by default
+           python-pytest
            python-pytest-django
            python-setuptools
            python-shortuuid
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ templates and not in python-level form definitions.")
         (base32 "02ipa8d8ndnj8bs4dqhk03id4vmrvyr25vkpfqcfhmwipbhx8dc0"))))
     (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list python-pytest ; runs by default
+     (list python-pytest
            python-pytest-django
            python-setuptools
            python-wheel))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/jupyter.scm b/gnu/packages/jupyter.scm
index 5f955e7926..ffc7acd909 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/jupyter.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/jupyter.scm
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ simulation, statistical modeling, machine learning and much more.")
            python-hatchling
            python-ipyparallel-bootstrap
            python-pytest
-           python-pytest-asyncio-0.26 ;some tests fail with v1
+           python-pytest-asyncio-0.26
            python-pytest-timeout))
     (home-page "https://ipython.org")
     (synopsis "IPython Kernel for Jupyter")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-check.scm b/gnu/packages/python-check.scm
index 95ebbe6dcc..ca2858a613 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-check.scm
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ Python software under test, when they make an HTTP query.")
                     ;; XXX: Python/Black versions not as expected.
                     " and not test_black_autoformatter_from_grammar"))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list python-black ;hard requirements to run tests
+     (list python-black                 ;hard requirements to run tests
            python-parso
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-xdist
@@ -2526,10 +2526,10 @@ functions.")
               "-k" "not rabbit and not redis")))
     (native-inputs
      (list python-celery-minimal
-           python-memcached ;optional dependency, needed for tests
+           python-memcached             ;optional dependency, needed for tests
            python-poetry-core
-           python-pytest ;coverage options in pyproject.toml
-           python-redis ;optional dependency, needed for tests
+           python-pytest
+           python-redis                 ;optional dependency, needed for tests
            python-requests))            ;for python-docker
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-psutil
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 95fa65afb1..bb6f71b76d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -8075,7 +8075,7 @@ server.")
               (chdir "tests"))))))
     (propagated-inputs (list python-decorator python-numpy python-scipy))
     (native-inputs (list python-matplotlib
-                         python-pytest ; used by default
+                         python-pytest
                          python-pytest-mpl
                          python-setuptools
                          python-wheel))
@@ -9768,7 +9768,7 @@ decorator for retrying on exceptions.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "08asy80wdplbrfff7q7qb9k3kkaw5jxqvy9jnkfvsqy3831zf964"))))
     (build-system pyproject-build-system)
-    (native-inputs (list python-pytest ; used by default
+    (native-inputs (list python-pytest
                          python-setuptools
                          python-wheel))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -18380,7 +18380,7 @@ Jupyter Notebook format and Python APIs for working with notebooks.")
           (base32 "1pa4m1qn7gx77lg3vy7y7vlyl45cg9ai9z93ds9ax108mbnrbdw7"))))
     (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (native-inputs (list python-poetry-core
-                         python-pytest ; runs by default
+                         python-pytest
                          python-pytest-mock))
     (propagated-inputs (list python-nbformat))
     (home-page "https://github.com/srstevenson/nb-clean")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 296b5fefc6..9cdffbc3c4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ and a lot more.")
       #:test-flags #~(list "-o" "addopts=''")))
     (native-inputs
      (list python-array-api-strict
-           python-pytest ;test collection fails without
+           python-pytest
            python-setuptools))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-array-api-compat