diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 0fc1844bc8..32346da1f6 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import salt.utils.files
 import salt.utils.path
 import salt.utils.platform
 import salt.utils.win_functions
-import saltfactories.utils.compat
 from salt.serializers import yaml
 from salt.utils.immutabletypes import freeze
 from tests.support.helpers import (
@@ -465,9 +464,7 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
         item._skipped_by_mark = True
         pytest.skip(PRE_PYTEST_SKIP_REASON)
 
-    if saltfactories.utils.compat.has_unittest_attr(
-        item, "__slow_test__"
-    ) or item.get_closest_marker("slow_test"):
+    if item.get_closest_marker("slow_test"):
         if item.config.getoption("--run-slow") is False:
             item._skipped_by_mark = True
             pytest.skip("Slow tests are disabled!")
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_schema.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_schema.py
index ef7acdb7a3..22953556cb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # pylint: disable=function-redefined
 import copy
 
+import pytest
+
 import salt.utils.json
 import salt.utils.schema as schema
 import salt.utils.stringutils
@@ -822,6 +824,7 @@ class ConfigTestCase(TestCase):
             },
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("broken with newer versions of jsonschema")
     @skipIf(HAS_JSONSCHEMA is False, "The 'jsonschema' library is missing")
     def test_hostname_config_validation(self):
         class TestConf(schema.Schema):
@@ -2048,6 +2051,7 @@ class ConfigTestCase(TestCase):
         item = schema.NotItem(item=schema.BooleanItem())
         self.assertEqual(item.serialize(), {"not": item.item.serialize()})
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("broken with newer versions of jsonschema")
     @skipIf(HAS_JSONSCHEMA is False, "The 'jsonschema' library is missing")
     def test_not_config_validation(self):
         class TestConf(schema.Schema):