diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_auth.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_auth.py
index 0ef385a001..7f86986e2e 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_auth.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_auth.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import psycopg2
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder, ZenithPageserverApiException
 import pytest
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def test_pageserver_auth(zenith_env_builder: ZenithEnvBuilder):
     zenith_env_builder.pageserver_auth_enabled = True
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_behind.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_behind.py
index 73e38bba7f..860db51c8a 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_behind.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_behind.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from fixtures.log_helper import log
 from fixtures.utils import print_gc_result
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Create a couple of branches off the main branch, at a historical point in time.
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_clog_truncate.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_clog_truncate.py
index d1cb919d2f..504f455936 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_clog_truncate.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_clog_truncate.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test compute node start after clog truncation
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_config.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_config.py
index 0f1425c2a4..fd2b3b4e99 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_config.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_config.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test starting Postgres with custom options
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_createdropdb.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_createdropdb.py
index 24d575a868..38243b298b 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_createdropdb.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_createdropdb.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, check_restored_datadir_content
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test CREATE DATABASE when there have been relmapper changes
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_createuser.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_createuser.py
index 398c533935..1959b47dcc 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_createuser.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_createuser.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test CREATE USER to check shared catalog restore
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_gc_aggressive.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_gc_aggressive.py
index 1e8a0df723..9de6ba9f59 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_gc_aggressive.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_gc_aggressive.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import random
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, Postgres, Safekeeper
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 # Test configuration
 #
 # Create a table with {num_rows} rows, and perform {updates_to_perform} random
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_multixact.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_multixact.py
index 57072a87b3..6a2afd2ede 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_multixact.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_multixact.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, check_restored_datadir_content
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test multixact state after branching
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_next_xid.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_next_xid.py
index 8a92cec749..625abc39d3 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_next_xid.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_next_xid.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import time
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 # Test restarting page server, while safekeeper and compute node keep
 # running.
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_old_request_lsn.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_old_request_lsn.py
index d6f00ac44e..d09fb24913 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_old_request_lsn.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_old_request_lsn.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test where Postgres generates a lot of WAL, and it's garbage collected away, but
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_api.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_api.py
index d2e1eaac77..eccffc4d69 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_api.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_api.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, ZenithEnvBuilder, ZenithPageserv
 from typing import cast
 import pytest, psycopg2
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def check_client(client: ZenithPageserverHttpClient, initial_tenant: UUID):
     client.check_status()
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_catchup.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_catchup.py
index a57aab0863..97dc0f3260 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_catchup.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_catchup.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from multiprocessing import Process, Value
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 # Test safekeeper sync and pageserver catch up
 # while initial compute node is down and pageserver is lagging behind safekeepers.
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_restart.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_restart.py
index e48e1ff7c6..0cfc50f0ff 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_restart.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pageserver_restart.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from multiprocessing import Process, Value
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 # Test restarting page server, while safekeeper and compute node keep
 # running.
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_parallel_copy.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_parallel_copy.py
index 13038273fb..6f87bc4a36 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_parallel_copy.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_parallel_copy.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import subprocess
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, Postgres
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 async def repeat_bytes(buf, repetitions: int):
     for i in range(repetitions):
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pgbench.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pgbench.py
index 4d1c14345d..09713023bc 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_pgbench.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_pgbench.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def test_pgbench(zenith_simple_env: ZenithEnv, pg_bin):
     env = zenith_simple_env
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_readonly_node.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_readonly_node.py
index e8f7e96f39..ba256e71f7 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_readonly_node.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_readonly_node.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import pytest
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Create read-only compute nodes, anchored at historical points in time.
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_remote_storage.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_remote_storage.py
index 5be66266ac..fa6feaf412 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_remote_storage.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_remote_storage.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 import pytest
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Tests that a piece of data is backed up and restored correctly:
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_restart_compute.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_restart_compute.py
index 3661246293..f7810be555 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_restart_compute.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_restart_compute.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from contextlib import closing
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test restarting and recreating a postgres instance
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_snapfiles_gc.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_snapfiles_gc.py
index 0381a24b45..c6d4512bc9 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_snapfiles_gc.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_snapfiles_gc.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ from fixtures.utils import print_gc_result
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test Garbage Collection of old layer files
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_subxacts.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_subxacts.py
index 3729ea4ece..bed1c4be63 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_subxacts.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_subxacts.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, check_restored_datadir_content
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 # Test subtransactions
 #
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_twophase.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_twophase.py
index b6589c09ab..d6a1cd01e8 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_twophase.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_twophase.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import os
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test branching, when a transaction is in prepared state
@@ -80,8 +78,8 @@ def test_twophase(zenith_simple_env: ZenithEnv):
     cur2.execute("ROLLBACK PREPARED 'insert_two'")
 
     cur2.execute('SELECT * FROM foo')
-    assert cur2.fetchall() == [('one', ), ('three', )]  # type: ignore[comparison-overlap]
+    assert cur2.fetchall() == [('one', ), ('three', )]
 
     # Only one committed insert is visible on the original branch
     cur.execute('SELECT * FROM foo')
-    assert cur.fetchall() == [('three', )]  # type: ignore[comparison-overlap]
+    assert cur.fetchall() == [('three', )]
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_vm_bits.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_vm_bits.py
index 382b0880f9..49e48dd450 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_vm_bits.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_vm_bits.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 #
 # Test that the VM bit is cleared correctly at a HEAP_DELETE and
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor.py
index 2f58cbaee9..193afc1b86 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ from fixtures.utils import lsn_to_hex, mkdir_if_needed
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 from typing import List, Optional, Any
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 # basic test, write something in setup with wal acceptors, ensure that commits
 # succeed and data is written
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor_async.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor_async.py
index 1c965f1acc..1d2a186eb7 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor_async.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_wal_acceptor_async.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from fixtures.utils import lsn_from_hex, lsn_to_hex
 from typing import List
 
 log = getLogger('root.wal_acceptor_async')
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
 
 
 class BankClient(object):
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_zenith_cli.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_zenith_cli.py
index 6517222ee3..ce051dfd6e 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_zenith_cli.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_zenith_cli.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from psycopg2.extensions import cursor as PgCursor
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, ZenithEnvBuilder, ZenithPageserverHttpClient
 from typing import cast
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def helper_compare_branch_list(pageserver_http_client: ZenithPageserverHttpClient,
                                env: ZenithEnv,
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_isolation.py b/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_isolation.py
index f192f01e8a..ddafc3815b 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_isolation.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_isolation.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import os
 from fixtures.utils import mkdir_if_needed
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, base_dir, pg_distrib_dir
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def test_isolation(zenith_simple_env: ZenithEnv, test_output_dir, pg_bin, capsys):
     env = zenith_simple_env
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_pg_regress.py b/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_pg_regress.py
index c31cccab23..5199f65216 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_pg_regress.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_pg_regress.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import os
 from fixtures.utils import mkdir_if_needed
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv, check_restored_datadir_content, base_dir, pg_distrib_dir
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def test_pg_regress(zenith_simple_env: ZenithEnv, test_output_dir: str, pg_bin, capsys):
     env = zenith_simple_env
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_zenith_regress.py b/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_zenith_regress.py
index 50940a1371..31d5b07093 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_zenith_regress.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_pg_regress/test_zenith_regress.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import (ZenithEnv,
                                       pg_distrib_dir)
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
-
 
 def test_zenith_regress(zenith_simple_env: ZenithEnv, test_output_dir, pg_bin, capsys):
     env = zenith_simple_env
diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/benchmark_fixture.py b/test_runner/fixtures/benchmark_fixture.py
index 002f0a88b4..480eb3f891 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/benchmark_fixture.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/benchmark_fixture.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ bencmark, and then record the result by calling zenbenchmark.record. For example
 import timeit
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures", "fixtures.benchmark_fixture")
-
 def test_mybench(zenith_simple_env: env, zenbenchmark):
 
     # Initialize the test
@@ -41,6 +39,8 @@ def test_mybench(zenith_simple_env: env, zenbenchmark):
     # Record another measurement
     zenbenchmark.record('speed_of_light', 300000, 'km/s')
 
+There's no need to import this file to use it. It should be declared as a plugin
+inside conftest.py, and that makes it available to all tests.
 
 You can measure multiple things in one test, and record each one with a separate
 call to zenbenchmark. For example, you could time the bulk loading that happens
diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py b/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py
index 7859b0c314..cafae1b63a 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/zenith_fixtures.py
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ the standard pytest.fixture with some extra behavior.
 There are several environment variables that can control the running of tests:
 ZENITH_BIN, POSTGRES_DISTRIB_DIR, etc. See README.md for more information.
 
-To use fixtures in a test file, add this line of code:
-
->>> pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
+There's no need to import this file to use it. It should be declared as a plugin
+inside conftest.py, and that makes it available to all tests.
 
 Don't import functions from this file, or pytest will emit warnings. Instead
 put directly-importable functions into utils.py or another separate file.
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_insert.py b/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_insert.py
index ed9113cb02..4e73bedcc0 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_insert.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_insert.py
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ from fixtures.log_helper import log
 from fixtures.benchmark_fixture import MetricReport, ZenithBenchmarker
 from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare, VanillaCompare, ZenithCompare
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 #
 # Run bulk INSERT test.
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_tenant_create.py b/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_tenant_create.py
index 16bdd2ef46..6fd77f3020 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_tenant_create.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_bulk_tenant_create.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import pytest
 
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnvBuilder
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.benchmark_fixture")
-
 # Run bulk tenant creation test.
 #
 # Collects metrics:
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_copy.py b/test_runner/performance/test_copy.py
index 6b66d26433..e04a0361cb 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_copy.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_copy.py
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare, VanillaCompare, ZenithCompare
 from io import BufferedReader, RawIOBase
 from itertools import repeat
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 class CopyTestData(RawIOBase):
     def __init__(self, rows: int):
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_gist_build.py b/test_runner/performance/test_gist_build.py
index 70600a4fff..92396f6cb7 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_gist_build.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_gist_build.py
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare, VanillaCompare, ZenithCompare
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 #
 # Test buffering GisT build. It WAL-logs the whole relation, in 32-page chunks.
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_parallel_copy_to.py b/test_runner/performance/test_parallel_copy_to.py
index cdd40368e1..e4388ce8e2 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_parallel_copy_to.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_parallel_copy_to.py
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ from fixtures.log_helper import log
 from fixtures.benchmark_fixture import MetricReport, ZenithBenchmarker
 from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare, VanillaCompare, ZenithCompare
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 async def repeat_bytes(buf, repetitions: int):
     for i in range(repetitions):
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench.py b/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench.py
index 605e32cc4e..5ffce3c0be 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench.py
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare, VanillaCompare, ZenithCompare
 from fixtures.benchmark_fixture import MetricReport, ZenithBenchmarker
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 #
 # Run a very short pgbench test.
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench_remote.py b/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench_remote.py
index 6d495ef371..28472a16c8 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench_remote.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_perf_pgbench_remote.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import calendar
 import timeit
 import os
 
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.benchmark_fixture", )
-
 
 def utc_now_timestamp() -> int:
     return calendar.timegm(datetime.utcnow().utctimetuple())
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_small_seqscans.py b/test_runner/performance/test_small_seqscans.py
index ec662ce81f..b98018ad97 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_small_seqscans.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_small_seqscans.py
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ from fixtures.benchmark_fixture import MetricReport, ZenithBenchmarker
 from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare
 import pytest
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('rows', [
     pytest.param(100000),
diff --git a/test_runner/performance/test_write_amplification.py b/test_runner/performance/test_write_amplification.py
index bf58cf8274..49232bf6d3 100644
--- a/test_runner/performance/test_write_amplification.py
+++ b/test_runner/performance/test_write_amplification.py
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.compare_fixtures import PgCompare, VanillaCompare, ZenithCompare
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
 
-pytest_plugins = (
-    "fixtures.zenith_fixtures",
-    "fixtures.benchmark_fixture",
-    "fixtures.compare_fixtures",
-)
-
 
 def test_write_amplification(zenith_with_baseline: PgCompare):
     env = zenith_with_baseline
diff --git a/test_runner/test_broken.py b/test_runner/test_broken.py
index f8e5656a60..56c735e87c 100644
--- a/test_runner/test_broken.py
+++ b/test_runner/test_broken.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import os
 
 from fixtures.zenith_fixtures import ZenithEnv
 from fixtures.log_helper import log
-
-pytest_plugins = ("fixtures.zenith_fixtures")
 """
 Use this test to see what happens when tests fail.