diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 60c8ac3..47fa647 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ WriteMakefile(
         'Capture::Tiny'   => 0,
         'Carp'            => 0,
         'if'              => 0,
-
-        # for Scalar::Type tests, these will eventually get ported to Test2
-        'Test::Exception' => 0,
-        'Test::More'      => 0.96,
-
-        # for Test2::Tools::Type, earlier probably works too
         'Test2::API'      => 1.302198,
         'Test2::V0'       => 0.000159,
     },
diff --git a/t/bool.t b/t/bool.t
index 8868bb0..9183f4e 100644
--- a/t/bool.t
+++ b/t/bool.t
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-use Test::More;
-use Test::Exception;
+use Test2::V0;
 
 use Config;
 
@@ -25,11 +21,10 @@ if(Scalar::Type::bool_supported) {
     ok(!is_bool(''),    "and it says no for plain old '' (otherwise indistinguishable from (1 == 0))");
 } else {
     # the :all above only included is_bool if bool_supported so we need to use the full name here
-    throws_ok(
-        sub { Scalar::Type::is_bool(1 == 1) },
+    like
+        dies { Scalar::Type::is_bool(1 == 1) },
         qr/::is_bool not supported on your perl/,
-        "is_bool carks it on Ye Olde Perle $]"
-    );
+        "is_bool carks it on Ye Olde Perle $]";
     is(
         type(1 == 1),
         'INTEGER',
@@ -42,11 +37,10 @@ if(Scalar::Type::bool_supported) {
     );
 
     # finally, test that we can't explicitly import is_bool on Ye Olde Perle
-    throws_ok(
-        sub { Scalar::Type->import('is_bool') },
+    like
+        dies { Scalar::Type->import('is_bool') },
         qr/is_bool/,
-        "can't import is_bool on Ye Olde Perle $]"
-    );
+        "can't import is_bool on Ye Olde Perle $]";
 }
 
 done_testing;
diff --git a/t/pod-coverage.t b/t/pod-coverage.t
index 03f2fb1..487727a 100644
--- a/t/pod-coverage.t
+++ b/t/pod-coverage.t
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use strict;
-use warnings;
+use Test2::V0;
 
-use Test::More;
 eval "use Test::Pod::Coverage 1.08";
 plan skip_all => "Test::Pod::Coverage 1.08 required for testing POD coverage" if $@;
 foreach my $module (grep {
diff --git a/t/pod.t b/t/pod.t
index 1dc5734..77bae10 100644
--- a/t/pod.t
+++ b/t/pod.t
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use strict;
-use warnings;
+use Test2::V0;
 
-use Test::More;
 eval "use Test::Pod 1.18";
 plan skip_all => "Test::Pod 1.18 required for testing POD" if $@;
 all_pod_files_ok(grep { $_ !~ m{Number/Phone/UK/Data.pm$} } all_pod_files());
diff --git a/t/sizeof.t b/t/sizeof.t
index c54648e..c82047a 100644
--- a/t/sizeof.t
+++ b/t/sizeof.t
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-
-use Test::More;
-use Test::Exception;
+use Test2::V0;
 
 use Config;
 
@@ -17,16 +13,14 @@ subtest "sizeof(number)" => sub {
 };
 
 subtest "sizeof(whatever)" => sub {
-    throws_ok(
-        sub { sizeof() },
+    like
+        dies { sizeof() },
         qr{::sizeof requires an argument at t/sizeof.t line},
-        "sizeof() requires an argument"
-    );
-    throws_ok(
-        sub { sizeof("banana") },
+        "sizeof() requires an argument";
+    like
+        dies { sizeof("banana") },
         qr{::sizeof: 'banana' isn't numeric: SCALAR},
-        "sizeof()'s arg must be plausibly numeric"
-    );
+        "sizeof()'s arg must be plausibly numeric";
 };
 
 done_testing;
diff --git a/t/types.t b/t/types.t
index ff081a3..71ec5ad 100644
--- a/t/types.t
+++ b/t/types.t
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-no warnings 'void';
+use Test2::V0;
 
-use Test::More;
-use Test::Exception;
+no warnings 'void';
 
 use Scalar::Type qw(is_* type);
 use B;
@@ -190,20 +187,17 @@ subtest "type returns the documented values for non-reference types" => sub {
     is(type(undef), 'UNDEF', 'undef is of type UNDEF');
 };
 
-throws_ok(
-    sub { type() },
+like
+    dies { type() },
     qr{::type requires an argument at t/types.t line},
-    "type() requires an argument"
-);
-throws_ok(
-    sub { is_number() },
+    "type() requires an argument";
+like
+    dies { is_number() },
     qr{::is_number requires an argument at t/types.t line},
-    "is_number() requires an argument"
-);
-throws_ok(
-    sub { is_integer() },
+    "is_number() requires an argument";
+like
+    dies { is_integer() },
     qr{::is_integer requires an argument at t/types.t line},
-    "is_integer() requires an argument"
-);
+    "is_integer() requires an argument";
 
 done_testing;