diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 05cfe354..558036f6 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -12,3 +12,14 @@ doctest_optionflags =
 norecursedirs =
     .eggs build cover dist etc examples misc prof sbin tmp venv
     hgvs.egg-info
+
+markers =
+    extra
+    issues
+    mapping
+    models
+    normalization
+    quick
+    regression
+    validation
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/cache-py3.hdp b/tests/data/cache-py3.hdp
index e9c5b925..dba15b8e 100644
Binary files a/tests/data/cache-py3.hdp and b/tests/data/cache-py3.hdp differ
diff --git a/tests/fx-test/test_variant_length.py b/tests/fx-test/test_variant_length.py
index 4180d04e..3fe8ce5d 100644
--- a/tests/fx-test/test_variant_length.py
+++ b/tests/fx-test/test_variant_length.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from support import CACHE
 
 
-@pytest.mark.fx
 class Test_VariantLengths(unittest.TestCase):
     """test length_change method for all variant types and cases"""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_hgvs_variantmapper_near_discrepancies.py b/tests/test_hgvs_variantmapper_near_discrepancies.py
index 36009827..fbef1445 100644
--- a/tests/test_hgvs_variantmapper_near_discrepancies.py
+++ b/tests/test_hgvs_variantmapper_near_discrepancies.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def read_tests(fn):
 params = [(t["variant"], t["expected"], t["loc_type"] + " " + t["disc_type"]) for t in tests]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.pnd
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("variant,expected,description", params)
 def test_projection_near_discrepancies(variant, expected, description):
     var_n = hp.parse_hgvs_variant(variant)