diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d248970..498e0cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -117,11 +117,14 @@ replacement = '[\1](https://github.com/digitalocean/gradient-python/tree/main/\g
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 testpaths = ["tests"]
-addopts = "--tb=short -n auto"
+addopts = "--tb=short -n auto -m 'not smoke'"
 xfail_strict = true
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "session"
 filterwarnings = ["error"]
+markers = [
+    "smoke: lightweight external integration smoke tests hitting live Gradient services",
+]
 
 [tool.pyright]
 # this enables practically every flag given by pyright.
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 55e560a..0000000
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-markers =
-    smoke: lightweight external integration smoke tests hitting live Gradient services
-addopts = -m "not smoke"
-asyncio_mode = auto