diff --git a/testing/python/fixtures.py b/testing/python/fixtures.py
index 41627680d4d..18ede40063c 100644
--- a/testing/python/fixtures.py
+++ b/testing/python/fixtures.py
@@ -1925,10 +1925,10 @@ def test_hello(arg1):
         reprec = testdir.inline_run()
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(226)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("param1", ["", "params=[1]"], ids=["p00", "p01"])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("param2", ["", "params=[1]"], ids=["p10", "p11"])
     def test_ordering_dependencies_torndown_first(self, testdir, param1, param2):
+        """#226"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -2707,9 +2707,9 @@ def test_3():
         reprec = testdir.inline_run("-v")
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=5)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(246)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("scope", ["session", "function", "module"])
     def test_finalizer_order_on_parametrization(self, scope, testdir):
+        """#246"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -2744,8 +2744,8 @@ def test_other():
         reprec = testdir.inline_run("-lvs")
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=3)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(396)
     def test_class_scope_parametrization_ordering(self, testdir):
+        """#396"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -2865,8 +2865,8 @@ def test_foo(fix):
         res = testdir.runpytest("-v")
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*test_foo*alpha*", "*test_foo*beta*"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(920)
     def test_deterministic_fixture_collection(self, testdir, monkeypatch):
+        """#920"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -3649,7 +3649,6 @@ class TestScopeOrdering(object):
     """Class of tests that ensure fixtures are ordered based on their scopes (#2405)"""
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("variant", ["mark", "autouse"])
-    @pytest.mark.issue(github="#2405")
     def test_func_closure_module_auto(self, testdir, variant, monkeypatch):
         """Semantically identical to the example posted in #2405 when ``use_mark=True``"""
         monkeypatch.setenv("FIXTURE_ACTIVATION_VARIANT", variant)
diff --git a/testing/python/integration.py b/testing/python/integration.py
index 3c6eecbe10e..a6274701416 100644
--- a/testing/python/integration.py
+++ b/testing/python/integration.py
@@ -393,8 +393,9 @@ def test_blah(self):
         assert not call.items
 
 
-@pytest.mark.issue(351)
 class TestParameterize(object):
+    """#351"""
+
     def test_idfn_marker(self, testdir):
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
diff --git a/testing/python/metafunc.py b/testing/python/metafunc.py
index c3429753e6f..29f18da36ea 100644
--- a/testing/python/metafunc.py
+++ b/testing/python/metafunc.py
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ def func(x, y):
                 ("x", "y"), [("abc", "def"), ("ghi", "jkl")], ids=["one"]
             )
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(510)
     def test_parametrize_empty_list(self):
+        """#510"""
+
         def func(y):
             pass
 
@@ -262,8 +263,8 @@ def test_function():
         for val, expected in values:
             assert _idval(val, "a", 6, None, item=None, config=None) == expected
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(250)
     def test_idmaker_autoname(self):
+        """#250"""
         from _pytest.python import idmaker
 
         result = idmaker(
@@ -356,8 +357,8 @@ def test_idmaker_enum(self):
         result = idmaker(("a", "b"), [pytest.param(e.one, e.two)])
         assert result == ["Foo.one-Foo.two"]
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(351)
     def test_idmaker_idfn(self):
+        """#351"""
         from _pytest.python import idmaker
 
         def ids(val):
@@ -375,8 +376,8 @@ def ids(val):
         )
         assert result == ["10.0-IndexError()", "20-KeyError()", "three-b2"]
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(351)
     def test_idmaker_idfn_unique_names(self):
+        """#351"""
         from _pytest.python import idmaker
 
         def ids(val):
@@ -459,8 +460,9 @@ def test_idmaker_with_ids_unique_names(self):
         )
         assert result == ["a0", "a1", "b0", "c", "b1"]
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect(self):
+        """#714"""
+
         def func(x, y):
             pass
 
@@ -473,8 +475,9 @@ def func(x, y):
         assert metafunc._calls[0].params == dict(x=1, y=2)
         assert metafunc._calls[1].params == dict(x=1, y=3)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_list(self):
+        """#714"""
+
         def func(x, y):
             pass
 
@@ -483,8 +486,9 @@ def func(x, y):
         assert metafunc._calls[0].funcargs == dict(y="b")
         assert metafunc._calls[0].params == dict(x="a")
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_list_all(self):
+        """#714"""
+
         def func(x, y):
             pass
 
@@ -493,8 +497,9 @@ def func(x, y):
         assert metafunc._calls[0].funcargs == {}
         assert metafunc._calls[0].params == dict(x="a", y="b")
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_list_empty(self):
+        """#714"""
+
         def func(x, y):
             pass
 
@@ -503,9 +508,9 @@ def func(x, y):
         assert metafunc._calls[0].funcargs == dict(x="a", y="b")
         assert metafunc._calls[0].params == {}
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_list_functional(self, testdir):
         """
+        #714
         Test parametrization with 'indirect' parameter applied on
         particular arguments. As y is is direct, its value should
         be used directly rather than being passed to the fixture
@@ -532,8 +537,9 @@ def test_simple(x,y):
         result = testdir.runpytest("-v")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*test_simple*a-b*", "*1 passed*"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_list_error(self, testdir):
+        """#714"""
+
         def func(x, y):
             pass
 
@@ -541,12 +547,13 @@ def func(x, y):
         with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
             metafunc.parametrize("x, y", [("a", "b")], indirect=["x", "z"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_uses_no_fixture_error_indirect_false(self, testdir):
         """The 'uses no fixture' error tells the user at collection time
         that the parametrize data they've set up doesn't correspond to the
         fixtures in their test function, rather than silently ignoring this
         and letting the test potentially pass.
+
+        #714
         """
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
@@ -560,8 +567,8 @@ def test_simple(x):
         result = testdir.runpytest("--collect-only")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*uses no argument 'y'*"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_uses_no_fixture_error_indirect_true(self, testdir):
+        """#714"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -580,8 +587,8 @@ def test_simple(x):
         result = testdir.runpytest("--collect-only")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*uses no fixture 'y'*"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_uses_no_fixture_error_indirect_string(self, testdir):
+        """#714"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -597,8 +604,8 @@ def test_simple(x):
         result = testdir.runpytest("--collect-only")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*uses no fixture 'y'*"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_indirect_uses_no_fixture_error_indirect_list(self, testdir):
+        """#714"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -614,8 +621,8 @@ def test_simple(x):
         result = testdir.runpytest("--collect-only")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*uses no fixture 'y'*"])
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(714)
     def test_parametrize_argument_not_in_indirect_list(self, testdir):
+        """#714"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -1201,9 +1208,9 @@ def test_foo(x):
         reprec = testdir.runpytest()
         reprec.assert_outcomes(passed=4)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(463)
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("attr", ["parametrise", "parameterize", "parameterise"])
     def test_parametrize_misspelling(self, testdir, attr):
+        """#463"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -1386,8 +1393,9 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
         assert output.count("preparing foo-3") == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.issue(308)
 class TestMarkersWithParametrization(object):
+    """#308"""
+
     def test_simple_mark(self, testdir):
         s = """
             import pytest
@@ -1575,8 +1583,8 @@ def test_increment(n, expected):
         reprec = testdir.inline_run(SHOW_PYTEST_WARNINGS_ARG)
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=2, skipped=2)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(290)
     def test_parametrize_ID_generation_string_int_works(self, testdir):
+        """#290"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
diff --git a/testing/test_capture.py b/testing/test_capture.py
index 2b450c1897d..5d80eb63da0 100644
--- a/testing/test_capture.py
+++ b/testing/test_capture.py
@@ -605,8 +605,8 @@ def test_hello(capfd):
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*KeyboardInterrupt*"])
         assert result.ret == 2
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(14)
     def test_capture_and_logging(self, testdir):
+        """#14"""
         p = testdir.makepyfile(
             """\
             import logging
diff --git a/testing/test_conftest.py b/testing/test_conftest.py
index a0458e5954c..acb9b52b4cd 100644
--- a/testing/test_conftest.py
+++ b/testing/test_conftest.py
@@ -491,10 +491,10 @@ def test_no_conftest(fxtr):
             ("snc", ".", 1),
         ],
     )
-    @pytest.mark.issue(616)
     def test_parsefactories_relative_node_ids(
         self, testdir, chdir, testarg, expect_ntests_passed
     ):
+        """#616"""
         dirs = self._setup_tree(testdir)
         print("pytest run in cwd: %s" % (dirs[chdir].relto(testdir.tmpdir)))
         print("pytestarg        : %s" % (testarg))
diff --git a/testing/test_mark.py b/testing/test_mark.py
index 294a1ee6bc8..03cd2f78c98 100644
--- a/testing/test_mark.py
+++ b/testing/test_mark.py
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ def test_bar(self): pass
         items, rec = testdir.inline_genitems(p)
         self.assert_markers(items, test_foo=("a", "b"), test_bar=("a",))
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(568)
     def test_mark_should_not_pass_to_siebling_class(self, testdir):
+        """#568"""
         p = testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -655,9 +655,9 @@ def assert_markers(self, items, **expected):
             markers = {m.name for m in items[name].iter_markers()}
             assert markers == set(expected_markers)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(1540)
     @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
     def test_mark_from_parameters(self, testdir):
+        """#1540"""
         testdir.makepyfile(
             """
             import pytest
@@ -943,9 +943,9 @@ def test_addmarker_order():
     assert extracted == ["c", "a", "b"]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.issue("https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3605")
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
 def test_markers_from_parametrize(testdir):
+    """#3605"""
     testdir.makepyfile(
         """
         from __future__ import print_function
diff --git a/testing/test_recwarn.py b/testing/test_recwarn.py
index 9bf6a2ffbb6..982e246d744 100644
--- a/testing/test_recwarn.py
+++ b/testing/test_recwarn.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ def test_recording(self):
             assert values is rec.list
             pytest.raises(AssertionError, rec.pop)
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(4243)
     def test_warn_stacklevel(self):
+        """#4243"""
         rec = WarningsRecorder()
         with rec:
             warnings.warn("test", DeprecationWarning, 2)
diff --git a/testing/test_tmpdir.py b/testing/test_tmpdir.py
index 3b7a4ddc3d0..c49f7930da0 100644
--- a/testing/test_tmpdir.py
+++ b/testing/test_tmpdir.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def test_mktemp(self, tmp_path):
         assert tmp2.relto(t.getbasetemp()).startswith("this")
         assert tmp2 != tmp
 
-    @pytest.mark.issue(4425)
     def test_tmppath_relative_basetemp_absolute(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """#4425"""
         from _pytest.tmpdir import TempPathFactory
 
         monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
diff --git a/testing/test_unittest.py b/testing/test_unittest.py
index a519ec2550b..78250dae348 100644
--- a/testing/test_unittest.py
+++ b/testing/test_unittest.py
@@ -930,11 +930,11 @@ def test_should_not_run(self):
     reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.issue(3498)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "base", ["six.moves.builtins.object", "unittest.TestCase", "unittest2.TestCase"]
 )
 def test_usefixtures_marker_on_unittest(base, testdir):
+    """#3498"""
     module = base.rsplit(".", 1)[0]
     pytest.importorskip(module)
     testdir.makepyfile(
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3c1ca65b7c6..e9517b63cc7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore::_pytest.warning_types.PytestUnknownMarkWarning
 pytester_example_dir = testing/example_scripts
 markers =
-    issue
     slow
 
 [flake8]