diff --git a/parsl/tests/conftest.py b/parsl/tests/conftest.py
index 63e5c45201..4bcdde0b7a 100644
--- a/parsl/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/parsl/tests/conftest.py
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         'markers',
         'staging_required: Marks tests that require a staging provider, when there is no sharedFS'
     )
-    config.addinivalue_line(
-        'markers',
-        'sshd_required: Marks tests that require a SSHD'
-    )
     config.addinivalue_line(
         'markers',
         'multiple_cores_required: Marks tests that require multiple cores, such as htex affinity'
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 6abf727ccd..82ec5172c2 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 flake8==6.1.0
 pandas
-paramiko
 pytest>=7.4.0,<8
 pytest-cov
 pytest-random-order
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ mypy==1.5.1
 types-mock
 types-python-dateutil
 types-requests
-types-paramiko
 mpi4py
 
 # sqlalchemy is needed for typechecking, so it's here