diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f16714a7a..086b73354 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 80
-
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 80
 ignore = ["E501"]
@@ -29,5 +26,5 @@ addopts =[
     "--ignore=wcivf/settings/local.py",
     "--ignore=lib",
     "--ruff",
-    "--black",
+    "--ruff-format",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements/testing.txt b/requirements/testing.txt
index dce9e5371..f02a561b1 100644
--- a/requirements/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/testing.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 -r base.txt
 
-black==23.7.0
 
-pytest<8.0.0
+pytest
 pytest-django
 pytest-cov
 factory_boy
@@ -16,4 +15,3 @@ django-debug-toolbar==4.1.0
 curlylint==0.13.1
 ruff==0.0.280
 pytest-ruff
-pytest-black