diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index bd798673..8c3fd3f0 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pytest-timeout
 
 # Conditional dependencies
 pytest>=6.2.5,<8.0; python_version < '3.9'  # Python 3.8 only
-pytest>=6.2.5,<9.0; python_version >= '3.9'  # Python 3.9+ only
+pytest>=6.2.5,<10.0; python_version >= '3.9'  # Python 3.9+ only
 pytest-django>=4.5.2,<4.6.0; python_version < '3.9'  # Python 3.8 only
 pytest-django>=4.5.2,<5.0; python_version >= '3.9'    # Python 3.9+ only
 backports.zoneinfo; python_version < '3.9'  # Python 3.8 only
diff --git a/t/unit/test_schedulers.py b/t/unit/test_schedulers.py
index 1640f6b4..85c6694f 100644
--- a/t/unit/test_schedulers.py
+++ b/t/unit/test_schedulers.py
@@ -561,7 +561,6 @@ def test_task_with_expires(self):
 class test_DatabaseSchedulerFromAppConf(SchedulerCase):
     Scheduler = TrackingScheduler
 
-    @pytest.mark.django_db
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def setup_scheduler(self, app):
         self.app = app
@@ -617,7 +616,6 @@ def test_periodic_task_model_schedule_type_change(self):
 class test_DatabaseScheduler(SchedulerCase):
     Scheduler = TrackingScheduler
 
-    @pytest.mark.django_db
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def setup_scheduler(self, app):
         self.app = app
@@ -1588,7 +1586,6 @@ def test_track_changes(self):
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 class test_modeladmin_PeriodicTaskAdmin(SchedulerCase):
-    @pytest.mark.django_db
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def setup_scheduler(self, app):
         self.app = app