diff --git a/tests/test_application.py b/tests/test_application.py
index f8676ddfe..c4b11b641 100644
--- a/tests/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/test_application.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 def test_instantiation(
     tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory,
     rootdir: str | os.PathLike[str] | None,
-    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None:
     # Given
     src_dir = tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp() / 'root'
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_config.py b/tests/test_config/test_config.py
index 715998375..7f748f11e 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_config.py
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ def source_date_year(request, monkeypatch):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='copyright-multiline')
-def test_multi_line_copyright(source_date_year, app, monkeypatch):
+def test_multi_line_copyright(source_date_year, app):
     app.build(force_all=True)
 
     content = (app.outdir / 'index.html').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
diff --git a/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py b/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
index 29e3747bf..6f343e03d 100644
--- a/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
+++ b/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
@@ -809,9 +809,7 @@ class _MockUnixClock(_MockClock):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mock_time_and_i18n(
-    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
-) -> tuple[pytest.MonkeyPatch, _MockClock]:
+def mock_time_and_i18n() -> tuple[pytest.MonkeyPatch, _MockClock]:
     from sphinx.util.i18n import CatalogInfo
 
     # save the 'original' definition