diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index be586f6e0..e8e1c8fe7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ rstest = "0.21.0"
 insta = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["redactions", "yaml", "filters"] }
 tree-fs = { version = "0.2.1" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.7" }
-serial_test = "3.1.1"
 tower = { workspace = true, features = ["util"] }
 sqlx = { version = "0.8.2", default-features = false, features = [
     "macros",
diff --git a/src/bgworker/pg.rs b/src/bgworker/pg.rs
index f2dd888a2..80ef74d21 100644
--- a/src/bgworker/pg.rs
+++ b/src/bgworker/pg.rs
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ pub async fn create_provider(qcfg: &PostgresQueueConfig) -> Result<Queue> {
     ))
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(test, feature = "integration_test"))]
-use serial_test::serial;
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "integration_test"))]
 mod tests {
 
@@ -565,7 +563,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_initialize_database() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -583,7 +580,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_enqueue() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -617,7 +613,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_dequeue() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -663,7 +658,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_complete_job_without_interval() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -681,7 +675,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_complete_job_with_interval() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -712,7 +705,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_fail_job() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -742,7 +734,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_cancel_job_by_name() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -771,7 +762,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_clear() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -795,7 +785,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_clear_by_status() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -841,7 +830,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_clear_jobs_older_than() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -863,7 +851,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_clear_jobs_older_than_with_status() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -893,7 +880,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_get_jobs() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
@@ -925,7 +911,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    #[serial]
     async fn can_get_jobs_with_age() {
         let pool = init().await;
 
diff --git a/tests/controller/middlewares.rs b/tests/controller/middlewares.rs
index 8d31ea2be..aea5f8cda 100644
--- a/tests/controller/middlewares.rs
+++ b/tests/controller/middlewares.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use axum::http::StatusCode;
 use insta::assert_debug_snapshot;
 use loco_rs::{controller::middleware, prelude::*, tests_cfg};
 use rstest::rstest;
-use serial_test::serial;
 
 use crate::infra_cfg;
 
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ macro_rules! configure_insta {
 #[case(true)]
 #[case(false)]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn panic(#[case] enable: bool) {
     configure_insta!();
 
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ async fn panic(#[case] enable: bool) {
 #[case(true)]
 #[case(false)]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn etag(#[case] enable: bool) {
     async fn action() -> Result<Response> {
         format::render().etag("loco-etag")?.text("content")
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@ async fn etag(#[case] enable: bool) {
 #[case(true, "remote: 51.50.51.50")]
 #[case(false, "--")]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn remote_ip(#[case] enable: bool, #[case] expected: &str) {
     #[allow(clippy::items_after_statements)]
     async fn action(remote_ip: RemoteIP) -> Result<Response> {
@@ -127,7 +123,6 @@ async fn remote_ip(#[case] enable: bool, #[case] expected: &str) {
 #[case(true)]
 #[case(false)]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn timeout(#[case] enable: bool) {
     #[allow(clippy::items_after_statements)]
     async fn action() -> Result<Response> {
@@ -164,7 +159,6 @@ async fn timeout(#[case] enable: bool) {
 #[case(true, "with_max_age", None, None, Some(20))]
 #[case(false, "disabled", None, None, None)]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn cors(
     #[case] enable: bool,
     #[case] test_name: &str,
@@ -230,7 +224,6 @@ async fn cors(
 #[case(true)]
 #[case(false)]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn limit_payload(#[case] enable: bool) {
     configure_insta!();
 
@@ -264,7 +257,6 @@ async fn limit_payload(#[case] enable: bool) {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn static_assets() {
     configure_insta!();
 
@@ -333,7 +325,6 @@ async fn static_assets() {
         "default-src 'self' https".to_string(),
     )])))]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn secure_headers(
     #[case] preset: Option<String>,
     #[case] overrides: Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>,
@@ -387,7 +378,6 @@ async fn secure_headers(
 #[case(None, true, None)]
 #[case(None, false, Some("text fallback response".to_string()))]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn fallback(
     #[case] code: Option<StatusCode>,
     #[case] file: bool,
@@ -461,7 +451,6 @@ async fn fallback(
 #[case(None)]
 #[case(Some("custom".to_string()))]
 #[tokio::test]
-#[serial]
 async fn powered_by_header(#[case] ident: Option<String>) {
     configure_insta!();