diff --git a/Unmaintained/drain/drain.py b/Unmaintained/drain/drain.py
index f92eb4c..4f6ae6e 100755
--- a/Unmaintained/drain/drain.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/drain/drain.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def try_for_htlc_fee(payload, peer_id, amount, chunk, spendable_before):
 
 
 def read_params(command: str, scid: str, percentage: float, chunks: int,
-                retry_for: int, maxfeepercent: float, exemptfee: int):
+                retry_for: int, maxfeepercent: float, exemptfee: Millisatoshi):
 
     # check parameters
     if command != 'drain' and command != 'fill' and command != 'setbalance':
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def execute(payload: dict):
 
 @plugin.method("drain")
 def drain(plugin, scid: str, percentage: float = 100, chunks: int = 0, retry_for: int = 60,
-          maxfeepercent: float = 0.5, exemptfee: int = 5000):
+          maxfeepercent: float = 0.5, exemptfee: Millisatoshi = Millisatoshi(5000)):
     """Draining channel liquidity with circular payments.
 
     Percentage defaults to 100, resulting in an empty channel.
diff --git a/Unmaintained/drain/test_drain.py b/Unmaintained/drain/test_drain.py
index e473126..2366100 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/drain/test_drain.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/drain/test_drain.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F401,F403
+from pyln.testing.utils import DEVELOPER
 from pyln.client import RpcError
 from .utils import get_ours, get_theirs, wait_ours, wait_for_all_htlcs
 import os
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def test_plugin_starts(node_factory):
     l1.start()
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "slow gossip, needs DEVELOPER=1")
 def test_drain_and_refill(node_factory, bitcoind):
     # Scenario: first drain then refill
     #
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ def test_drain_and_refill(node_factory, bitcoind):
     assert(get_theirs(l1, scid12) < theirs_before * 0.05)
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "slow gossip, needs DEVELOPER=1")
 def test_fill_and_drain(node_factory, bitcoind):
     # Scenario: first fill of an empty channel and drain afterwards.
     #
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ def test_fill_and_drain(node_factory, bitcoind):
     assert(get_theirs(l1, scid12) < theirs_before * 0.05)  # account some reserves
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "slow gossip, needs DEVELOPER=1")
 def test_setbalance(node_factory, bitcoind):
     # SETUP: a basic circular setup to run setbalance tests
     #
@@ -190,6 +194,7 @@ def balance(node, node_a, scid_a, node_b, scid_b, node_c):
     wait_for_all_htlcs([node, node_a, node_b])
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "slow gossip, needs DEVELOPER=1")
 def test_drain_chunks(node_factory, bitcoind):
     # SETUP: a small mesh that enables testing chunks
     #
@@ -272,6 +277,7 @@ def test_drain_chunks(node_factory, bitcoind):
     assert(get_theirs(l1, scid41) > amount * 0.9)
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "slow gossip, needs DEVELOPER=1")
 def test_fill_chunks(node_factory, bitcoind):
     # SETUP: a small mesh that enables testing chunks
     #
diff --git a/Unmaintained/feeadjuster/test_feeadjuster.py b/Unmaintained/feeadjuster/test_feeadjuster.py
index 9efa77c..a2b8346 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/feeadjuster/test_feeadjuster.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/feeadjuster/test_feeadjuster.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import string
 
 import unittest
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from pyln.testing.utils import wait_for
+from pyln.testing.utils import DEVELOPER, wait_for
 
 
 plugin_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "feeadjuster.py")
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def sync_gossip(nodes, scids):
             wait_for(lambda: node.rpc.listchannels(scid) == n.rpc.listchannels(scid))
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Too slow without fast gossip")
 def test_feeadjuster_adjusts(node_factory):
     """
     A rather simple network:
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ def test_feeadjuster_adjusts(node_factory):
                              f'Adjusted fees of {scid_B} with a ratio of 0.2'])
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Too slow without fast gossip")
 def test_feeadjuster_imbalance(node_factory):
     """
     A rather simple network:
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ def test_feeadjuster_imbalance(node_factory):
     wait_for_fees(l2, scids, default_fees[0])
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Too slow without fast gossip")
 def test_feeadjuster_big_enough_liquidity(node_factory):
     """
     A rather simple network:
@@ -289,6 +292,7 @@ def test_feeadjuster_big_enough_liquidity(node_factory):
     wait_for_not_fees(l2, scids, default_fees[0])
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Too slow without fast gossip")
 def test_feeadjuster_median(node_factory):
     """
     A rather simple network:
diff --git a/Unmaintained/historian/poetry.lock b/Unmaintained/historian/poetry.lock
index 1cdc9df..eb6015d 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/historian/poetry.lock
+++ b/Unmaintained/historian/poetry.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.4.1 and should not be changed by hand.
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
 name = "asn1crypto"
@@ -390,21 +390,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "iniconfig-1.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:bc3af051d7d14b2ee5ef9969666def0cd1a000e121eaea580d4a313df4b37f32"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "inotify"
-version = "0.2.10"
-description = "An adapter to Linux kernel support for inotify directory-watching."
-category = "main"
-optional = false
-python-versions = "*"
-files = [
-    {file = "inotify-0.2.10-py2-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:397f8785450e41f606fe4eb6f5e8e0a1c70b354b56495225fc6c6fe7e07db0c9"},
-    {file = "inotify-0.2.10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:974a623a338482b62e16d4eb705fb863ed33ec178680fc3e96ccdf0df6c02a07"},
-]
-
-[package.dependencies]
-nose = "*"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "itsdangerous"
 version = "2.1.2"
@@ -540,19 +525,6 @@ files = [
     {file = "more_itertools-9.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:250e83d7e81d0c87ca6bd942e6aeab8cc9daa6096d12c5308f3f92fa5e5c1f41"},
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nose"
-version = "1.3.7"
-description = "nose extends unittest to make testing easier"
-category = "main"
-optional = false
-python-versions = "*"
-files = [
-    {file = "nose-1.3.7-py2-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:dadcddc0aefbf99eea214e0f1232b94f2fa9bd98fa8353711dacb112bfcbbb2a"},
-    {file = "nose-1.3.7-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9ff7c6cc443f8c51994b34a667bbcf45afd6d945be7477b52e97516fd17c53ac"},
-    {file = "nose-1.3.7.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f1bffef9cbc82628f6e7d7b40d7e255aefaa1adb6a1b1d26c69a8b79e6208a98"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "packaging"
 version = "22.0"
@@ -999,4 +971,4 @@ testing = ["flake8 (<5)", "func-timeout", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.7"
-content-hash = "bd763b3fec77a5c059bcc1f6207339efdb2df96cc9539e07456bff00abb70e51"
+content-hash = "5dfdd4459dfffcf602f5f4b1bb6aedeb5da484cb758671a0ca5e4ee3ea2a2e11"
diff --git a/Unmaintained/historian/pyproject.toml b/Unmaintained/historian/pyproject.toml
index 69cde1e..e768b77 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/historian/pyproject.toml
+++ b/Unmaintained/historian/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ license = "MIT"
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.7"
 pyln-client = "0.11.1"
-inotify = "^0.2.10"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pyln-testing = "0.11.1"
diff --git a/Unmaintained/jitrebalance/test_jitrebalance.py b/Unmaintained/jitrebalance/test_jitrebalance.py
index 0be989e..f071c99 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/jitrebalance/test_jitrebalance.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/jitrebalance/test_jitrebalance.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from pyln.client import RpcError
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F401, F403
-from pyln.testing.utils import wait_for
+from pyln.testing.utils import wait_for, DEVELOPER
 import os
 import time
 import pytest
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ hold_plugin = os.path.join(currdir, 'tests/hold_htlcs.py')
 reject_plugin = os.path.join(currdir, 'tests/refuse_htlcs.py')
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "gossip is too slow if we're not in developer mode")
 def test_simple_rebalance(node_factory):
     """Simple rebalance that routes along a cycle to enable the original payment
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def test_simple_rebalance(node_factory):
     assert l2.daemon.is_in_log('Succesfully re-filled outgoing capacity')
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "gossip is too slow if we're not in developer mode")
 def test_rebalance_failure(node_factory):
     """Same setup as the first test :
 
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ def test_rebalance_failure(node_factory):
     assert l2.daemon.is_in_log('Timed out while trying to rebalance')
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "gossip is too slow if we're not in developer mode")
 def test_issue_88(node_factory):
     """Reproduce issue #88: crash due to unconfirmed channel.
 
diff --git a/Unmaintained/noise/test_chat.py b/Unmaintained/noise/test_chat.py
index 26b8d21..ecf4b93 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/noise/test_chat.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/noise/test_chat.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from flaky import flaky
 from pprint import pprint
 from pyln.client import RpcError
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from pyln.testing.utils import wait_for
+from pyln.testing.utils import DEVELOPER, wait_for
 import hashlib
 import os
 import pytest
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def test_sendmsg_success(node_factory, executor):
 
 
 @flaky  # since we cannot force a payment to take a specific route
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Fails often")
 @unittest.skipIf(True, "Just not stable")
 def test_sendmsg_retry(node_factory, executor):
     """Fail a sendmsg using a cheap route, and check that it retries.
diff --git a/Unmaintained/probe/test_probe.py b/Unmaintained/probe/test_probe.py
index 4a6580d..ee54d91 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/probe/test_probe.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/probe/test_probe.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 import os
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F401,F403
+from pyln.testing.utils import DEVELOPER
 
 plugin_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "probe.py")
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ def test_probe_starts(node_factory):
     l1.start()
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Gossip is slow")
 def test_probe(node_factory):
     l1, l2, l3, l4 = node_factory.line_graph(
         4,
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ def test_probe(node_factory):
     assert(res['failcode'] == 16399)
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "Gossip is slow")
 def test_route_unreachable(node_factory):
     l1, l2, l3, l4 = node_factory.line_graph(
         4,
diff --git a/Unmaintained/summary/test_summary.py b/Unmaintained/summary/test_summary.py
index e4f8e39..364cfed 100644
--- a/Unmaintained/summary/test_summary.py
+++ b/Unmaintained/summary/test_summary.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 
 from pyln.client import Plugin
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from pyln.testing.utils import wait_for
+from pyln.testing.utils import DEVELOPER, wait_for
 
 from .summary_avail import trace_availability
 
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ def test_summary_opts(directory):
         assert(o in help_out)
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not DEVELOPER, "We need fast gossip for line_graph")
 def test_summary_exclude(node_factory):
     l1, l2 = node_factory.line_graph(2, opts=pluginopt)