diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/ArraySeqSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/ArraySeqSuite.scala
index 80849c51e9..b85fd2fa25 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/ArraySeqSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/ArraySeqSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, MonoidK, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Hash, Monoid, Order, PartialOrder}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, HashTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/LazyListSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/LazyListSuite.scala
index 3674f291fe..299fee224d 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/LazyListSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/LazyListSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, Semigroupal, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
 import cats.data.ZipLazyList
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   AlignTests,
   AlternativeTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/NonEmptyLazyListSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/NonEmptyLazyListSuite.scala
index c4751f0d93..8a3894440b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/NonEmptyLazyListSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala-2.13+/cats/tests/NonEmptyLazyListSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Bimonad, SemigroupK, Show, Traverse}
 import cats.data.{NonEmptyLazyList, NonEmptyLazyListOps}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Hash, Order, PartialOrder, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, HashTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{AlignTests, BimonadTests, NonEmptyTraverseTests, SemigroupKTests, SerializableTests}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlgebraInvariantSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlgebraInvariantSuite.scala
index 73962c6146..786b96c612 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlgebraInvariantSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlgebraInvariantSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{CommutativeApplicative, CommutativeApply, Invariant, InvariantMonoidal}
-import cats.instances._
 import cats.kernel._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{SemigroupTests, MonoidTests, GroupTests, _}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
@@ -18,16 +17,7 @@ import cats.syntax.invariant._
 import cats.syntax.order._
 import org.scalacheck.{Arbitrary, Gen}
 
-class AlgebraInvariantSuite
-    extends CatsSuite
-    with AllInstances
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat0
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat1
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat2
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat3
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat4
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat5
-    with AllInstancesBinCompat6 {
+class AlgebraInvariantSuite extends CatsSuite {
   // working around https://github.com/typelevel/cats/issues/2701
   implicit private val eqSetBooleanTuple: Eq[(Set[Boolean], Set[Boolean])] = Eq.fromUniversalEquals
   implicit private val eqSetBooleanBooleanTuple: Eq[(Set[Boolean], Boolean)] = Eq.fromUniversalEquals
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlignSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlignSuite.scala
index c769380a26..167bc0e760 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlignSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlignSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Align
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.SemigroupTests
 
 class AlignSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala
index 1a067ad7de..5f57d35948 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AlternativeSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Alternative
-import cats.instances.all._
 
 class AlternativeSuite extends CatsSuite {
   test("unite") {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AndThenSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AndThenSuite.scala
index fc734b6cbc..bfdeb9bcbf 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AndThenSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/AndThenSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, Monad, Semigroupal}
 import cats.arrow.{ArrowChoice, Choice, CommutativeArrow}
 import cats.data.AndThen
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.SerializableTests
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeErrorSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeErrorSuite.scala
index 97d1d4cf0f..1c00d5bdd0 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeErrorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeErrorSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.ApplicativeError
 import cats.data.EitherT
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.syntax.applicativeError._
 import cats.syntax.either._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeSuite.scala
index b44b9b7fa0..10a0a8e91a 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ApplicativeSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Applicative, Apply, CoflatMap}
 import cats.data.{Const, Validated}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Monoid
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{MonoidTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifoldableSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifoldableSuite.scala
index 6678055c62..69ad5c8d1e 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifoldableSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifoldableSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Bifoldable
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{BifoldableTests, SerializableTests}
 import cats.syntax.either._
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifunctorSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifunctorSuite.scala
index 106ae99aac..e6800ba8c6 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifunctorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BifunctorSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Bifunctor, Functor}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{BifunctorTests, FunctorTests, SerializableTests}
 
 class BifunctorSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BinestedSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BinestedSuite.scala
index 90458ccede..c435e1f367 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BinestedSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BinestedSuite.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import cats.{Bifoldable, Bifunctor, Bitraverse, Foldable, Functor, Traverse}
 import cats.arrow.Profunctor
 import cats.data.Binested
 import cats.kernel.Eq
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitSetSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitSetSuite.scala
index d9e0a06d6c..0e3765f003 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitSetSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitSetSuite.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cats.tests
 
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.show._
 import org.scalacheck.Arbitrary
 import org.scalacheck.Arbitrary.arbitrary
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitraverseSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitraverseSuite.scala
index 910a230090..bc1908da64 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitraverseSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/BitraverseSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Bitraverse
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{BitraverseTests, SerializableTests}
 
 class BitraverseSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CategorySuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CategorySuite.scala
index 090e04ce43..bfeb001e84 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CategorySuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CategorySuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Endo
 import cats.arrow.Category
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.MonoidTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.{MiniInt, MonoidKTests, SerializableTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq.catsLawsEqForFn1Exhaustive
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ChainSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ChainSuite.scala
index 0ac78c2d81..401bd5a2ea 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ChainSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ChainSuite.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import cats.{Align, Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, Show, Traverse, TraverseFilte
 import cats.data.Chain
 import cats.data.Chain.==:
 import cats.data.Chain.`:==`
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Hash, Monoid, Order, PartialOrder}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, HashTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CokleisliSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CokleisliSuite.scala
index 0a9429485f..e729d28841 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CokleisliSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/CokleisliSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Contravariant, Id, Monad, MonoidK, SemigroupK, Semigroupal}
 import cats.arrow._
 import cats.data.{Cokleisli, NonEmptyList}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ComposeSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ComposeSuite.scala
index 07a1a08ff3..1c92652f4f 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ComposeSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ComposeSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Endo
 import cats.arrow.Compose
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.SemigroupTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.{MiniInt, SemigroupKTests, SerializableTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq.catsLawsEqForFn1Exhaustive
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ConstSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ConstSuite.scala
index 5c0db99b2f..981572633f 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ConstSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ConstSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{Const, NonEmptyList}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Semigroup
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{
   EqTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContTSuite.scala
index ddb55e33d4..6d4ba89383 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContTSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Eval
 import cats.data.ContT
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContravariantSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContravariantSuite.scala
index 408c3702b4..33c7a6797b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContravariantSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ContravariantSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, ContravariantSemigroupal}
 import cats.data.Const
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Monoid, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{MonoidTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ContravariantMonoidalTests, ExhaustiveCheck, MiniInt}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/DurationSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/DurationSuite.scala
index 317a332d75..a21d15a1a6 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/DurationSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/DurationSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Show
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SerializableTests
 import scala.concurrent.duration.{Duration, DurationInt}
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherKSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherKSuite.scala
index a76b6521d8..e03ceaeec8 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherKSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherKSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.EitherK
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.EqTests
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherSuite.scala
index c85ac6f514..a23fdc16cb 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{EitherT, NonEmptyChain, NonEmptyList, NonEmptySet, Validated}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SemigroupalTests.Isomorphisms
@@ -375,7 +374,6 @@ final class EitherInstancesSuite extends AnyFunSuiteLike {
 
   test("parallel instance in cats.instances.either") {
     import cats.instances.either._
-    import cats.instances.string._
     import cats.syntax.parallel._
 
     def either: Either[String, Int] = Left("Test")
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala
index 0892115220..f8da539180 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EitherTSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{EitherT, State}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ class EitherTSuite extends CatsSuite {
     implicit val eq2: Eq[EitherT[EitherT[Option, String, *], Unit, String]] =
       EitherT.catsDataEqForEitherT[EitherT[Option, String, *], Unit, String](eq1)
     implicit val me: MonadError[EitherT[Option, String, *], Unit] =
-      EitherT.catsDataMonadErrorFForEitherT[Option, Unit, String](catsStdInstancesForOption)
+      EitherT.catsDataMonadErrorFForEitherT[Option, Unit, String](cats.instances.option.catsStdInstancesForOption)
 
     Functor[EitherT[Option, String, *]]
     Applicative[EitherT[Option, String, *]]
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EqSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EqSuite.scala
index 6a899235a3..589241745b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EqSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EqSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, ContravariantSemigroupal, Invariant, Semigroupal}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.SerializableTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ContravariantMonoidalTests, MiniInt}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EquivSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EquivSuite.scala
index 7ca3f0f1de..75417f99ac 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EquivSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EquivSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, ContravariantSemigroupal, Invariant, Semigroupal}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EvalSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EvalSuite.scala
index 52c3f42046..1fc422cbbf 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EvalSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/EvalSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Bimonad, CommutativeMonad, Eval, Reducible}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.ComonadLaws
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   BimonadTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ExtraRegressionSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ExtraRegressionSuite.scala
index fa0778da00..19e28bf97a 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ExtraRegressionSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ExtraRegressionSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Show
-import cats.instances.all._
 import ExtraRegressionSuite._
 
 class ExtraRegressionSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FiniteDurationSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FiniteDurationSuite.scala
index c7f20550ae..90a6cfb859 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FiniteDurationSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FiniteDurationSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Show
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SerializableTests
 import scala.concurrent.duration.{DurationInt, FiniteDuration}
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FuncSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FuncSuite.scala
index 841cdd1c6f..1527abdd84 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FuncSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FuncSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Applicative, Apply, Contravariant, Functor, Semigroupal, Show}
 import cats.data.{AppFunc, Func}
 import cats.data.Func.appFunc
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionKSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionKSuite.scala
index 0fb39cf05a..db065f851b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionKSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionKSuite.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import cats.Id
 import cats.arrow.FunctionK
 import cats.data.EitherK
 import cats.data.NonEmptyList
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 
 class FunctionKSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionSuite.scala
index f8b6c43e6e..652307f5d4 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctionSuite.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import cats.{
   Semigroupal
 }
 import cats.arrow.{ArrowChoice, Choice, CommutativeArrow}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel._
 import cats.kernel.laws.HashLaws
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctorSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctorSuite.scala
index 12027b2abf..4d71cf3e74 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/FunctorSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Functor
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.functor._
 
 class FunctorSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/GroupSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/GroupSuite.scala
index 43f6c97fea..1b72b64ca7 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/GroupSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/GroupSuite.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cats.tests
 
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Group
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.GroupTests
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/HashSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/HashSuite.scala
index 5ed1505342..8bc232d841 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/HashSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/HashSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, Invariant}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Hash
 import cats.syntax.hash._
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdSuite.scala
index 3f9becd4b3..7a9c47c679 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Bimonad, CommutativeMonad, Id, Reducible, Traverse}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 
 class IdSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdTSuite.scala
index 36ad200508..336a7e207f 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IdTSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{Const, IdT, NonEmptyList}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, OrderTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IndexedReaderWriterStateTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IndexedReaderWriterStateTSuite.scala
index 7a0947036f..02fd56486b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IndexedReaderWriterStateTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IndexedReaderWriterStateTSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{~>, Bifunctor, Contravariant, Eval, Functor, Id, Monad, MonadError, SemigroupK}
 import cats.arrow.{Profunctor, Strong}
 import cats.data.{EitherT, IRWST, IndexedReaderWriterStateT, ReaderWriterState, ReaderWriterStateT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Monoid}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectKSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectKSuite.scala
index 23b7ddb617..e409a04d39 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectKSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectKSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{:<:, Functor, InjectK}
 import cats.data.EitherK
 import cats.kernel.Eq
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.InjectKTests
 import org.scalacheck._
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectSuite.scala
index c6b024d63a..c28bc0906f 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/InjectSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Inject
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.InjectTests
 
 class InjectSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorSuite.scala
index dc2186fe25..c0b07abb7d 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Bitraverse, MonadError, Semigroupal, Show, Traverse}
 import cats.data.{EitherT, Ior, NonEmptyChain, NonEmptyList, NonEmptySet}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.SemigroupTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorTSuite.scala
index 9a086ca3b2..1a99f3d9fc 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/IorTSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{~>, Bifunctor, Eval, Foldable, Functor, Id, Monad, MonadError, Traverse}
 import cats.data.{Ior, IorT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Monoid, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KernelContravariantSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KernelContravariantSuite.scala
index 65701e34eb..1d703c81b1 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KernelContravariantSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KernelContravariantSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantSemigroupal, Invariant, Semigroupal}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Hash, Order, PartialOrder}
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KleisliSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KleisliSuite.scala
index 9f1328fe58..8c08821560 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KleisliSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/KleisliSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats._
 import cats.arrow._
 import cats.data.{Const, EitherT, Kleisli, Reader, ReaderT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{MonoidTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ListSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ListSuite.scala
index 710d7e5cc4..22827b960c 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ListSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ListSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, Semigroupal, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
 import cats.data.{NonEmptyList, ZipList}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   AlignTests,
   AlternativeTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MapSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MapSuite.scala
index a79d09c991..6cc8192323 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MapSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MapSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, FlatMap, FunctorFilter, MonoidK, Semigroupal, Show, UnorderedTraverse}
 import cats.arrow.Compose
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.instances.StaticMethods.wrapMutableMap
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   AlignTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MiniIntSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MiniIntSuite.scala
index c425b8c67e..0c69595b75 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MiniIntSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MiniIntSuite.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cats.tests
 
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{BoundedSemilattice, CommutativeGroup, CommutativeMonoid, Hash, Order}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.MiniInt
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadErrorSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadErrorSuite.scala
index 4694ab7e6b..ffe252d9a5 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadErrorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadErrorSuite.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cats.tests
 
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.syntax.applicativeError._
 import cats.syntax.monadError._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadSuite.scala
index 611142889f..b9500e16d2 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonadSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Id, Monad}
 import cats.data.{IndexedStateT, StateT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.apply._
 import cats.syntax.monad._
 import org.scalacheck.Gen
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonoidSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonoidSuite.scala
index c93efd5616..a62ed382de 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonoidSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/MonoidSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Invariant, InvariantSemigroupal}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Monoid
 
 class MonoidSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NestedSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NestedSuite.scala
index b52c28c1be..d742e0f004 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NestedSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NestedSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data._
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SemigroupalTests.Isomorphisms._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyChainSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyChainSuite.scala
index 4ba9bbf342..914715e5c0 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyChainSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyChainSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Bimonad, SemigroupK, Show, Traverse}
 import cats.data.{Chain, NonEmptyChain, NonEmptyChainOps}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Order, PartialOrder, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{AlignTests, BimonadTests, NonEmptyTraverseTests, SemigroupKTests, SerializableTests}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyCollectionSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyCollectionSuite.scala
index c40457f8f7..6433a542ce 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyCollectionSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyCollectionSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.data.NonEmptyCollection
-import cats.instances.all._
 import org.scalacheck.Arbitrary
 
 abstract class NonEmptyCollectionSuite[U[+_], NE[+_], NEC[x] <: NonEmptyCollection[x, U, NE]](
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala
index 3ba03cff54..7c7e3ff6b7 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyListSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Align, Bimonad, Eval, NonEmptyTraverse, Now, Reducible, SemigroupK, Show}
 import cats.data.{NonEmptyList, NonEmptyMap, NonEmptySet, NonEmptyVector}
 import cats.data.NonEmptyList.ZipNonEmptyList
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Order, PartialOrder, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyMapSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyMapSuite.scala
index d3a86de3d7..bbdb89e73c 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyMapSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptyMapSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Align, Eval, Foldable, Now, SemigroupK, Show}
 import cats.data.{NonEmptyList, NonEmptyMap}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{SerializableTests => _, _}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.syntax.foldable._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySetSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySetSuite.scala
index 592bc60a5a..82edb0f239 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySetSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/NonEmptySetSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Eval, Now, Reducible, SemigroupK, Show}
 import cats.data.NonEmptySet
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Order, PartialOrder, Semilattice}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, HashTests, OrderTests, SemilatticeTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OneAndSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OneAndSuite.scala
index 3b2ad799e9..ed3cc1b121 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OneAndSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OneAndSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Alternative, Applicative, Foldable, Functor, Monad, SemigroupK, Traverse}
 import cats.data.OneAnd
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SemigroupalTests.Isomorphisms
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OpSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OpSuite.scala
index af6e5886ea..ea3937f748 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OpSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OpSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.arrow._
 import cats.data.{Kleisli, Op}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionSuite.scala
index 26b7d5f59e..93033c0ed0 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionSuite.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cats.tests
 
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.{ApplicativeLaws, CoflatMapLaws, FlatMapLaws, MonadLaws}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala
index 62f7ef0f7c..99b97e4f8e 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{Const, IdT, OptionT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderSuite.scala
index 9f0da2eec5..69bedb5655 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, Invariant}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Order, PartialOrder}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{OrderTests, SerializableTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ContravariantMonoidalTests, MiniInt}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderingSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderingSuite.scala
index efe99bbc89..a236fa06c8 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderingSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OrderingSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, ContravariantSemigroupal, Invariant, Semigroupal}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ParallelSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ParallelSuite.scala
index d34b0c4321..560713974a 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ParallelSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ParallelSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats._
 import cats.data._
 import cats.data.NonEmptyList.ZipNonEmptyList
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.compat.scalaVersionSpecific._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ApplicativeErrorTests, MiniInt, NonEmptyParallelTests, ParallelTests, SerializableTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderSuite.scala
index 43c6bf5c3e..8ecb00831b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, Invariant}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Order, PartialOrder}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.SerializableTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ContravariantMonoidalTests, MiniInt}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderingSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderingSuite.scala
index 4f8f9d8e05..d9d786dbf2 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderingSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/PartialOrderingSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Contravariant, ContravariantMonoidal, ContravariantSemigroupal, Invariant, Semigroupal}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.eq._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/QueueSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/QueueSuite.scala
index f86dab1ec5..aecc1ea0ce 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/QueueSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/QueueSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, Semigroupal, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   AlternativeTests,
   CoflatMapTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ReducibleSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ReducibleSuite.scala
index cad6eb27b9..b8193f2b84 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ReducibleSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ReducibleSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Eval, NonEmptyReducible, Now, Reducible}
 import cats.data.NonEmptyList
 import cats.kernel.Eq
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.either._
 import cats.syntax.foldable._
 import cats.syntax.list._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RegressionSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RegressionSuite.scala
index 263cb0aaf6..7aa025006f 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RegressionSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RegressionSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Apply, Monad, MonadError, StackSafeMonad, Traverse}
 import cats.data.{Const, NonEmptyList, StateT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.kernel.compat.scalaVersionSpecific._
 import cats.syntax.applicativeError._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableStoreSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableStoreSuite.scala
index eccbb3cff4..4c8adcb144 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableStoreSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableStoreSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Comonad
 import cats.data.{RepresentableStore, Store}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ComonadTests, SerializableTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableSuite.scala
index 46a4a15b85..3ecf7ffcff 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/RepresentableSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Bimonad, Distributive, Eq, Eval, Id, Monad, Representable}
 import cats.data.Kleisli
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Monoid
 import cats.laws.discipline.SemigroupalTests.Isomorphisms
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SemigroupKSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SemigroupKSuite.scala
index 247419a6e7..4d366bacba 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SemigroupKSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SemigroupKSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Alternative, SemigroupK}
 import cats.data.{Chain, Validated}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.AlignTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SetSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SetSuite.scala
index 4547818a35..7dcfed85ef 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SetSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SetSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{MonoidK, Show, UnorderedTraverse}
 import cats.data.Validated
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.MonoidTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.{MonoidKTests, SerializableTests, UnorderedTraverseTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ShowSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ShowSuite.scala
index 00d8392dac..1b634f5f42 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ShowSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ShowSuite.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cats.tests
 import cats.{Contravariant, Show}
 import cats.Show.ContravariantShow
 import cats.kernel.Order
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.show._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{ContravariantTests, MiniInt, SerializableTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedMapSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedMapSuite.scala
index 7eb46fc33c..4cbc637009 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedMapSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedMapSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, FlatMap, MonoidK, Semigroupal, Show, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{CommutativeMonoid, Monoid}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{CommutativeMonoidTests, HashTests, MonoidTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedSetSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedSetSuite.scala
index 22dd36ce31..03ef679958 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedSetSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SortedSetSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{SemigroupK, Semigroupal, Show}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Order, PartialOrder}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{BoundedSemilatticeTests, HashTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests}
 import cats.kernel.{BoundedSemilattice, Semilattice}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SplitSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SplitSuite.scala
index 7cb6bdec89..e5335bc906 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SplitSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/SplitSuite.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cats.tests
 
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.arrow._
 
 class SplitSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TailRecSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TailRecSuite.scala
index 506edacb77..c2ee2f18ed 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TailRecSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TailRecSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Defer, Monad}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.Eq
 import cats.laws.discipline.{DeferTests, MonadTests, SerializableTests}
 import scala.util.control.TailCalls.{done, tailcall, TailRec}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TrySuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TrySuite.scala
index 35c311d691..4d175cb799 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TrySuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TrySuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{CoflatMap, Eval, Later, Monad, MonadError, Semigroupal, Traverse}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Monoid, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{MonoidTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.{ApplicativeLaws, CoflatMapLaws, FlatMapLaws, MonadLaws}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/Tuple2KSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/Tuple2KSuite.scala
index 4550382446..5ad7b2c366 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/Tuple2KSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/Tuple2KSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{Const, Tuple2K, Validated}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TupleSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TupleSuite.scala
index 9037408d69..e25c6d2cc8 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TupleSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/TupleSuite.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import cats.{
   Traverse
 }
 import cats.data.NonEmptyList
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Order}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.arbitrary._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/UnorderedTraverseSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/UnorderedTraverseSuite.scala
index c30d0f8f8e..9e4243b4ca 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/UnorderedTraverseSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/UnorderedTraverseSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.Id
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.unorderedTraverse._
 
 class UnorderedTraverseSuite extends CatsSuite {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ValidatedSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ValidatedSuite.scala
index 2358b6597a..3ea5dcaf8a 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ValidatedSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/ValidatedSuite.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import cats.{
 }
 import cats.data.{EitherT, Ior, NonEmptyChain, NonEmptyList, Validated, ValidatedNel}
 import cats.data.Validated.{Invalid, Valid}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.{Eq, Order, PartialOrder, Semigroup}
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, OrderTests, PartialOrderTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/VectorSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/VectorSuite.scala
index cc9e41577a..29edd3fa8b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/VectorSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/VectorSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.{Align, Alternative, CoflatMap, Monad, Semigroupal, Traverse, TraverseFilter}
 import cats.data.{NonEmptyVector, ZipVector}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.laws.discipline.{
   AlignTests,
   AlternativeTests,
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WordCountSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WordCountSuite.scala
index f10be2d46a..ecd2394e18 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WordCountSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WordCountSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats.data.{AppFunc, Const}
 import cats.data.Func.appFunc
-import cats.instances.all._
 
 /*
  * This an example of applicative function composition.
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterSuite.scala
index 6120f51f85..ac4e2286fd 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterSuite.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cats.tests
 
 import cats.data.Writer
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.syntax.applicative._
 import cats.syntax.writer._
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterTSuite.scala
index f69521e171..8b43a4e463 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/WriterTSuite.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cats.tests
 
 import cats._
 import cats.data.{Const, EitherT, Validated, Writer, WriterT}
-import cats.instances.all._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.{EqTests, MonoidTests, SemigroupTests}
 import cats.laws.discipline._
 import cats.laws.discipline.SemigroupalTests.Isomorphisms