diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b11e9f02..272ade24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["pypy3", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
         tox-extra-versions: [
-            "pytest46-xdist133-coverage55",
-            "pytest54-xdist133-coverage55",
-            "pytest62-xdist202-coverage55",
+            "pytest46-xdist127",
+            "pytest46-xdist133",
+            "pytest54-xdist133",
+            "pytest62-xdist202",
         ]
         include:
           # Add new helper variables to existing jobs
@@ -24,13 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           - {python-version: "3.7", tox-python-version: "py37"}
           - {python-version: "3.8", tox-python-version: "py38"}
           - {python-version: "3.9", tox-python-version: "py39"}
-         # Add extra jobs to the matrix
-          - {tox-extra-versions: "pytest46-xdist127", python-version: "pypy-2.7", tox-python-version: "pypy"}
-          - {tox-extra-versions: "pytest46-xdist127", python-version: "pypy3", tox-python-version: "pypy3"}
-          - {tox-extra-versions: "pytest46-xdist127", python-version: "2.7", tox-python-version: "py27"}
-          - {tox-extra-versions: "pytest46-xdist127", python-version: "3.5", tox-python-version: "py35"}
-          - {tox-extra-versions: "pytest46-xdist127", python-version: "3.6", tox-python-version: "py36"}
-          - {tox-extra-versions: "pytest46-xdist127", python-version: "3.7", tox-python-version: "py37"}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -65,4 +59,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Tox tests
         run: |
-          tox -v -e ${{ matrix.tox-python-version }}-${{ matrix.tox-extra-versions }}
+          tox -v -e ${{ matrix.tox-python-version }}-${{ matrix.tox-extra-versions }}-coverage55
diff --git a/examples/adhoc-layout/example/__init__.py b/examples/adhoc-layout/example/__init__.py
index 8a6dfd5e..4693ad3c 100644
--- a/examples/adhoc-layout/example/__init__.py
+++ b/examples/adhoc-layout/example/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-import sys
-
-PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
-
-
-if PY2:
-    def add(a, b):
-        return b + a
-
-else:
-    def add(a, b):
-        return a + b
+def add(a, b):
+    return a + b
diff --git a/examples/adhoc-layout/tox.ini b/examples/adhoc-layout/tox.ini
index 6e299f24..7b6f7c43 100644
--- a/examples/adhoc-layout/tox.ini
+++ b/examples/adhoc-layout/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py27,py38,report
+envlist = py38,report
 
 [tool:pytest]
 addopts =
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ addopts =
 
 [testenv]
 setenv =
-    py{27,38}: COVERAGE_FILE = .coverage.{envname}
+    py38: COVERAGE_FILE = .coverage.{envname}
 commands = pytest --cov --cov-config={toxinidir}/.coveragerc {posargs:-vv}
 deps =
     pytest
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deps =
     ../..
 
 depends =
-    report: py27,py38
+    report: py38
 
 # note that this is necessary to prevent the tests importing the code from your badly laid project
 changedir = tests
diff --git a/examples/src-layout/src/example/__init__.py b/examples/src-layout/src/example/__init__.py
index 8a6dfd5e..4693ad3c 100644
--- a/examples/src-layout/src/example/__init__.py
+++ b/examples/src-layout/src/example/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-import sys
-
-PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
-
-
-if PY2:
-    def add(a, b):
-        return b + a
-
-else:
-    def add(a, b):
-        return a + b
+def add(a, b):
+    return a + b
diff --git a/examples/src-layout/tox.ini b/examples/src-layout/tox.ini
index 6be8e73d..5a2083c9 100644
--- a/examples/src-layout/tox.ini
+++ b/examples/src-layout/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py27,py38,report
+envlist = py38,report
 
 [tool:pytest]
 testpaths = tests
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ addopts =
 
 [testenv]
 setenv =
-    py{27,38}: COVERAGE_FILE = .coverage.{envname}
+    py38: COVERAGE_FILE = .coverage.{envname}
 commands = pytest --cov {posargs:-vv}
 deps =
     pytest
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ deps =
     ../..
 
 depends =
-    report: py27,py38
+    report: py38
 
 [testenv:report]
 skip_install = true