diff --git a/testament/important_packages.nim b/testament/important_packages.nim
index 7feb0f807c..ddc977bb4c 100644
--- a/testament/important_packages.nim
+++ b/testament/important_packages.nim
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ pkg "awk"
 pkg "bigints"
 pkg "binaryheap", "nim c -r binaryheap.nim"
 pkg "BipBuffer"
-pkg "blscurve", allowFailure = true
 pkg "bncurve"
 pkg "brainfuck", "nim c -d:release -r tests/compile.nim"
-pkg "bump", "nim c --mm:arc --path:. -r tests/tbump.nim", "https://github.com/disruptek/bump", allowFailure = true
 pkg "c2nim", "nim c testsuite/tester.nim"
 pkg "cascade"
 pkg "cello", url = "https://github.com/nim-lang/cello", useHead = true
@@ -58,29 +56,26 @@ pkg "cligen", "nim c --path:. -r cligen.nim"
 pkg "combparser", "nimble test --mm:orc"
 pkg "compactdict"
 pkg "comprehension", "nimble test", "https://github.com/alehander92/comprehension"
+pkg "confutils", "nimble install -y toml_serialization json_serialization unittest2; nimble test"
 pkg "constantine", "nimble make_lib"
 pkg "cowstrings"
-pkg "criterion", allowFailure = true # needs testing binary
+pkg "criterion"
 pkg "datamancer", url = "https://github.com/nim-lang/Datamancer"
 pkg "dashing", "nim c tests/functional.nim"
 pkg "delaunay"
-pkg "dnsclient", allowFailure = true # super fragile
 pkg "docopt"
 pkg "dotenv"
 # when defined(linux): pkg "drchaos"
 pkg "easygl", "nim c -o:egl -r src/easygl.nim", "https://github.com/jackmott/easygl"
 pkg "elvis"
+pkg "eth", "nim c -o:common -r tests/common/all_tests"
 pkg "faststreams"
 pkg "fidget"
-pkg "fragments", "nim c -r fragments/dsl.nim", allowFailure = true # pending https://github.com/nim-lang/packages/issues/2115 
 pkg "fusion"
 pkg "gara"
 pkg "glob"
 pkg "ggplotnim", "nim c -d:noCairo -r tests/tests.nim"
-pkg "gittyup", "nimble test", "https://github.com/disruptek/gittyup", allowFailure = true
 pkg "gnuplot", "nim c gnuplot.nim"
-# pkg "gram", "nim c -r --mm:arc --define:danger tests/test.nim", "https://github.com/disruptek/gram"
-  # pending https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/16509
 pkg "hts", "nim c -o:htss src/hts.nim"
 pkg "httpauth"
 pkg "httputils"
@@ -100,13 +95,12 @@ pkg "manu"
 pkg "markdown"
 pkg "measuremancer", "nimble testDeps; nimble -y test"
 pkg "memo"
+pkg "metrics"
 pkg "msgpack4nim", "nim c -r tests/test_spec.nim"
 pkg "nake", "nim c nakefile.nim"
+pkg "nat_traversal"
 pkg "neo", "nim c -d:blas=openblas --mm:refc tests/all.nim"
-pkg "nesm", "nimble tests", "https://github.com/nim-lang/NESM", useHead = true, allowFailure = true
-  # inactive, tests not adapted to #23096
 pkg "netty"
-pkg "nico", allowFailure = true
 pkg "nicy", "nim c -r src/nicy.nim"
 when defined(osx):
   # gives "could not load: libgtk-3.0.dylib" on macos 13
@@ -123,8 +117,6 @@ pkg "nimgen", "nim c -o:nimgenn -r src/nimgen/runcfg.nim"
 pkg "nimib"
 pkg "nimlsp"
 pkg "nimly", "nim c -r tests/test_readme_example.nim"
-pkg "nimongo", "nimble test_ci", allowFailure = true
-pkg "nimph", "nimble test", "https://github.com/disruptek/nimph", allowFailure = true
 pkg "nimPNG", useHead = true
 pkg "nimpy", "nim c -r tests/nimfrompy.nim"
 pkg "nimquery"
@@ -132,7 +124,6 @@ pkg "nimsl"
 pkg "nimsvg"
 pkg "nimterop", "nimble minitest", url = "https://github.com/nim-lang/nimterop"
 pkg "nimwc", "nim c nimwc.nim"
-pkg "nimx", "nim c test/main.nim", allowFailure = true
 pkg "nitter", "nim c src/nitter.nim", "https://github.com/zedeus/nitter"
 pkg "norm", "testament r tests/common/tmodel.nim"
 pkg "normalize"
@@ -148,8 +139,7 @@ pkg "pnm"
 pkg "polypbren"
 pkg "presto"
 pkg "prologue", "nimble tcompile"
-# remove fork after https://github.com/PMunch/combparser/pull/7 is merged:
-pkg "protobuf", "nimble install -y; nimble uninstall -i -y combparser; nimble install -y https://github.com/metagn/combparser@#HEAD; nim c -o:protobuff -r src/protobuf.nim"
+pkg "protobuf", "nim c -o:protobuff -r src/protobuf.nim"
 pkg "rbtree"
 pkg "react", "nimble example"
 pkg "regex", "nim c src/regex"
@@ -181,6 +171,7 @@ pkg "testutils"
 pkg "timeit"
 pkg "timezones"
 pkg "tiny_sqlite"
+pkg "toml_serialization", "nimble install -y stint unittest2; nimble test"
 pkg "unicodedb", "nim c -d:release -r tests/tests.nim"
 pkg "unicodeplus", "nim c -d:release -r tests/tests.nim"
 pkg "union", "nim c -r tests/treadme.nim", url = "https://github.com/alaviss/union"
@@ -189,9 +180,7 @@ pkg "unpack"
 pkg "weave", "nimble install -y cligen@#HEAD; nimble test_gc_arc", useHead = true
 pkg "websock"
 pkg "websocket", "nim c websocket.nim"
-# pkg "winim", allowFailure = true
 pkg "with"
-pkg "ws", allowFailure = true
 pkg "yaml"
 pkg "zero_functional", "nim c -r test.nim"
 pkg "zippy"