diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 14538fd90dad75423d9cd77576134c0a98f90941..c52e1b7bbd61cd023d4045454868c4f916853f4f 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # pytest.ini
 # note: per convention, this file is placed in the root directory of the repository
 [pytest]
-# TODO remove ignore after tests are harmonized
-addopts = -ra --tb=short --basetemp=./tmp -n auto -v --ignore=tests/renderer --ignore=tests/split_rendering
+addopts = --tb=short -n auto -v
 # Write captured system-out log messages to JUnit report.
 junit_logging = system-out
 # Do not capture log information for passing tests to JUnit report.
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index ce662128709cba2f08a190a3a4f9cfc8d0e0f07d..acbe8f81f5a91a63a612155ccfd4f1e77c3b8ddd 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ When different test binaries are to be used, they can be specified via the `--du
 # - IVAS_cod_ref(.exe)
 # - IVAS_dec_ref(.exe)
 # pytest command lines to be executed from project root folder:
-pytest tests --update_ref 1 -m create_ref
-pytest tests --update_ref 1 -m create_ref_part2
+pytest tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection --update_ref 1 -m create_ref
+pytest tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection --update_ref 1 -m create_ref_part2
 ```
 
 ## Running the tests