diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index 215bab8..259c706 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -2512,9 +2512,6 @@
             if item in obj:
                 del obj[item]
 
-requires_type_collecting = unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'getcounts'),
-                        'types are immortal if COUNT_ALLOCS is defined')
-
 def args_from_interpreter_flags():
     """Return a list of command-line arguments reproducing the current
     settings in sys.flags and sys.warnoptions."""
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
index 73ef962..87842b9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_embed.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@
         'tracemalloc': 0,
         'import_time': 0,
         'show_ref_count': 0,
-        'show_alloc_count': 0,
         'dump_refs': 0,
         'malloc_stats': 0,
 
@@ -729,7 +728,6 @@
             'tracemalloc': 2,
             'import_time': 1,
             'show_ref_count': 1,
-            'show_alloc_count': 1,
             'malloc_stats': 1,
 
             'stdio_encoding': 'iso8859-1',
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
index 18f8d10..acb6391 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import unittest.mock
 from test.support import (verbose, refcount_test, run_unittest,
                           cpython_only, start_threads,
-                          temp_dir, requires_type_collecting, TESTFN, unlink,
+                          temp_dir, TESTFN, unlink,
                           import_module)
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_ok, make_script
 
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
         del a
         self.assertNotEqual(gc.collect(), 0)
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_newinstance(self):
         class A(object):
             pass
@@ -709,7 +708,6 @@
         stderr = run_command(code % "gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL")
         self.assertNotIn(b"uncollectable objects at shutdown", stderr)
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_gc_main_module_at_shutdown(self):
         # Create a reference cycle through the __main__ module and check
         # it gets collected at interpreter shutdown.
@@ -723,7 +721,6 @@
         rc, out, err = assert_python_ok('-c', code)
         self.assertEqual(out.strip(), b'__del__ called')
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_gc_ordinary_module_at_shutdown(self):
         # Same as above, but with a non-__main__ module.
         with temp_dir() as script_dir:
@@ -743,7 +740,6 @@
             rc, out, err = assert_python_ok('-c', code)
             self.assertEqual(out.strip(), b'__del__ called')
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_global_del_SystemExit(self):
         code = """if 1:
             class ClassWithDel:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_io.py b/Lib/test/test_io.py
index 501e931..8a123fa 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_io.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_io.py
@@ -3492,7 +3492,6 @@
             """.format(iomod=iomod, kwargs=kwargs)
         return assert_python_ok("-c", code)
 
-    @support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_create_at_shutdown_without_encoding(self):
         rc, out, err = self._check_create_at_shutdown()
         if err:
@@ -3502,7 +3501,6 @@
         else:
             self.assertEqual("ok", out.decode().strip())
 
-    @support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_create_at_shutdown_with_encoding(self):
         rc, out, err = self._check_create_at_shutdown(encoding='utf-8',
                                                       errors='strict')
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index c38fdae..e223522 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -4252,7 +4252,6 @@
             h.close()
             logging.setLoggerClass(logging.Logger)
 
-    @support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_logging_at_shutdown(self):
         # Issue #20037
         code = """if 1:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_module.py b/Lib/test/test_module.py
index efe9a8e..1d44563 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_module.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_module.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Test the module type
 import unittest
 import weakref
-from test.support import gc_collect, requires_type_collecting
+from test.support import gc_collect
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_ok
 
 import sys
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
         gc_collect()
         self.assertEqual(f().__dict__["bar"], 4)
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_clear_dict_in_ref_cycle(self):
         destroyed = []
         m = ModuleType("foo")
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(r[-len(ends_with):], ends_with,
                          '{!r} does not end with {!r}'.format(r, ends_with))
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_module_finalization_at_shutdown(self):
         # Module globals and builtins should still be available during shutdown
         rc, out, err = assert_python_ok("-c", "from test import final_a")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_support.py b/Lib/test/test_support.py
index 2f347bd..175f7c8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_support.py
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@
             ['-Wignore', '-X', 'dev'],
             ['-X', 'faulthandler'],
             ['-X', 'importtime'],
-            ['-X', 'showalloccount'],
             ['-X', 'showrefcount'],
             ['-X', 'tracemalloc'],
             ['-X', 'tracemalloc=3'],
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys.py b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
index 947c935..58701a1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sys.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@
         c = sys.getallocatedblocks()
         self.assertIn(c, range(b - 50, b + 50))
 
-    @test.support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_is_finalizing(self):
         self.assertIs(sys.is_finalizing(), False)
         # Don't use the atexit module because _Py_Finalizing is only set
@@ -841,7 +840,6 @@
         rc, stdout, stderr = assert_python_ok('-c', code)
         self.assertEqual(stdout.rstrip(), b'True')
 
-    @test.support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_issue20602(self):
         # sys.flags and sys.float_info were wiped during shutdown.
         code = """if 1:
@@ -1295,8 +1293,6 @@
         # type
         # static type: PyTypeObject
         fmt = 'P2nPI13Pl4Pn9Pn11PIPP'
-        if hasattr(sys, 'getcounts'):
-            fmt += '3n2P'
         s = vsize(fmt)
         check(int, s)
         # class
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
index 62f2d54..a9d31af 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 import test.support
-from test.support import (verbose, import_module, cpython_only,
-                          requires_type_collecting)
+from test.support import verbose, import_module, cpython_only
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_ok, assert_python_failure
 
 import random
@@ -552,7 +551,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(err, b"")
         self.assertEqual(data, "Thread-1\nTrue\nTrue\n")
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_main_thread_during_shutdown(self):
         # bpo-31516: current_thread() should still point to the main thread
         # at shutdown
@@ -1113,7 +1111,6 @@
         self.assertIn("ZeroDivisionError", err)
         self.assertNotIn("Unhandled exception", err)
 
-    @requires_type_collecting
     def test_print_exception_stderr_is_none_1(self):
         script = r"""if True:
             import sys
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_traceback.py b/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
index 7135d99..60e0b58 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
         # Issue #18960: coding spec should have no effect
         do_test("x=0\n# coding: GBK\n", "h\xe9 ho", 'utf-8', 5)
 
-    @support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_print_traceback_at_exit(self):
         # Issue #22599: Ensure that it is possible to use the traceback module
         # to display an exception at Python exit
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py
index c6fb097..268ecb0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py
@@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@
 
 
 class FinalizationTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    @support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_finalization(self):
         # Issue #19421: warnings.warn() should not crash
         # during Python finalization
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
index 228bc17..63c7255 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@
         del c1, c2, C, D
         gc.collect()
 
-    @support.requires_type_collecting
     def test_callback_in_cycle_resurrection(self):
         import gc