diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index c9d7f20c..21f37a76 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ FEAT_INTER_FILTERS = [
 # transformer models don't support many of the spatial / feature based model functionalities
 NON_STD_FILTERS = [
     'vit_*', 'tnt_*', 'pit_*', 'coat_*', 'cait_*', '*mixer_*', 'gmlp_*', 'resmlp_*', 'twins_*',
-    'convit_*', 'levit*', 'visformer*', 'deit*', 'jx_nest_*', 'nest_*', 'xcit_*', 'crossvit_*', 'beit*',
-    'poolformer_*', 'volo_*', 'sequencer2d_*', 'pvt_v2*', 'mvitv2*', 'gcvit*', 'efficientformer*',
+    'convit_*', 'levit*', 'visformer*', 'deit*', 'xcit_*', 'crossvit_*', 'beit*',
+    'poolformer_*', 'volo_*', 'sequencer2d_*', 'mvitv2*', 'gcvit*', 'efficientformer*',
     'eva_*', 'flexivit*', 'eva02*', 'samvit_*', 'efficientvit_m*', 'tiny_vit_*'
 ]
 NUM_NON_STD = len(NON_STD_FILTERS)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ if 'GITHUB_ACTIONS' in os.environ:  # and 'Linux' in platform.system():
 
 @pytest.mark.features
 @pytest.mark.timeout(120)
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('model_name', list_models(exclude_filters=EXCLUDE_FILTERS + EXCLUDE_FEAT_FILTERS, include_tags=True))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('model_name', list_models(exclude_filters=EXCLUDE_FILTERS + EXCLUDE_FEAT_FILTERS))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('batch_size', [1])
 def test_model_forward_features(model_name, batch_size):
     """Run a single forward pass with each model in feature extraction mode"""
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def test_model_forward_features(model_name, batch_size):
     model.eval()
     expected_channels = model.feature_info.channels()
     expected_reduction = model.feature_info.reduction()
-    assert len(expected_channels) >= 4  # all models here should have at least 4 feature levels by default, some 5 or 6
+    assert len(expected_channels) >= 3  # all models here should have at least 3 default feat levels
 
     input_size = _get_input_size(model=model, target=TARGET_FFEAT_SIZE)
     if max(input_size) > MAX_FFEAT_SIZE:
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def test_model_forward_features(model_name, batch_size):
 
 @pytest.mark.features
 @pytest.mark.timeout(120)
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('model_name', list_models(FEAT_INTER_FILTERS, include_tags=True))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('model_name', list_models(FEAT_INTER_FILTERS, exclude_filters=EXCLUDE_FILTERS))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('batch_size', [1])
 def test_model_forward_intermediates_features(model_name, batch_size):
     """Run a single forward pass with each model in feature extraction mode"""
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def test_model_forward_intermediates_features(model_name, batch_size):
 
 @pytest.mark.features
 @pytest.mark.timeout(120)
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('model_name', list_models(FEAT_INTER_FILTERS, include_tags=True))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('model_name', list_models(FEAT_INTER_FILTERS, exclude_filters=EXCLUDE_FILTERS))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('batch_size', [1])
 def test_model_forward_intermediates(model_name, batch_size):
     """Run a single forward pass with each model in feature extraction mode"""