diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e44739c4..c75f4523 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ install:
       fi;
     - pip install pytest-xdist # multi-thread pytest
     - pip install pytest-cov # add coverage stats
-    - pip install pytest-faulthandler # activate faulthandler
 
     # Debugging helpers
     - uname -a
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3ca5e0bf..3d27ad10 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Please use the following guidelines when preparing changes:
 * pytest
 * pytest-cov
 * pytest-xdist
-* pytest-faulthandler
 * Optional: pytest-xvfb
 
 ### Tox
diff --git a/azure-test-template.yml b/azure-test-template.yml
index c2b6e58c..d66c304c 100644
--- a/azure-test-template.yml
+++ b/azure-test-template.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       else
         pip install $(qt.bindings) numpy scipy pyopengl pytest six coverage
       fi
-      pip install pytest-xdist pytest-cov pytest-faulthandler
+      pip install pytest-xdist pytest-cov
     displayName: "Install Dependencies"
   
   - bash: |
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       codeCoverageTool: Cobertura
       summaryFileLocation: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/coverage.xml'
-      reportDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/htmlcov'
\ No newline at end of file
+      reportDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/htmlcov'
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index fa664793..1814592b 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ xvfb_height = 1080
 # use this due to some issues with ndarray reshape errors on CI systems
 xvfb_colordepth = 24
 xvfb_args=-ac +extension GLX +render
-addopts = --faulthandler-timeout=15
 
 filterwarnings =
     # comfortable skipping these warnings runtime warnings
@@ -12,4 +11,4 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore:numpy.ufunc size changed, may indicate binary incompatibility.*:RuntimeWarning
     # Warnings generated from PyQt5.9
     ignore:This method will be removed in future versions.  Use 'tree.iter\(\)' or 'list\(tree.iter\(\)\)' instead.:PendingDeprecationWarning
-    ignore:'U' mode is deprecated\nplugin = open\(filename, 'rU'\):DeprecationWarning
\ No newline at end of file
+    ignore:'U' mode is deprecated\nplugin = open\(filename, 'rU'\):DeprecationWarning
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6bbb5566..9091c8cb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ deps=
     {[base]deps}
     pytest-cov
     pytest-xdist
-    pytest-faulthandler
     pyside2-pip: pyside2
     pyqt5-pip: pyqt5