diff --git a/tests-functional/clients/signals.py b/tests-functional/clients/signals.py
index 085ffbcd5..c2ad8f39f 100644
--- a/tests-functional/clients/signals.py
+++ b/tests-functional/clients/signals.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class SignalClient:
             self.received_signals[signal_type].append(signal_data)
 
     def wait_for_signal(self, signal_type, expected_event=None, timeout=20):
-        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         start_time = time.time()
         while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
             if self.received_signals.get(signal_type):
@@ -45,15 +44,12 @@ class SignalClient:
         raise TimeoutError(f"Signal {signal_type} with event {expected_event} not received in {timeout} seconds")
 
     def _on_error(self, ws, error):
-        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         logger.error(f"WebSocket error: {error}")
 
     def _on_close(self, ws, close_status_code, close_msg):
-        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         logger.info(f"WebSocket connection closed: {close_status_code}, {close_msg}")
 
     def _on_open(self, ws):
-        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         logger.info("WebSocket connection opened")
 
     def _connect(self):
diff --git a/tests-functional/requirements.txt b/tests-functional/requirements.txt
index 867d53587..5e2a1fd83 100644
--- a/tests-functional/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests-functional/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 deepdiff==5.5.0
-genson==1.2.2
-jsonschema==3.2.0
+jsonschema~=3.2.0
 pytest==6.2.4
-Requests==2.32.3
-tenacity==8.2.3
-websocket_client==1.4.2
\ No newline at end of file
+requests==2.31.0
+genson~=1.2.2
+websocket-client~=1.4.2
+tenacity==8.2.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-functional/src/node/status_node.py b/tests-functional/src/node/status_node.py
index a19523561..9ab0a4649 100644
--- a/tests-functional/src/node/status_node.py
+++ b/tests-functional/src/node/status_node.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import subprocess
 import threading
 import time
 
-from clients.status_backend import RpcClient
-from conftest import option
 from src.libs.custom_logger import get_custom_logger
 from src.node.rpc_client import StatusNodeRPC
 from clients.signals import SignalClient
diff --git a/tests-functional/src/steps/common.py b/tests-functional/src/steps/common.py
index 0f6568275..becd41db5 100644
--- a/tests-functional/src/steps/common.py
+++ b/tests-functional/src/steps/common.py
@@ -104,11 +104,9 @@ class StepsCommon:
 
         return timestamp, message_id, response
 
-    # @retry(stop=stop_after_delay(40), wait=wait_fixed(0.5), reraise=True)
     def accept_contact_request(self, sending_node=None, receiving_node_pk=None):
         if not sending_node:
             sending_node = self.second_node
         if not receiving_node_pk:
             receiving_node_pk = self.first_node_pubkey
         sending_node.send_contact_request(receiving_node_pk, "hi")
-        # assert sending_node.wait_for_signal(["accepted your contact request"], timeout=10)