diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9b28fa639..c20f36570 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-boto3==1.4.8
+boto3==1.5.6
 cffi==1.11.0 # pyup: != 1.11.1, != 1.11.2 # These versions are missing .whl
 celery==3.1.25 # pyup: <4
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -17,18 +17,14 @@ monotonic==1.4
 psycopg2==2.7.3.2
 PyJWT==1.5.3
 SQLAlchemy-Utils==0.32.21
-SQLAlchemy==1.1.15
-statsd==3.2.1
+SQLAlchemy==1.2.0
 
-notifications-python-client==4.6.0
+notifications-python-client==4.7.1
 
 # PaaS
-awscli==1.14.4
+awscli==1.14.16
 awscli-cwlogs>=1.4,<1.5
 
-git+https://github.com/alphagov/notifications-utils.git@23.3.4#egg=notifications-utils==23.3.4
+git+https://github.com/alphagov/notifications-utils.git@23.3.5#egg=notifications-utils==23.3.5
 
 git+https://github.com/alphagov/boto.git@2.43.0-patch3#egg=boto==2.43.0-patch3
-
-# required by utils
-git+https://github.com/leohemsted/smartypants.py.git@regex-speedup#egg=smartypants==2.1.0
diff --git a/requirements_for_test.txt b/requirements_for_test.txt
index 01b31a53a..00506f33f 100644
--- a/requirements_for_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_for_test.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ flake8==3.5.0
 pytest==3.3.1
 pytest-mock==1.6.3
 pytest-cov==2.5.1
-pytest-xdist==1.20.1
+pytest-xdist==1.21.0
 coveralls==1.2.0
 freezegun==0.3.9
 requests-mock==1.4.0
diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index e51aedd7d..bf675ed2b 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ from tests.app.db import (
     create_service,
     create_api_key,
     create_inbound_number,
-    create_letter_contact,
-    create_inbound_sms,
+    create_letter_contact
 )
 
 
@@ -649,16 +648,6 @@ def sample_email_notification(notify_db, notify_db_session):
     return notification
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
-def mock_statsd_inc(mocker):
-    return mocker.patch('app.statsd_client.incr')
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
-def mock_statsd_timing(mocker):
-    return mocker.patch('app.statsd_client.timing')
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def sample_notification_history(
     notify_db,
@@ -1048,18 +1037,13 @@ def sample_provider_rate(notify_db, notify_db_session, valid_from=None, rate=Non
 @pytest.fixture
 def sample_inbound_numbers(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
     service = create_service(service_name='sample service 2')
-    inbound_numbers = []
+    inbound_numbers = list()
     inbound_numbers.append(create_inbound_number(number='1', provider='mmg'))
     inbound_numbers.append(create_inbound_number(number='2', provider='mmg', active=False, service_id=service.id))
     inbound_numbers.append(create_inbound_number(number='3', provider='firetext', service_id=sample_service.id))
     return inbound_numbers
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def sample_inbound_sms(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_service):
-    return create_inbound_sms(sample_service)
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def restore_provider_details(notify_db, notify_db_session):
     """
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_inbound_sms_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_inbound_sms_dao.py
index 8c8d0305f..c74abb1b5 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_inbound_sms_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_inbound_sms_dao.py
@@ -90,25 +90,28 @@ def test_should_not_delete_inbound_sms_before_seven_days(sample_service):
     assert len(InboundSms.query.all()) == 2
 
 
-def test_get_inbound_sms_by_id_returns(sample_inbound_sms):
-    inbound_from_db = dao_get_inbound_sms_by_id(sample_inbound_sms.service.id, sample_inbound_sms.id)
+def test_get_inbound_sms_by_id_returns(sample_service):
+    inbound_sms = create_inbound_sms(service=sample_service)
+    inbound_from_db = dao_get_inbound_sms_by_id(inbound_sms.service.id, inbound_sms.id)
 
-    assert sample_inbound_sms == inbound_from_db
+    assert inbound_sms == inbound_from_db
 
 
-def test_dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service(sample_inbound_sms):
-    inbound_from_db = dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service(sample_inbound_sms.service.id)
+def test_dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service(sample_service):
+    inbound_sms = create_inbound_sms(service=sample_service)
+    inbound_from_db = dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service(inbound_sms.service.id)
 
-    assert sample_inbound_sms == inbound_from_db[0]
+    assert inbound_sms == inbound_from_db[0]
 
 
-def test_dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service_return_only_for_service(sample_inbound_sms):
+def test_dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service_return_only_for_service(sample_service):
+    inbound_sms = create_inbound_sms(service=sample_service)
     another_service = create_service(service_name='another service')
     another_inbound_sms = create_inbound_sms(another_service)
 
-    inbound_from_db = dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service(sample_inbound_sms.service.id)
+    inbound_from_db = dao_get_paginated_inbound_sms_for_service(inbound_sms.service.id)
 
-    assert sample_inbound_sms in inbound_from_db
+    assert inbound_sms in inbound_from_db
     assert another_inbound_sms not in inbound_from_db
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/db.py b/tests/app/db.py
index 922493b23..50926481b 100644
--- a/tests/app/db.py
+++ b/tests/app/db.py
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ def create_template(
     template_name=None,
     subject='Template subject',
     content='Dear Sir/Madam, Hello. Yours Truly, The Government.',
-    template_id=None,
     reply_to=None
 ):
     data = {
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/inbound_sms/test_get_inbound_sms.py b/tests/app/v2/inbound_sms/test_get_inbound_sms.py
index e499089c3..dfd4ae0b9 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/inbound_sms/test_get_inbound_sms.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/inbound_sms/test_get_inbound_sms.py
@@ -97,15 +97,16 @@ def test_get_next_inbound_sms_will_get_correct_inbound_sms_list(client, sample_s
         _external=True) == json_response['links']['next']
 
 
-def test_get_next_inbound_sms_at_end_will_return_empty_inbound_sms_list(client, sample_inbound_sms, mocker):
+def test_get_next_inbound_sms_at_end_will_return_empty_inbound_sms_list(client, sample_service, mocker):
+    inbound_sms = create_inbound_sms(service=sample_service)
     mocker.patch.dict(
         "app.v2.inbound_sms.get_inbound_sms.current_app.config",
         {"API_PAGE_SIZE": 1}
     )
 
-    auth_header = create_authorization_header(service_id=sample_inbound_sms.service.id)
+    auth_header = create_authorization_header(service_id=inbound_sms.service.id)
     response = client.get(
-        path=url_for('v2_inbound_sms.get_inbound_sms', older_than=sample_inbound_sms.id),
+        path=url_for('v2_inbound_sms.get_inbound_sms', older_than=inbound_sms.id),
         headers=[('Content-Type', 'application/json'), auth_header])
 
     assert response.status_code == 200