diff --git a/cuda_bindings/examples/3_CUDA_Features/simpleCudaGraphs_test.py b/cuda_bindings/examples/3_CUDA_Features/simpleCudaGraphs_test.py
index ff561aca8f..7012fc6719 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/examples/3_CUDA_Features/simpleCudaGraphs_test.py
+++ b/cuda_bindings/examples/3_CUDA_Features/simpleCudaGraphs_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import random as rnd
 
 import numpy as np
-import pytest
 from common import common
 from common.helper_cuda import checkCudaErrors, findCudaDevice
 from cuda.bindings import driver as cuda
@@ -362,23 +361,6 @@ def cudaGraphsUsingStreamCapture(inputVec_h, inputVec_d, outputVec_d, result_d,
     checkCudaErrors(cudart.cudaStreamDestroy(streamForGraph))
 
 
-def checkKernelCompiles():
-    kernel_headers = """\
-    #include <cooperative_groups.h>
-    """
-    try:
-        common.KernelHelper(kernel_headers, findCudaDevice())
-    except:
-        # Filters out test from automation when CG header has issues compiling
-        # Automation issue is observed when CG headers are obtained through PYPI packages
-        # The problem is that these headers and their dependencies are segmented between
-        # multiple packages, and NVRTC requires that you specify the path to each segemented
-        # include path.
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not checkKernelCompiles(), reason="Automation filter against incompatible kernel")
 def main():
     size = 1 << 24  # number of elements to reduce
     maxBlocks = 512
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/tests/test_cufile.py b/cuda_bindings/tests/test_cufile.py
index 4c5826a865..ff8bfef721 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/tests/test_cufile.py
+++ b/cuda_bindings/tests/test_cufile.py
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ def test_param(param, val, default_val):
         try:
             # Currently this line will raise, see below.
             cufile.set_parameter_string(param, int(ctypes.addressof(orig_val_buf)))
-        except:
+        except cufile.cuFileError:
             # This block will always be reached because cuFILE could start with garbage default (empty string)
             # that cannot be restored. In other words, cuFILE does honor the common sense that getter/setter
             # should be round-tripable.
diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
index 6312d3e9ef..beef9d07e0 100644
--- a/ruff.toml
+++ b/ruff.toml
@@ -50,19 +50,16 @@ exclude = ["**/_version.py"]
 "setup.py" = ["F401"]
 
 "cuda_bindings/examples/**" = [
-  "E722",
   "E501", # line too long
 ]
 
 "cuda_bindings/tests/**" = [
-  "E722",
   "UP022",
   "E402",  # module level import not at top of file
   "F841",
 ] # F841 complains about unused variables, but some assignments have side-effects that could be useful for tests (func calls for example)
 
 "cuda_bindings/benchmarks/**" = [
-  "E722",
   "UP022",
   "E402",  # module level import not at top of file
   "F841",