diff --git a/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/cite.spec.ts b/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/cite.spec.ts
index 474a01a504..64072815a3 100644
--- a/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/cite.spec.ts
+++ b/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/cite.spec.ts
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ test.describe('Cite pages', () => {
         await expect(page.locator('[data-cy="timeline-text-response"]')).not.toBeVisible();
     });
 
-    // the incident contains reports missing images so it will never pass
-    test.skip('There should not be image errors (400)', async ({ page }) => {
+    test('There should not be image errors (400)', async ({ page }) => {
         page.on('console', (msg) => {
             if (msg.type() === 'error') {
                 expect(msg.text()).not.toContain('the server responded with a status of 400');
diff --git a/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/submit.spec.ts b/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/submit.spec.ts
index fbbc9140a5..24e5fdac4d 100644
--- a/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/submit.spec.ts
+++ b/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e-full/submit.spec.ts
@@ -625,99 +625,6 @@ test.describe('The Submit form', () => {
   }
   );
 
-    test.skip('Should show a preliminary checks message', async ({ page }) => {
-        const relatedReports = {
-            byURL: {
-                data: {
-                    reports: [],
-                },
-            },
-            byDatePublished: {
-                data: {
-                    reports: [],
-                },
-            },
-            byAuthors: {
-                data: { reports: [] },
-            },
-            byIncidentId: {
-                data: {
-                    incidents: [],
-                },
-            },
-        };
-
-        await conditionalIntercept(
-            page,
-            '**/graphql',
-            (req) =>
-                req.postDataJSON().operationName == 'ProbablyRelatedReports' &&
-                req.postDataJSON().variables.query?.url_in?.[0] ==
-                'https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/homes/zillow-exit-ibuying-home-business/index.html',
-            relatedReports.byURL,
-            'RelatedReportsByURL'
-        );
-
-        await conditionalIntercept(
-            page,
-            '**/graphql',
-            (req) =>
-                req.postDataJSON().operationName == 'ProbablyRelatedReports' &&
-                req.postDataJSON().variables.query?.epoch_date_published_gt == 1608346800 &&
-                req.postDataJSON().variables.query?.epoch_date_published_lt == 1610766000,
-            relatedReports.byDatePublished,
-            'RelatedReportsByPublishedDate'
-        );
-
-        await conditionalIntercept(
-            page,
-            '**/graphql',
-            (req) =>
-                req.postDataJSON().operationName == 'ProbablyRelatedReports' &&
-                req.postDataJSON().variables.query?.authors_in?.[0] == 'test author',
-            relatedReports.byAuthors,
-            'RelatedReportsByAuthor'
-        );
-
-        await conditionalIntercept(
-            page,
-            '**/graphql',
-            (req) => req.postDataJSON().operationName == 'FindSubmissions',
-            { data: { submissions: [] } },
-            'findSubmissions'
-        );
-
-        await page.goto(url);
-
-        await waitForRequest('findSubmissions');
-
-        const values = {
-            url: 'https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/homes/zillow-exit-ibuying-home-business/index.html',
-            authors: 'test author',
-            date_published: '2021-01-02',
-            incident_ids: '1',
-        };
-
-        for (const key in values) {
-            if (key == 'incident_ids') {
-                await page.locator(`input[name="${key}"]`).fill(values[key]);
-                await page.waitForSelector(`[role="option"]`);
-                await page.locator(`[role="option"]`).first().click();
-            } else {
-                await page.locator(`input[name="${key}"]`).fill(values[key]);
-            }
-        }
-
-
-        await waitForRequest('RelatedReportsByAuthor')
-        await waitForRequest('RelatedReportsByURL')
-        await waitForRequest('RelatedReportsByPublishedDate')
-
-        await expect(page.locator('[data-cy="no-related-reports"]').first()).toBeVisible();
-
-        await expect(page.locator('[data-cy="result"]')).not.toBeVisible();
-    });
-
     test('Should *not* show semantically related reports when the text is under 256 non-space characters', async ({ page }) => {
 
         await page.goto(url);
diff --git a/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e/discover.spec.ts b/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e/discover.spec.ts
index a0223c5fca..0308e2ca21 100644
--- a/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e/discover.spec.ts
+++ b/site/gatsby-site/playwright/e2e/discover.spec.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ test.describe('The Discover app', () => {
         await expect(modal).not.toBeVisible();
     });
 
-    test.skip('Opens an archive link', async ({ page, skipOnEmptyEnvironment }) => {
+    test('Opens an archive link', async ({ page, skipOnEmptyEnvironment }) => {
+
+        test.slow();
 
         await page.goto(url);