diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 18a9e9cd4d5..83f4685379b 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -50,9 +50,25 @@ def build_and_run_test(session: nox.Session, folders: List, extras: Optional[str
 def test_with_only_required_packages(session: nox.Session):
     """Tests that only depends for required libraries"""
     # Logger
+    # Metrics - Amazon CloudWatch EMF
+    # Metrics - Base provider
     build_and_run_test(
         session,
         folders=[
-            f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/logger/",
+            f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/logger/required_dependencies/",
+            f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/metrics/required_dependencies/",
         ],
     )
+
+
+@nox.session()
+def test_with_datadog_as_required_package(session: nox.Session):
+    """Tests that depends on Datadog library"""
+    # Metrics - Datadog
+    build_and_run_test(
+        session,
+        folders=[
+            f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/metrics/datadog/",
+        ],
+        extras="datadog",
+    )
diff --git a/tests/functional/logger/__init__.py b/tests/functional/logger/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/__init__.py b/tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/logger/test_logger.py b/tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/logger/test_logger.py
rename to tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/logger/test_logger_powertools_formatter.py b/tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger_powertools_formatter.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/logger/test_logger_powertools_formatter.py
rename to tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger_powertools_formatter.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/logger/test_logger_utils.py b/tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger_utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/logger/test_logger_utils.py
rename to tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger_utils.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/logger/test_logger_with_package_logger.py b/tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger_with_package_logger.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/logger/test_logger_with_package_logger.py
rename to tests/functional/logger/required_dependencies/test_logger_with_package_logger.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/metrics/__init__.py b/tests/functional/metrics/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/metrics/datadog/__init__.py b/tests/functional/metrics/datadog/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_datadog.py b/tests/functional/metrics/datadog/test_metrics_datadog.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_datadog.py
rename to tests/functional/metrics/datadog/test_metrics_datadog.py
index abedfd99424..2626b8755c6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_datadog.py
+++ b/tests/functional/metrics/datadog/test_metrics_datadog.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import pytest
-from test_metrics_provider import capture_metrics_output
 
 from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.exceptions import MetricValueError, SchemaValidationError
 from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.provider.cold_start import reset_cold_start_flag
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ def test_datadog_write_to_log_with_env_variable(capsys, monkeypatch):
     # WHEN we add a metric
     metrics.add_metric(name="item_sold", value=1, product="latte", order="online")
     metrics.flush_metrics()
-    logs = capture_metrics_output(capsys)
+    logs = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out.strip())
 
     # THEN metrics is flushed to log
     logs["e"] = ""
diff --git a/tests/functional/metrics/required_dependencies/__init__.py b/tests/functional/metrics/required_dependencies/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_cloudwatch_emf.py b/tests/functional/metrics/required_dependencies/test_metrics_cloudwatch_emf.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_cloudwatch_emf.py
rename to tests/functional/metrics/required_dependencies/test_metrics_cloudwatch_emf.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_provider.py b/tests/functional/metrics/required_dependencies/test_metrics_provider.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/metrics/test_metrics_provider.py
rename to tests/functional/metrics/required_dependencies/test_metrics_provider.py