diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index b47b7e26254..2fd0d14fa38 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def test_with_only_required_packages(session: nox.Session):
     # Metrics - Base provider
     # Middleware factory without tracer
     # Typing
+    # Event Handler without OpenAPI
     build_and_run_test(
         session,
         folders=[
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ def test_with_only_required_packages(session: nox.Session):
             f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/metrics/required_dependencies/",
             f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/middleware_factory/required_dependencies/",
             f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/typing/required_dependencies/",
+            f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/event_handler/required_dependencies/",
         ],
     )
 
@@ -134,3 +136,19 @@ def test_with_aws_encryption_sdk_as_required_package(session: nox.Session):
         ],
         extras="datamasking",
     )
+
+
+@nox.session()
+@nox.parametrize("pydantic", ["1.10", "2.0"])
+def test_with_pydantic_required_package(session: nox.Session, pydantic: str):
+    """Tests that only depends for required libraries"""
+    # Event Handler OpenAPI
+
+    session.install(f"pydantic>={pydantic}")
+
+    build_and_run_test(
+        session,
+        folders=[
+            f"{PREFIX_TESTS_FUNCTIONAL}/event_handler/_pydantic/",
+        ],
+    )
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/__init__.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/conftest.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/conftest.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/conftest.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/conftest.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_api_gateway.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_api_gateway.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcd05c4f1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_api_gateway.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler import content_types
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.api_gateway import (
+    ApiGatewayResolver,
+    Response,
+)
+from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.openapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
+from tests.functional.utils import load_event
+
+LOAD_GW_EVENT = load_event("apiGatewayProxyEvent.json")
+
+
+def test_exception_handler_with_data_validation():
+    # GIVEN a resolver with an exception handler defined for RequestValidationError
+    app = ApiGatewayResolver(enable_validation=True)
+
+    @app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
+    def handle_validation_error(ex: RequestValidationError):
+        return Response(
+            status_code=422,
+            content_type=content_types.TEXT_PLAIN,
+            body=f"Invalid data. Number of errors: {len(ex.errors())}",
+        )
+
+    @app.get("/my/path")
+    def get_lambda(param: int): ...
+
+    # WHEN calling the event handler
+    # AND a RequestValidationError is raised
+    result = app(LOAD_GW_EVENT, {})
+
+    # THEN call the exception_handler
+    assert result["statusCode"] == 422
+    assert result["multiValueHeaders"]["Content-Type"] == [content_types.TEXT_PLAIN]
+    assert result["body"] == "Invalid data. Number of errors: 1"
+
+
+def test_exception_handler_with_data_validation_pydantic_response():
+    # GIVEN a resolver with an exception handler defined for RequestValidationError
+    app = ApiGatewayResolver(enable_validation=True)
+
+    class Err(BaseModel):
+        msg: str
+
+    @app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
+    def handle_validation_error(ex: RequestValidationError):
+        return Response(
+            status_code=422,
+            content_type=content_types.APPLICATION_JSON,
+            body=Err(msg=f"Invalid data. Number of errors: {len(ex.errors())}"),
+        )
+
+    @app.get("/my/path")
+    def get_lambda(param: int): ...
+
+    # WHEN calling the event handler
+    # AND a RequestValidationError is raised
+    result = app(LOAD_GW_EVENT, {})
+
+    # THEN exception handler's pydantic response should be serialized correctly
+    assert result["statusCode"] == 422
+    assert result["body"] == '{"msg":"Invalid data. Number of errors: 1"}'
+
+
+def test_data_validation_error():
+    # GIVEN a resolver without an exception handler
+    app = ApiGatewayResolver(enable_validation=True)
+
+    @app.get("/my/path")
+    def get_lambda(param: int): ...
+
+    # WHEN calling the event handler
+    # AND a RequestValidationError is raised
+    result = app(LOAD_GW_EVENT, {})
+
+    # THEN call the exception_handler
+    assert result["statusCode"] == 422
+    assert result["multiValueHeaders"]["Content-Type"] == [content_types.APPLICATION_JSON]
+    assert "missing" in result["body"]
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_bedrock_agent.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_bedrock_agent.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_bedrock_agent.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_bedrock_agent.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_encoders.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_encoders.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_encoders.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_encoders.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_params.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_params.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_params.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_params.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_responses.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_responses.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_responses.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_responses.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v1.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v1.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v1.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v1.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v2.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v2.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v2.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_schema_pydantic_v2.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_security.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_security.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_security.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_security.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_security_schemes.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_security_schemes.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_security_schemes.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_security_schemes.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_serialization.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_serialization.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_serialization.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_serialization.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_servers.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_servers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_servers.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_servers.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_swagger.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_swagger.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_swagger.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_swagger.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_tags.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_tags.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_tags.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_tags.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_validation_middleware.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_validation_middleware.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_openapi_validation_middleware.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/_pydantic/test_openapi_validation_middleware.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/__init__.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/conftest.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c2bdb7729a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests.functional.utils import load_event
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def json_dump():
+    # our serializers reduce length to save on costs; fixture to replicate separators
+    return lambda obj: json.dumps(obj, separators=(",", ":"))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def validation_schema():
+    return {
+        "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
+        "$id": "https://example.com/example.json",
+        "type": "object",
+        "title": "Sample schema",
+        "description": "The root schema comprises the entire JSON document.",
+        "examples": [{"message": "hello world", "username": "lessa"}],
+        "required": ["message", "username"],
+        "properties": {
+            "message": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/message",
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "The message",
+                "examples": ["hello world"],
+            },
+            "username": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/username",
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "The username",
+                "examples": ["lessa"],
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def raw_event():
+    return {"message": "hello hello", "username": "blah blah"}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gw_event():
+    return load_event("apiGatewayProxyEvent.json")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gw_event_http():
+    return load_event("apiGatewayProxyV2Event.json")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gw_event_alb():
+    return load_event("albMultiValueQueryStringEvent.json")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gw_event_lambda_url():
+    return load_event("lambdaFunctionUrlEventWithHeaders.json")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gw_event_vpc_lattice():
+    return load_event("vpcLatticeV2EventWithHeaders.json")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def gw_event_vpc_lattice_v1():
+    return load_event("vpcLatticeEvent.json")
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_api_gateway.py
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_api_gateway.py
index 14af1ad175e..efd7edf0e5e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py
+++ b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_api_gateway.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from typing import Dict
 
 import pytest
-from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler import content_types
 from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.api_gateway import (
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
     ServiceError,
     UnauthorizedError,
 )
-from aws_lambda_powertools.event_handler.openapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
 from aws_lambda_powertools.shared import constants
 from aws_lambda_powertools.shared.cookies import Cookie
 from aws_lambda_powertools.shared.json_encoder import Encoder
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@
 
 
 def read_media(file_name: str) -> bytes:
-    path = Path(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent) + "/docs/media/" + file_name)
+    path = Path(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent) + "/../docs/media/" + file_name)
     return path.read_bytes()
 
 
@@ -1458,58 +1456,6 @@ def get_lambda() -> Response:
     assert result["body"] == "Foo!"
 
 
-def test_exception_handler_with_data_validation():
-    # GIVEN a resolver with an exception handler defined for RequestValidationError
-    app = ApiGatewayResolver(enable_validation=True)
-
-    @app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
-    def handle_validation_error(ex: RequestValidationError):
-        return Response(
-            status_code=422,
-            content_type=content_types.TEXT_PLAIN,
-            body=f"Invalid data. Number of errors: {len(ex.errors())}",
-        )
-
-    @app.get("/my/path")
-    def get_lambda(param: int): ...
-
-    # WHEN calling the event handler
-    # AND a RequestValidationError is raised
-    result = app(LOAD_GW_EVENT, {})
-
-    # THEN call the exception_handler
-    assert result["statusCode"] == 422
-    assert result["multiValueHeaders"]["Content-Type"] == [content_types.TEXT_PLAIN]
-    assert result["body"] == "Invalid data. Number of errors: 1"
-
-
-def test_exception_handler_with_data_validation_pydantic_response():
-    # GIVEN a resolver with an exception handler defined for RequestValidationError
-    app = ApiGatewayResolver(enable_validation=True)
-
-    class Err(BaseModel):
-        msg: str
-
-    @app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
-    def handle_validation_error(ex: RequestValidationError):
-        return Response(
-            status_code=422,
-            content_type=content_types.APPLICATION_JSON,
-            body=Err(msg=f"Invalid data. Number of errors: {len(ex.errors())}"),
-        )
-
-    @app.get("/my/path")
-    def get_lambda(param: int): ...
-
-    # WHEN calling the event handler
-    # AND a RequestValidationError is raised
-    result = app(LOAD_GW_EVENT, {})
-
-    # THEN exception handler's pydantic response should be serialized correctly
-    assert result["statusCode"] == 422
-    assert result["body"] == '{"msg":"Invalid data. Number of errors: 1"}'
-
-
 def test_exception_handler_with_route():
     app = ApiGatewayResolver()
     # GIVEN a Router object with an exception handler defined for ValueError
@@ -1540,23 +1486,6 @@ def get_lambda() -> Response:
     assert result["body"] == "Foo!"
 
 
-def test_data_validation_error():
-    # GIVEN a resolver without an exception handler
-    app = ApiGatewayResolver(enable_validation=True)
-
-    @app.get("/my/path")
-    def get_lambda(param: int): ...
-
-    # WHEN calling the event handler
-    # AND a RequestValidationError is raised
-    result = app(LOAD_GW_EVENT, {})
-
-    # THEN call the exception_handler
-    assert result["statusCode"] == 422
-    assert result["multiValueHeaders"]["Content-Type"] == [content_types.APPLICATION_JSON]
-    assert "missing" in result["body"]
-
-
 def test_exception_handler_service_error():
     # GIVEN
     app = ApiGatewayResolver()
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_middlewares.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_api_middlewares.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_middlewares.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_api_middlewares.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_appsync.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_appsync.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_appsync.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_appsync.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_base_path.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_base_path.py
similarity index 86%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_base_path.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_base_path.py
index 479a46bda55..7fc5a0eced7 100644
--- a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_base_path.py
+++ b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_base_path.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
 def test_base_path_api_gateway_rest():
-    app = APIGatewayRestResolver(enable_validation=True)
+    app = APIGatewayRestResolver()
 
     @app.get("/")
     def handle():
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def handle():
 
 
 def test_base_path_api_gateway_http():
-    app = APIGatewayHttpResolver(enable_validation=True)
+    app = APIGatewayHttpResolver()
 
     @app.get("/")
     def handle():
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def handle():
 
 
 def test_base_path_alb():
-    app = ALBResolver(enable_validation=True)
+    app = ALBResolver()
 
     @app.get("/")
     def handle():
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def handle():
 
 
 def test_base_path_lambda_function_url():
-    app = LambdaFunctionUrlResolver(enable_validation=True)
+    app = LambdaFunctionUrlResolver()
 
     @app.get("/")
     def handle():
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def handle():
 
 
 def test_vpc_lattice():
-    app = VPCLatticeResolver(enable_validation=True)
+    app = VPCLatticeResolver()
 
     @app.get("/")
     def handle():
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def handle():
 
 
 def test_vpc_latticev2():
-    app = VPCLatticeV2Resolver(enable_validation=True)
+    app = VPCLatticeV2Resolver()
 
     @app.get("/")
     def handle():
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_lambda_function_url.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_lambda_function_url.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_lambda_function_url.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_lambda_function_url.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_router.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_router.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_router.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_router.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_vpc_lattice.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_vpc_lattice.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_vpc_lattice.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_vpc_lattice.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_vpc_latticev2.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_vpc_latticev2.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/functional/event_handler/test_vpc_latticev2.py
rename to tests/functional/event_handler/required_dependencies/test_vpc_latticev2.py
diff --git a/tests/functional/idempotency/test_idempotency.py b/tests/functional/idempotency/test_idempotency.py
index 83ee16f328b..d056bd4e95a 100644
--- a/tests/functional/idempotency/test_idempotency.py
+++ b/tests/functional/idempotency/test_idempotency.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 from tests.functional.utils import json_serialize, load_event
 
 TABLE_NAME = "TEST_TABLE"
-TESTS_MODULE_PREFIX = "test-func.functional.idempotency.test_idempotency"
+TESTS_MODULE_PREFIX = "test-func.tests.functional.idempotency.test_idempotency"
 
 
 def get_dataclasses_lib():
diff --git a/tests/functional/idempotency/utils.py b/tests/functional/idempotency/utils.py
index c396e40957c..bba8f320438 100644
--- a/tests/functional/idempotency/utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/idempotency/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def build_idempotency_put_item_stub(
     data: Dict,
     function_name: str = "test-func",
     function_qualified_name: str = "test_idempotent_lambda_first_execution_event_mutation.<locals>",
-    module_name: str = "functional.idempotency.test_idempotency",
+    module_name: str = "tests.functional.idempotency.test_idempotency",
     handler_name: str = "lambda_handler",
 ) -> Dict:
     idempotency_key_hash = (
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def build_idempotency_update_item_stub(
     handler_response: Dict,
     function_name: str = "test-func",
     function_qualified_name: str = "test_idempotent_lambda_first_execution_event_mutation.<locals>",
-    module_name: str = "functional.idempotency.test_idempotency",
+    module_name: str = "tests.functional.idempotency.test_idempotency",
     handler_name: str = "lambda_handler",
 ) -> Dict:
     idempotency_key_hash = (
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_tracing.py b/tests/unit/test_tracing.py
index 0d12afa629b..2c52d8e9dc0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_tracing.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_tracing.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 # Maintenance: This should move to Functional tests and use Fake over mocks.
 
-MODULE_PREFIX = "unit.test_tracing"
+MODULE_PREFIX = "tests.unit.test_tracing"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture