diff --git a/pandas/tests/config/test_localization.py b/pandas/tests/config/test_localization.py
index 3907f557d1075..844f67cd2d0ea 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/config/test_localization.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/config/test_localization.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import pandas as pd
 
 _all_locales = get_locales()
-_current_locale = locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL)  # getlocale() is wrong, see GH#46595
 
 # Don't run any of these tests if we have no locales.
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(not _all_locales, reason="Need locales")
diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/indexing/test_xs.py b/pandas/tests/frame/indexing/test_xs.py
index 535137edd16cf..80b4635b94d3b 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/frame/indexing/test_xs.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/frame/indexing/test_xs.py
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ def four_level_index_dataframe():
 
 
 class TestXS:
-    def test_xs(
-        self, float_frame, datetime_frame, using_copy_on_write, warn_copy_on_write
-    ):
-        float_frame_orig = float_frame.copy()
+    def test_xs(self, float_frame):
         idx = float_frame.index[5]
         xs = float_frame.xs(idx)
         for item, value in xs.items():
@@ -48,6 +45,7 @@ def test_xs(
             else:
                 assert value == float_frame[item][idx]
 
+    def test_xs_mixed(self):
         # mixed-type xs
         test_data = {"A": {"1": 1, "2": 2}, "B": {"1": "1", "2": "2", "3": "3"}}
         frame = DataFrame(test_data)
@@ -56,11 +54,14 @@ def test_xs(
         assert xs["A"] == 1
         assert xs["B"] == "1"
 
+    def test_xs_dt_error(self, datetime_frame):
         with pytest.raises(
             KeyError, match=re.escape("Timestamp('1999-12-31 00:00:00')")
         ):
             datetime_frame.xs(datetime_frame.index[0] - BDay())
 
+    def test_xs_other(self, float_frame, using_copy_on_write, warn_copy_on_write):
+        float_frame_orig = float_frame.copy()
         # xs get column
         series = float_frame.xs("A", axis=1)
         expected = float_frame["A"]
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_constructors.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_constructors.py
index 7fdf17c797213..97e768b348d55 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_constructors.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_constructors.py
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ def test_dti_constructor_with_non_nano_now_today(self):
 
         # result may not exactly match [now, today] so we'll test it up to a tolerance.
         #  (it *may* match exactly due to rounding)
-        tolerance = pd.Timedelta(microseconds=1)
+        tolerance = pd.Timedelta(seconds=1)
 
         diff0 = result[0] - now.as_unit("s")
         assert diff0 >= pd.Timedelta(0), f"The difference is {diff0}"