diff --git a/.ci/ansible/settings.py.j2 b/.ci/ansible/settings.py.j2
index 7a73ea2f35..dfe2851de4 100644
--- a/.ci/ansible/settings.py.j2
+++ b/.ci/ansible/settings.py.j2
@@ -26,56 +26,3 @@ API_ROOT = {{ api_root | repr }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if s3_test | default(false) %}
-MEDIA_ROOT: ""
-S3_USE_SIGV4 = True
-{% if test_storages_compat_layer is defined and test_storages_compat_layer %}
-STORAGES = {
-    "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage",
-        "OPTIONS": {
-            "access_key": "{{ minio_access_key }}",
-            "secret_key": "{{ minio_secret_key }}",
-            "region_name": "eu-central-1",
-            "addressing_style": "path",
-            "signature_version": "s3v4",
-            "bucket_name": "pulp3",
-            "endpoint_url": "http://minio:9000",
-            "default_acl": "@none None",
-        },
-    },
-    "staticfiles": {
-      "BACKEND": "django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.StaticFilesStorage",
-    },
-}
-{% else %}
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage"
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = "{{ minio_access_key }}"
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = "{{ minio_secret_key }}"
-AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = "eu-central-1"
-AWS_S3_ADDRESSING_STYLE = "path"
-AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION = "s3v4"
-AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = "pulp3"
-AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = "http://minio:9000"
-AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = "@none None"
-{% endif %}
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if azure_test | default(false) %}
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "storages.backends.azure_storage.AzureStorage"
-MEDIA_ROOT = ""
-AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY = "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
-AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME = "devstoreaccount1"
-AZURE_CONTAINER =  "pulp-test"
-AZURE_LOCATION = "pulp3"
-AZURE_OVERWRITE_FILES = True
-AZURE_URL_EXPIRATION_SECS = 120
-AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING = 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://ci-azurite:10000/devstoreaccount1;'
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if gcp_test | default(false) %}
-DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = "storages.backends.gcloud.GoogleCloudStorage"
-MEDIA_ROOT = ""
-GS_BUCKET_NAME = "gcppulp"
-GS_CUSTOM_ENDPOINT = "http://ci-gcp:4443"
-{% endif %}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh
index 1b487aa885..03f4728214 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ if [ "$TEST" = "s3" ]; then
   sed -i -e '$a s3_test: true\
 minio_access_key: "'$MINIO_ACCESS_KEY'"\
 minio_secret_key: "'$MINIO_SECRET_KEY'"\
-pulp_scenario_settings: {"DISABLED_authentication_backends": "@merge django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend", "DISABLED_authentication_json_header": "HTTP_X_RH_IDENTITY", "DISABLED_authentication_json_header_jq_filter": ".identity.user.username", "DISABLED_authentication_json_header_openapi_security_scheme": {"description": "External OAuth integration", "flows": {"clientCredentials": {"scopes": {"api.console": "grant_access_to_pulp"}, "tokenUrl": "https://your-identity-provider/token/issuer"}}, "type": "oauth2"}, "DISABLED_rest_framework__default_authentication_classes": "@merge pulpcore.app.authentication.JSONHeaderRemoteAuthentication", "domain_enabled": true, "hide_guarded_distributions": true}\
+pulp_scenario_settings: {"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "AKIAIT2Z5TDYPX3ARJBA", "AWS_DEFAULT_ACL": "@none None", "AWS_S3_ADDRESSING_STYLE": "path", "AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL": "http://minio:9000", "AWS_S3_REGION_NAME": "eu-central-1", "AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION": "s3v4", "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "fqRvjWaPU5o0fCqQuUWbj9Fainj2pVZtBCiDiieS", "AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME": "pulp3", "DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE": "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage", "DISABLED_authentication_backends": "@merge django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend", "DISABLED_authentication_json_header": "HTTP_X_RH_IDENTITY", "DISABLED_authentication_json_header_jq_filter": ".identity.user.username", "DISABLED_authentication_json_header_openapi_security_scheme": {"description": "External OAuth integration", "flows": {"clientCredentials": {"scopes": {"api.console": "grant_access_to_pulp"}, "tokenUrl": "https://your-identity-provider/token/issuer"}}, "type": "oauth2"}, "DISABLED_rest_framework__default_authentication_classes": "@merge pulpcore.app.authentication.JSONHeaderRemoteAuthentication", "MEDIA_ROOT": "", "domain_enabled": true, "hide_guarded_distributions": true}\
 pulp_scenario_env: {}\
-test_storages_compat_layer: false\
 ' vars/main.yaml
   export PULP_API_ROOT="/rerouted/djnd/"
 fi
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ if [ "$TEST" = "azure" ]; then
       - ./azurite:/etc/pulp\
     command: "azurite-blob --blobHost 0.0.0.0"' vars/main.yaml
   sed -i -e '$a azure_test: true\
-pulp_scenario_settings: {"api_root_rewrite_header": "X-API-Root", "domain_enabled": true}\
+pulp_scenario_settings: {"AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY": "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==", "AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME": "devstoreaccount1", "AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING": "DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://ci-azurite:10000/devstoreaccount1;", "AZURE_CONTAINER": "pulp-test", "AZURE_LOCATION": "pulp3", "AZURE_OVERWRITE_FILES": true, "AZURE_URL_EXPIRATION_SECS": 120, "DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE": "storages.backends.azure_storage.AzureStorage", "MEDIA_ROOT": "", "api_root_rewrite_header": "X-API-Root", "domain_enabled": true}\
 pulp_scenario_env: {}\
 ' vars/main.yaml
 fi
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0e92a5688d..7ee5a63717 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 aiodns>=3.0,<=3.2.0
 aiofiles>=22.1,<24.2.0
-aiohttp>=3.8.1,<3.10.12
+aiohttp>=3.8.3,<3.10.12
 asyncio-throttle>=1.0,<=1.0.2
 async-timeout>=4.0.3,<4.0.4;python_version<"3.11"
 backoff>=2.1.2,<2.2.2
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ tablib<3.6.0
 url-normalize>=1.4.3,<=1.4.3
 uuid6>=2023.5.2,<=2024.7.10
 whitenoise>=5.0,<6.8.0
-yarl>=1.8,<1.15.3
+yarl>=1.8.2,<1.15.3
diff --git a/template_config.yml b/template_config.yml
index ea2e3a0d51..f7bedc3b46 100644
--- a/template_config.yml
+++ b/template_config.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ pulp_settings:
 pulp_settings_azure:
   api_root_rewrite_header: X-API-Root
   domain_enabled: true
+  MEDIA_ROOT: ""
+  DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE: "storages.backends.azure_storage.AzureStorage"
+  AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY: "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+  AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME: "devstoreaccount1"
+  AZURE_CONTAINER:  "pulp-test"
+  AZURE_LOCATION: "pulp3"
+  AZURE_OVERWRITE_FILES: True
+  AZURE_URL_EXPIRATION_SECS: 120
+  AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING: 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://ci-azurite:10000/devstoreaccount1;'
 pulp_settings_gcp: null
 pulp_settings_s3:
   DISABLED_authentication_backends: '@merge django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend'
@@ -77,6 +86,16 @@ pulp_settings_s3:
   DISABLED_rest_framework__default_authentication_classes: '@merge pulpcore.app.authentication.JSONHeaderRemoteAuthentication'
   domain_enabled: true
   hide_guarded_distributions: true
+  MEDIA_ROOT: ""
+  DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE: "storages.backends.s3boto3.S3Boto3Storage"
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "AKIAIT2Z5TDYPX3ARJBA"
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "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"
+  AWS_S3_REGION_NAME: "eu-central-1"
+  AWS_S3_ADDRESSING_STYLE: "path"
+  AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION: "s3v4"
+  AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME: "pulp3"
+  AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL: "http://minio:9000"
+  AWS_DEFAULT_ACL: "@none None"
 pydocstyle: true
 release_email: pulp-infra@redhat.com
 release_user: pulpbot
@@ -99,6 +118,5 @@ test_lowerbounds: true
 test_performance: false
 test_reroute: true
 test_s3: true
-test_storages_compat_layer: false
 use_issue_template: true