diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index d39d3d5f02b..4e13efa8066 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ exclude_lines =
     ^\s*assert False(,|$)
     ^\s*assert_never\(
 
-    ^\s*if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    ^\s*(el)?if TYPE_CHECKING:
     ^\s*@overload( |$)
     ^\s*def .+: \.\.\.$
 
diff --git a/changelog/13241.improvement.rst b/changelog/13241.improvement.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41ba55e280a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/13241.improvement.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:func:`pytest.raises`, :func:`pytest.warns` and :func:`pytest.deprecated_call` now uses :class:`ParamSpec` for the type hint to the (old and not recommended) callable overload, instead of :class:`Any`. This allows type checkers to raise errors when passing incorrect function parameters.
+``func`` can now also be passed as a kwarg, which the type hint previously showed as possible but didn't accept.
diff --git a/doc/en/conf.py b/doc/en/conf.py
index c89e14d07fa..9deee5230bd 100644
--- a/doc/en/conf.py
+++ b/doc/en/conf.py
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
     # TypeVars
     ("py:class", "_pytest._code.code.E"),
     ("py:class", "E"),  # due to delayed annotation
+    ("py:class", "T"),
+    ("py:class", "P"),
+    ("py:class", "P.args"),
+    ("py:class", "P.kwargs"),
     ("py:class", "_pytest.fixtures.FixtureFunction"),
     ("py:class", "_pytest.nodes._NodeType"),
     ("py:class", "_NodeType"),  # due to delayed annotation
diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst b/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst
index 6bc8f6fed33..2366cbc598c 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst
@@ -295,13 +295,9 @@ will then execute the function with those arguments and assert that the given ex
 
     pytest.raises(ValueError, func, x=-1)
 
-The reporter will provide you with helpful output in case of failures such as *no
-exception* or *wrong exception*.
-
 This form was the original :func:`pytest.raises` API, developed before the ``with`` statement was
 added to the Python language. Nowadays, this form is rarely used, with the context-manager form (using ``with``)
 being considered more readable.
-Nonetheless, this form is fully supported and not deprecated in any way.
 
 xfail mark and pytest.raises
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/capture-warnings.rst b/doc/en/how-to/capture-warnings.rst
index a9bd894b6fd..efbc4ac49ec 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/capture-warnings.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/capture-warnings.rst
@@ -338,13 +338,6 @@ Some examples:
     ...     warnings.warn("issue with foo() func")
     ...
 
-You can also call :func:`pytest.warns` on a function or code string:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    pytest.warns(expected_warning, func, *args, **kwargs)
-    pytest.warns(expected_warning, "func(*args, **kwargs)")
-
 The function also returns a list of all raised warnings (as
 ``warnings.WarningMessage`` objects), which you can query for
 additional information:
diff --git a/src/_pytest/raises.py b/src/_pytest/raises.py
index 480ae33647f..f48932f7989 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/raises.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/raises.py
@@ -95,14 +95,15 @@ def raises(*, check: Callable[[BaseException], bool]) -> RaisesExc[BaseException
 @overload
 def raises(
     expected_exception: type[E] | tuple[type[E], ...],
-    func: Callable[..., Any],
-    *args: Any,
-    **kwargs: Any,
+    func: Callable[P, object],
+    *args: P.args,
+    **kwargs: P.kwargs,
 ) -> ExceptionInfo[E]: ...
 
 
 def raises(
     expected_exception: type[E] | tuple[type[E], ...] | None = None,
+    func: Callable[P, object] | None = None,
     *args: Any,
     **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> RaisesExc[BaseException] | ExceptionInfo[E]:
@@ -237,25 +238,6 @@ def raises(
 
         :ref:`assertraises` for more examples and detailed discussion.
 
-    **Legacy form**
-
-    It is possible to specify a callable by passing a to-be-called lambda::
-
-        >>> raises(ZeroDivisionError, lambda: 1/0)
-        <ExceptionInfo ...>
-
-    or you can specify an arbitrary callable with arguments::
-
-        >>> def f(x): return 1/x
-        ...
-        >>> raises(ZeroDivisionError, f, 0)
-        <ExceptionInfo ...>
-        >>> raises(ZeroDivisionError, f, x=0)
-        <ExceptionInfo ...>
-
-    The form above is fully supported but discouraged for new code because the
-    context manager form is regarded as more readable and less error-prone.
-
     .. note::
         Similar to caught exception objects in Python, explicitly clearing
         local references to returned ``ExceptionInfo`` objects can
@@ -272,7 +254,7 @@ def raises(
     """
     __tracebackhide__ = True
 
-    if not args:
+    if func is None and not args:
         if set(kwargs) - {"match", "check", "expected_exception"}:
             msg = "Unexpected keyword arguments passed to pytest.raises: "
             msg += ", ".join(sorted(kwargs))
@@ -289,11 +271,10 @@ def raises(
             f"Raising exceptions is already understood as failing the test, so you don't need "
             f"any special code to say 'this should never raise an exception'."
         )
-    func = args[0]
     if not callable(func):
         raise TypeError(f"{func!r} object (type: {type(func)}) must be callable")
     with RaisesExc(expected_exception) as excinfo:
-        func(*args[1:], **kwargs)
+        func(*args, **kwargs)
     try:
         return excinfo
     finally:
diff --git a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
index e3db717bfe4..6fdb6d6eb80 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing_extensions import ParamSpec
     from typing_extensions import Self
 
+    P = ParamSpec("P")
+
 import warnings
 
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ def deprecated_call(
 
 
 @overload
-def deprecated_call(func: Callable[..., T], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> T: ...
+def deprecated_call(func: Callable[P, T], *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> T: ...
 
 
 def deprecated_call(
@@ -67,23 +70,23 @@ def deprecated_call(
         >>> import pytest
         >>> with pytest.deprecated_call():
         ...    assert api_call_v2() == 200
+        >>> with pytest.deprecated_call(match="^use v3 of this api$") as warning_messages:
+        ...    assert api_call_v2() == 200
 
-    It can also be used by passing a function and ``*args`` and ``**kwargs``,
-    in which case it will ensure calling ``func(*args, **kwargs)`` produces one of
-    the warnings types above. The return value is the return value of the function.
-
-    In the context manager form you may use the keyword argument ``match`` to assert
+    You may use the keyword argument ``match`` to assert
     that the warning matches a text or regex.
 
-    The context manager produces a list of :class:`warnings.WarningMessage` objects,
-    one for each warning raised.
+    The return value is a list of :class:`warnings.WarningMessage` objects,
+    one for each warning emitted
+    (regardless of whether it is an ``expected_warning`` or not).
     """
     __tracebackhide__ = True
-    if func is not None:
-        args = (func, *args)
-    return warns(
-        (DeprecationWarning, PendingDeprecationWarning, FutureWarning), *args, **kwargs
-    )
+    dep_warnings = (DeprecationWarning, PendingDeprecationWarning, FutureWarning)
+    if func is None:
+        return warns(dep_warnings, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    with warns(dep_warnings):
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 @overload
@@ -97,16 +100,16 @@ def warns(
 @overload
 def warns(
     expected_warning: type[Warning] | tuple[type[Warning], ...],
-    func: Callable[..., T],
-    *args: Any,
-    **kwargs: Any,
+    func: Callable[P, T],
+    *args: P.args,
+    **kwargs: P.kwargs,
 ) -> T: ...
 
 
 def warns(
     expected_warning: type[Warning] | tuple[type[Warning], ...] = Warning,
+    func: Callable[..., object] | None = None,
     *args: Any,
-    match: str | re.Pattern[str] | None = None,
     **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> WarningsChecker | Any:
     r"""Assert that code raises a particular class of warning.
@@ -119,13 +122,13 @@ def warns(
     each warning emitted (regardless of whether it is an ``expected_warning`` or not).
     Since pytest 8.0, unmatched warnings are also re-emitted when the context closes.
 
-    This function can be used as a context manager::
+    This function should be used as a context manager::
 
         >>> import pytest
         >>> with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning):
         ...    warnings.warn("my warning", RuntimeWarning)
 
-    In the context manager form you may use the keyword argument ``match`` to assert
+    The ``match`` keyword argument can be used to assert
     that the warning matches a text or regex::
 
         >>> with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match='must be 0 or None'):
@@ -151,7 +154,8 @@ def warns(
 
     """
     __tracebackhide__ = True
-    if not args:
+    if func is None and not args:
+        match: str | re.Pattern[str] | None = kwargs.pop("match", None)
         if kwargs:
             argnames = ", ".join(sorted(kwargs))
             raise TypeError(
@@ -160,11 +164,10 @@ def warns(
             )
         return WarningsChecker(expected_warning, match_expr=match, _ispytest=True)
     else:
-        func = args[0]
         if not callable(func):
             raise TypeError(f"{func!r} object (type: {type(func)}) must be callable")
         with WarningsChecker(expected_warning, _ispytest=True):
-            return func(*args[1:], **kwargs)
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class WarningsRecorder(warnings.catch_warnings):
diff --git a/testing/_py/test_local.py b/testing/_py/test_local.py
index 7064d1daa9b..94a0403c1be 100644
--- a/testing/_py/test_local.py
+++ b/testing/_py/test_local.py
@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ def test_chdir_gone(self, path1):
         p = path1.ensure("dir_to_be_removed", dir=1)
         p.chdir()
         p.remove()
-        pytest.raises(error.ENOENT, local)
+        with pytest.raises(error.ENOENT):
+            local()
         assert path1.chdir() is None
         assert os.getcwd() == str(path1)
 
@@ -998,8 +999,10 @@ def test_locked_make_numbered_dir(self, tmpdir):
                 assert numdir.new(ext=str(j)).check()
 
     def test_error_preservation(self, path1):
-        pytest.raises(EnvironmentError, path1.join("qwoeqiwe").mtime)
-        pytest.raises(EnvironmentError, path1.join("qwoeqiwe").read)
+        with pytest.raises(EnvironmentError):
+            path1.join("qwoeqiwe").mtime()
+        with pytest.raises(EnvironmentError):
+            path1.join("qwoeqiwe").read()
 
     # def test_parentdirmatch(self):
     #    local.parentdirmatch('std', startmodule=__name__)
@@ -1099,7 +1102,8 @@ def test_pyimport_check_filepath_consistency(self, monkeypatch, tmpdir):
         pseudopath = tmpdir.ensure(name + "123.py")
         mod.__file__ = str(pseudopath)
         monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, name, mod)
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(pseudopath.ImportMismatchError, p.pyimport)
+        with pytest.raises(pseudopath.ImportMismatchError) as excinfo:
+            p.pyimport()
         modname, modfile, orig = excinfo.value.args
         assert modname == name
         assert modfile == pseudopath
@@ -1397,7 +1401,8 @@ def test_stat_helpers(self, tmpdir, monkeypatch):
 
     def test_stat_non_raising(self, tmpdir):
         path1 = tmpdir.join("file")
-        pytest.raises(error.ENOENT, lambda: path1.stat())
+        with pytest.raises(error.ENOENT):
+            path1.stat()
         res = path1.stat(raising=False)
         assert res is None
 
diff --git a/testing/code/test_code.py b/testing/code/test_code.py
index 7ae5ad46100..d1e7efdc678 100644
--- a/testing/code/test_code.py
+++ b/testing/code/test_code.py
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ def test_code_from_func() -> None:
 def test_unicode_handling() -> None:
     value = "ąć".encode()
 
-    def f() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as excinfo:
         raise Exception(value)
-
-    excinfo = pytest.raises(Exception, f)
     str(excinfo)
 
 
diff --git a/testing/code/test_excinfo.py b/testing/code/test_excinfo.py
index 555645030fc..8d64f14a537 100644
--- a/testing/code/test_excinfo.py
+++ b/testing/code/test_excinfo.py
@@ -222,17 +222,18 @@ def h():
             g()
             #
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, h)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            h()
         traceback = excinfo.traceback
         ntraceback = traceback.filter(excinfo)
         print(f"old: {traceback!r}")
         print(f"new: {ntraceback!r}")
 
         if matching:
-            assert len(ntraceback) == len(traceback) - 2
-        else:
             # -1 because of the __tracebackhide__ in pytest.raises
             assert len(ntraceback) == len(traceback) - 1
+        else:
+            assert len(ntraceback) == len(traceback)
 
     def test_traceback_recursion_index(self):
         def f(n):
@@ -240,7 +241,8 @@ def f(n):
                 n += 1
             f(n)
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(RecursionError, f, 8)
+        with pytest.raises(RecursionError) as excinfo:
+            f(8)
         traceback = excinfo.traceback
         recindex = traceback.recursionindex()
         assert recindex == 3
@@ -251,7 +253,8 @@ def f(n):
                 raise RuntimeError("hello")
             f(n - 1)
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(RuntimeError, f, 25)
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as excinfo:
+            f(25)
         monkeypatch.delattr(excinfo.traceback.__class__, "recursionindex")
         repr = excinfo.getrepr()
         assert "RuntimeError: hello" in str(repr.reprcrash)
@@ -273,8 +276,8 @@ def f(n: int) -> None:
             except BaseException:
                 reraise_me()
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(RuntimeError, f, 8)
-        assert excinfo is not None
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as excinfo:
+            f(8)
         traceback = excinfo.traceback
         recindex = traceback.recursionindex()
         assert recindex is None
@@ -294,7 +297,8 @@ def fail():
 
         fail = log(log(fail))
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, fail)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            fail()
         assert excinfo.traceback.recursionindex() is None
 
     def test_getreprcrash(self):
@@ -312,7 +316,8 @@ def g():
         def f():
             g()
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            f()
         reprcrash = excinfo._getreprcrash()
         assert reprcrash is not None
         co = _pytest._code.Code.from_function(h)
@@ -320,6 +325,8 @@ def f():
         assert reprcrash.lineno == co.firstlineno + 1 + 1
 
     def test_getreprcrash_empty(self):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
+
         def g():
             __tracebackhide__ = True
             raise ValueError
@@ -328,12 +335,14 @@ def f():
             __tracebackhide__ = True
             g()
 
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            f()
         assert excinfo._getreprcrash() is None
 
 
 def test_excinfo_exconly():
-    excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, h)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+        h()
     assert excinfo.exconly().startswith("ValueError")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
         raise ValueError("hello\nworld")
@@ -343,7 +352,8 @@ def test_excinfo_exconly():
 
 
 def test_excinfo_repr_str() -> None:
-    excinfo1 = pytest.raises(ValueError, h)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo1:
+        h()
     assert repr(excinfo1) == "<ExceptionInfo ValueError() tblen=4>"
     assert str(excinfo1) == "<ExceptionInfo ValueError() tblen=4>"
 
@@ -354,7 +364,8 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def raises() -> None:
         raise CustomException()
 
-    excinfo2 = pytest.raises(CustomException, raises)
+    with pytest.raises(CustomException) as excinfo2:
+        raises()
     assert repr(excinfo2) == "<ExceptionInfo custom_repr tblen=2>"
     assert str(excinfo2) == "<ExceptionInfo custom_repr tblen=2>"
 
@@ -366,7 +377,8 @@ def test_excinfo_for_later() -> None:
 
 
 def test_excinfo_errisinstance():
-    excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, h)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+        h()
     assert excinfo.errisinstance(ValueError)
 
 
@@ -390,7 +402,8 @@ def test_excinfo_no_python_sourcecode(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     loader = jinja2.FileSystemLoader(str(tmp_path))
     env = jinja2.Environment(loader=loader)
     template = env.get_template("test.txt")
-    excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, template.render, h=h)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+        template.render(h=h)
     for item in excinfo.traceback:
         print(item)  # XXX: for some reason jinja.Template.render is printed in full
         _ = item.source  # shouldn't fail
@@ -754,7 +767,8 @@ def func1(m):
                 raise ValueError("hello\\nworld")
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.func1, "m" * 500)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.func1("m" * 500)
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         entry = excinfo.traceback[-1]
         p = FormattedExcinfo(funcargs=True, truncate_args=True)
@@ -777,7 +791,8 @@ def func1():
                 raise ValueError("hello\\nworld")
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.func1)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.func1()
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         p = FormattedExcinfo()
         reprtb = p.repr_traceback_entry(excinfo.traceback[-1])
@@ -810,7 +825,8 @@ def func1(m, x, y, z):
                 raise ValueError("hello\\nworld")
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.func1, "m" * 90, 5, 13, "z" * 120)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.func1("m" * 90, 5, 13, "z" * 120)
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         entry = excinfo.traceback[-1]
         p = FormattedExcinfo(funcargs=True)
@@ -837,7 +853,8 @@ def func1(x, *y, **z):
                 raise ValueError("hello\\nworld")
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.func1, "a", "b", c="d")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.func1("a", "b", c="d")
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         entry = excinfo.traceback[-1]
         p = FormattedExcinfo(funcargs=True)
@@ -863,7 +880,8 @@ def entry():
                 func1()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         p = FormattedExcinfo(style="short")
         reprtb = p.repr_traceback_entry(excinfo.traceback[-2])
         lines = reprtb.lines
@@ -898,7 +916,8 @@ def entry():
                 func1()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ZeroDivisionError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ZeroDivisionError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         p = FormattedExcinfo(style="short")
         reprtb = p.repr_traceback_entry(excinfo.traceback[-3])
         assert len(reprtb.lines) == 1
@@ -923,7 +942,8 @@ def entry():
                 func1()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         p = FormattedExcinfo(style="no")
         p.repr_traceback_entry(excinfo.traceback[-2])
 
@@ -934,6 +954,7 @@ def entry():
         assert not lines[1:]
 
     def test_repr_traceback_tbfilter(self, importasmod):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def f(x):
@@ -942,7 +963,8 @@ def entry():
                 f(0)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         p = FormattedExcinfo(tbfilter=True)
         reprtb = p.repr_traceback(excinfo)
         assert len(reprtb.reprentries) == 2
@@ -963,7 +985,8 @@ def entry():
                 func1()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         from _pytest._code.code import Code
 
         with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
@@ -980,6 +1003,7 @@ def entry():
         assert last_lines[1] == "E   ValueError: hello"
 
     def test_repr_traceback_and_excinfo(self, importasmod) -> None:
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def f(x):
@@ -988,7 +1012,8 @@ def entry():
                 f(0)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
 
         styles: tuple[TracebackStyle, ...] = ("long", "short")
         for style in styles:
@@ -1008,6 +1033,7 @@ def entry():
             assert repr.reprcrash.message == "ValueError: 0"
 
     def test_repr_traceback_with_invalid_cwd(self, importasmod, monkeypatch) -> None:
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def f(x):
@@ -1016,7 +1042,8 @@ def entry():
                 f(0)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
 
         p = FormattedExcinfo(abspath=False)
 
@@ -1065,7 +1092,8 @@ def entry():
                 raise ValueError()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         repr = excinfo.getrepr()
         repr.addsection("title", "content")
         repr.toterminal(tw_mock)
@@ -1079,7 +1107,8 @@ def entry():
                 raise ValueError()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
         repr = excinfo.getrepr()
         assert repr.reprcrash is not None
         assert repr.reprcrash.path.endswith("mod.py")
@@ -1098,7 +1127,8 @@ def entry():
                 rec1(42)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(RuntimeError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
 
         for style in ("short", "long", "no"):
             p = FormattedExcinfo(style="short")
@@ -1115,7 +1145,8 @@ def entry():
                 f(0)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.entry)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.entry()
 
         styles: tuple[TracebackStyle, ...] = ("short", "long", "no")
         for style in styles:
@@ -1138,6 +1169,7 @@ def toterminal(self, tw: TerminalWriter) -> None:
         assert x == "я"
 
     def test_toterminal_long(self, importasmod, tw_mock):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def g(x):
@@ -1146,7 +1178,8 @@ def f():
                 g(3)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         repr = excinfo.getrepr()
         repr.toterminal(tw_mock)
@@ -1171,6 +1204,7 @@ def f():
     def test_toterminal_long_missing_source(
         self, importasmod, tmp_path: Path, tw_mock
     ) -> None:
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def g(x):
@@ -1179,7 +1213,8 @@ def f():
                 g(3)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         tmp_path.joinpath("mod.py").unlink()
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         repr = excinfo.getrepr()
@@ -1203,6 +1238,7 @@ def f():
     def test_toterminal_long_incomplete_source(
         self, importasmod, tmp_path: Path, tw_mock
     ) -> None:
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def g(x):
@@ -1211,7 +1247,8 @@ def f():
                 g(3)
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         tmp_path.joinpath("mod.py").write_text("asdf", encoding="utf-8")
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         repr = excinfo.getrepr()
@@ -1235,13 +1272,15 @@ def f():
     def test_toterminal_long_filenames(
         self, importasmod, tw_mock, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch
     ) -> None:
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def f():
                 raise ValueError()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         path = Path(mod.__file__)
         monkeypatch.chdir(path.parent)
         repr = excinfo.getrepr(abspath=False)
@@ -1268,7 +1307,8 @@ def f():
                 g('some_value')
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         repr = excinfo.getrepr(style="value")
         repr.toterminal(tw_mock)
@@ -1312,6 +1352,7 @@ def foo():
         assert file.getvalue()
 
     def test_traceback_repr_style(self, importasmod, tw_mock):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             def f():
@@ -1324,7 +1365,8 @@ def i():
                 raise ValueError()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         excinfo.traceback = excinfo.traceback.filter(excinfo)
         excinfo.traceback = _pytest._code.Traceback(
             entry if i not in (1, 2) else entry.with_repr_style("short")
@@ -1359,6 +1401,7 @@ def i():
         assert tw_mock.lines[20] == ":9: ValueError"
 
     def test_exc_chain_repr(self, importasmod, tw_mock):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             class Err(Exception):
@@ -1377,7 +1420,8 @@ def h():
                 if True: raise AttributeError()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(AttributeError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         r = excinfo.getrepr(style="long")
         r.toterminal(tw_mock)
         for line in tw_mock.lines:
@@ -1458,6 +1502,7 @@ def test_exc_repr_chain_suppression(self, importasmod, mode, tw_mock):
         - When the exception is raised with "from None"
         - Explicitly suppressed with "chain=False" to ExceptionInfo.getrepr().
         """
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         raise_suffix = " from None" if mode == "from_none" else ""
         mod = importasmod(
             f"""
@@ -1470,7 +1515,8 @@ def g():
                 raise ValueError()
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(AttributeError, mod.f)
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError) as excinfo:
+            mod.f()
         r = excinfo.getrepr(style="long", chain=mode != "explicit_suppress")
         r.toterminal(tw_mock)
         for line in tw_mock.lines:
@@ -1547,6 +1593,7 @@ def g():
         )
 
     def test_exc_chain_repr_cycle(self, importasmod, tw_mock):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
         mod = importasmod(
             """
             class Err(Exception):
@@ -1565,7 +1612,8 @@ def unreraise():
                     raise e.__cause__
         """
         )
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ZeroDivisionError, mod.unreraise)
+        with pytest.raises(ZeroDivisionError) as excinfo:
+            mod.unreraise()
         r = excinfo.getrepr(style="short")
         r.toterminal(tw_mock)
         out = "\n".join(line for line in tw_mock.lines if isinstance(line, str))
diff --git a/testing/code/test_source.py b/testing/code/test_source.py
index 321372d4b59..bf7ed38cefe 100644
--- a/testing/code/test_source.py
+++ b/testing/code/test_source.py
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ def test_getstatementrange_out_of_bounds_py3(self) -> None:
 
     def test_getstatementrange_with_syntaxerror_issue7(self) -> None:
         source = Source(":")
-        pytest.raises(SyntaxError, lambda: source.getstatementrange(0))
+        with pytest.raises(SyntaxError):
+            source.getstatementrange(0)
 
 
 def test_getstartingblock_singleline() -> None:
@@ -379,7 +380,8 @@ def test_code_of_object_instance_with_call() -> None:
     class A:
         pass
 
-    pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: Source(A()))
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        Source(A())
 
     class WithCall:
         def __call__(self) -> None:
@@ -392,7 +394,8 @@ class Hello:
         def __call__(self) -> None:
             pass
 
-    pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: Code.from_function(Hello))
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        Code.from_function(Hello)
 
 
 def getstatement(lineno: int, source) -> Source:
diff --git a/testing/example_scripts/fixtures/fill_fixtures/test_conftest_funcargs_only_available_in_subdir/sub2/conftest.py b/testing/example_scripts/fixtures/fill_fixtures/test_conftest_funcargs_only_available_in_subdir/sub2/conftest.py
index 112d1e05f27..678dd06d907 100644
--- a/testing/example_scripts/fixtures/fill_fixtures/test_conftest_funcargs_only_available_in_subdir/sub2/conftest.py
+++ b/testing/example_scripts/fixtures/fill_fixtures/test_conftest_funcargs_only_available_in_subdir/sub2/conftest.py
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def arg2(request):
-    pytest.raises(Exception, request.getfixturevalue, "arg1")
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):  # noqa: B017  # too general exception
+        request.getfixturevalue("arg1")
diff --git a/testing/python/collect.py b/testing/python/collect.py
index 530f1c340ff..0834204be84 100644
--- a/testing/python/collect.py
+++ b/testing/python/collect.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 class TestModule:
     def test_failing_import(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         modcol = pytester.getmodulecol("import alksdjalskdjalkjals")
-        pytest.raises(Collector.CollectError, modcol.collect)
+        with pytest.raises(Collector.CollectError):
+            modcol.collect()
 
     def test_import_duplicate(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         a = pytester.mkdir("a")
@@ -72,12 +73,15 @@ def test():
 
     def test_syntax_error_in_module(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         modcol = pytester.getmodulecol("this is a syntax error")
-        pytest.raises(modcol.CollectError, modcol.collect)
-        pytest.raises(modcol.CollectError, modcol.collect)
+        with pytest.raises(modcol.CollectError):
+            modcol.collect()
+        with pytest.raises(modcol.CollectError):
+            modcol.collect()
 
     def test_module_considers_pluginmanager_at_import(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         modcol = pytester.getmodulecol("pytest_plugins='xasdlkj',")
-        pytest.raises(ImportError, lambda: modcol.obj)
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+            modcol.obj()
 
     def test_invalid_test_module_name(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         a = pytester.mkdir("a")
diff --git a/testing/python/fixtures.py b/testing/python/fixtures.py
index fb76fe6cf96..6e420cd9c51 100644
--- a/testing/python/fixtures.py
+++ b/testing/python/fixtures.py
@@ -3447,8 +3447,8 @@ def myscoped(request):
                 for x in {ok.split()}:
                     assert hasattr(request, x)
                 for x in {error.split()}:
-                    pytest.raises(AttributeError, lambda:
-                        getattr(request, x))
+                    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+                        getattr(request, x)
                 assert request.session
                 assert request.config
             def test_func():
@@ -3467,8 +3467,8 @@ def arg(request):
                 for x in {ok.split()!r}:
                     assert hasattr(request, x)
                 for x in {error.split()!r}:
-                    pytest.raises(AttributeError, lambda:
-                        getattr(request, x))
+                    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+                        getattr(request, x)
                 assert request.session
                 assert request.config
             def test_func(arg):
diff --git a/testing/python/raises.py b/testing/python/raises.py
index 40f9afea3ba..dee922546ba 100644
--- a/testing/python/raises.py
+++ b/testing/python/raises.py
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ def test_check_callable(self) -> None:
             pytest.raises(RuntimeError, "int('qwe')")  # type: ignore[call-overload]
 
     def test_raises(self):
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, int, "qwe")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            int("qwe")
         assert "invalid literal" in str(excinfo.value)
 
     def test_raises_function(self):
-        excinfo = pytest.raises(ValueError, int, "hello")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as excinfo:
+            int("hello")
         assert "invalid literal" in str(excinfo.value)
 
     def test_raises_does_not_allow_none(self):
@@ -179,7 +181,8 @@ def test_invalid_regex():
 
     def test_noclass(self) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            pytest.raises("wrong", lambda: None)  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+            with pytest.raises("wrong"):  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+                ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     def test_invalid_arguments_to_raises(self) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="unknown"):
@@ -192,7 +195,8 @@ def test_tuple(self):
 
     def test_no_raise_message(self) -> None:
         try:
-            pytest.raises(ValueError, int, "0")
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+                int("0")
         except pytest.fail.Exception as e:
             assert e.msg == f"DID NOT RAISE {ValueError!r}"
         else:
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ def test_raises_match(self) -> None:
             pytest.raises(ValueError, int, "asdf").match(msg)
         assert str(excinfo.value) == expr
 
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, int, match="invalid")
+        pytest.raises(TypeError, int, match="invalid")  # type: ignore[call-overload]
 
         def tfunc(match):
             raise ValueError(f"match={match}")
@@ -320,10 +324,10 @@ def test_raises_match_wrong_type(self):
     def test_raises_exception_looks_iterable(self):
         class Meta(type):
             def __getitem__(self, item):
-                return 1 / 0
+                return 1 / 0  # pragma: no cover
 
             def __len__(self):
-                return 1
+                return 1  # pragma: no cover
 
         class ClassLooksIterableException(Exception, metaclass=Meta):
             pass
@@ -332,7 +336,8 @@ class ClassLooksIterableException(Exception, metaclass=Meta):
             Failed,
             match=r"DID NOT RAISE <class 'raises(\..*)*ClassLooksIterableException'>",
         ):
-            pytest.raises(ClassLooksIterableException, lambda: None)
+            with pytest.raises(ClassLooksIterableException):
+                ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     def test_raises_with_raising_dunder_class(self) -> None:
         """Test current behavior with regard to exceptions via __class__ (#4284)."""
diff --git a/testing/test_cacheprovider.py b/testing/test_cacheprovider.py
index ca417e86ee5..32065308550 100644
--- a/testing/test_cacheprovider.py
+++ b/testing/test_cacheprovider.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def test_config_cache_dataerror(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         config = pytester.parseconfigure()
         assert config.cache is not None
         cache = config.cache
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: cache.set("key/name", cache))
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            cache.set("key/name", cache)
         config.cache.set("key/name", 0)
         config.cache._getvaluepath("key/name").write_bytes(b"123invalid")
         val = config.cache.get("key/name", -2)
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ def test_cachefuncarg(cache):
                 val = cache.get("some/thing", None)
                 assert val is None
                 cache.set("some/thing", [1])
-                pytest.raises(TypeError, lambda: cache.get("some/thing"))
+                with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+                    cache.get("some/thing")
                 val = cache.get("some/thing", [])
                 assert val == [1]
         """
diff --git a/testing/test_capture.py b/testing/test_capture.py
index d9dacebd938..330050589f1 100644
--- a/testing/test_capture.py
+++ b/testing/test_capture.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ def test_init_capturing(self):
         try:
             capman = CaptureManager("fd")
             capman.start_global_capturing()
-            pytest.raises(AssertionError, capman.start_global_capturing)
+            with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+                capman.start_global_capturing()
             capman.stop_global_capturing()
         finally:
             capouter.stop_capturing()
@@ -885,7 +886,8 @@ def test_text(self) -> None:
     def test_unicode_and_str_mixture(self) -> None:
         f = capture.CaptureIO()
         f.write("\u00f6")
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, f.write, b"hello")
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            f.write(b"hello")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
     def test_write_bytes_to_buffer(self) -> None:
         """In python3, stdout / stderr are text io wrappers (exposing a buffer
@@ -912,7 +914,8 @@ def test_unicode_and_str_mixture(self) -> None:
         sio = io.StringIO()
         f = capture.TeeCaptureIO(sio)
         f.write("\u00f6")
-        pytest.raises(TypeError, f.write, b"hello")
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            f.write(b"hello")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
 
 def test_dontreadfrominput() -> None:
@@ -921,19 +924,29 @@ def test_dontreadfrominput() -> None:
     f = DontReadFromInput()
     assert f.buffer is f  # type: ignore[comparison-overlap]
     assert not f.isatty()
-    pytest.raises(OSError, f.read)
-    pytest.raises(OSError, f.readlines)
+    with pytest.raises(OSError):
+        f.read()
+    with pytest.raises(OSError):
+        f.readlines()
     iter_f = iter(f)
-    pytest.raises(OSError, next, iter_f)
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.fileno)
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.flush)
+    with pytest.raises(OSError):
+        next(iter_f)
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.fileno()
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.flush()
     assert not f.readable()
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.seek, 0)
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.seek(0)
     assert not f.seekable()
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.tell)
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.truncate, 0)
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.write, b"")
-    pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation, f.writelines, [])
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.tell()
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.truncate(0)
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.write(b"")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    with pytest.raises(UnsupportedOperation):
+        f.writelines([])
     assert not f.writable()
     assert isinstance(f.encoding, str)
     f.close()  # just for completeness
@@ -1000,7 +1013,8 @@ def test_simple(self, tmpfile: BinaryIO) -> None:
         cap = capture.FDCapture(fd)
         data = b"hello"
         os.write(fd, data)
-        pytest.raises(AssertionError, cap.snap)
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+            cap.snap()
         cap.done()
         cap = capture.FDCapture(fd)
         cap.start()
@@ -1022,7 +1036,8 @@ def test_simple_fail_second_start(self, tmpfile: BinaryIO) -> None:
         fd = tmpfile.fileno()
         cap = capture.FDCapture(fd)
         cap.done()
-        pytest.raises(AssertionError, cap.start)
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+            cap.start()
 
     def test_stderr(self) -> None:
         cap = capture.FDCapture(2)
@@ -1073,7 +1088,8 @@ def test_simple_resume_suspend(self) -> None:
             assert s == "but now yes\n"
             cap.suspend()
             cap.done()
-            pytest.raises(AssertionError, cap.suspend)
+            with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+                cap.suspend()
 
             assert repr(cap) == (
                 f"<FDCapture 1 oldfd={cap.targetfd_save} _state='done' tmpfile={cap.tmpfile!r}>"
@@ -1155,7 +1171,8 @@ def test_reset_twice_error(self) -> None:
         with self.getcapture() as cap:
             print("hello")
             out, err = cap.readouterr()
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, cap.stop_capturing)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            cap.stop_capturing()
         assert out == "hello\n"
         assert not err
 
@@ -1213,7 +1230,8 @@ def test_stdin_nulled_by_default(self) -> None:
         print("XXX which indicates an error in the underlying capturing")
         print("XXX mechanisms")
         with self.getcapture():
-            pytest.raises(OSError, sys.stdin.read)
+            with pytest.raises(OSError):
+                sys.stdin.read()
 
 
 class TestTeeStdCapture(TestStdCapture):
@@ -1667,9 +1685,8 @@ def test_encodedfile_writelines(tmpfile: BinaryIO) -> None:
 
 def test__get_multicapture() -> None:
     assert isinstance(_get_multicapture("no"), MultiCapture)
-    pytest.raises(ValueError, _get_multicapture, "unknown").match(
-        r"^unknown capturing method: 'unknown'"
-    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"^unknown capturing method: 'unknown'$"):
+        _get_multicapture("unknown")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
 
 def test_logging_while_collecting(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
diff --git a/testing/test_config.py b/testing/test_config.py
index bb08c40fef4..a40ef6e36d7 100644
--- a/testing/test_config.py
+++ b/testing/test_config.py
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ def test_args_source_testpaths(self, pytester: Pytester):
 class TestConfigCmdlineParsing:
     def test_parsing_again_fails(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         config = pytester.parseconfig()
-        pytest.raises(AssertionError, lambda: config.parse([]))
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+            config.parse([])
 
     def test_explicitly_specified_config_file_is_loaded(
         self, pytester: Pytester
@@ -647,7 +648,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         config = pytester.parseconfig("--hello=this")
         for x in ("hello", "--hello", "-X"):
             assert config.getoption(x) == "this"
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, config.getoption, "qweqwe")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            config.getoption("qweqwe")
 
         config_novalue = pytester.parseconfig()
         assert config_novalue.getoption("hello") is None
@@ -673,7 +675,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
 
     def test_config_getvalueorskip(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         config = pytester.parseconfig()
-        pytest.raises(pytest.skip.Exception, config.getvalueorskip, "hello")
+        with pytest.raises(pytest.skip.Exception):
+            config.getvalueorskip("hello")
         verbose = config.getvalueorskip("verbose")
         assert verbose == config.option.verbose
 
@@ -721,7 +724,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         config = pytester.parseconfig()
         val = config.getini("myname")
         assert val == "hello"
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, config.getini, "other")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            config.getini("other")
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("config_type", ["ini", "pyproject"])
     def test_addini_paths(self, pytester: Pytester, config_type: str) -> None:
@@ -751,7 +755,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         assert len(values) == 2
         assert values[0] == inipath.parent.joinpath("hello")
         assert values[1] == inipath.parent.joinpath("world/sub.py")
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, config.getini, "other")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            config.getini("other")
 
     def make_conftest_for_args(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         pytester.makeconftest(
diff --git a/testing/test_debugging.py b/testing/test_debugging.py
index 08ebf600253..950386a4923 100644
--- a/testing/test_debugging.py
+++ b/testing/test_debugging.py
@@ -324,12 +324,13 @@ def test_pdb_interaction_exception(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
             def globalfunc():
                 pass
             def test_1():
-                pytest.raises(ValueError, globalfunc)
+                with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+                    globalfunc()
         """
         )
         child = pytester.spawn_pytest(f"--pdb {p1}")
         child.expect(".*def test_1")
-        child.expect(".*pytest.raises.*globalfunc")
+        child.expect(r"with pytest.raises\(ValueError\)")
         child.expect("Pdb")
         child.sendline("globalfunc")
         child.expect(".*function")
diff --git a/testing/test_legacypath.py b/testing/test_legacypath.py
index 72854e4e5c0..ba7f93b1016 100644
--- a/testing/test_legacypath.py
+++ b/testing/test_legacypath.py
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     assert len(values) == 2
     assert values[0] == inipath.parent.joinpath("hello")
     assert values[1] == inipath.parent.joinpath("world/sub.py")
-    pytest.raises(ValueError, config.getini, "other")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        config.getini("other")
 
 
 def test_override_ini_paths(pytester: pytest.Pytester) -> None:
diff --git a/testing/test_mark.py b/testing/test_mark.py
index 1e51f9db18f..a088586612c 100644
--- a/testing/test_mark.py
+++ b/testing/test_mark.py
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(session):
                 session.add_marker("mark1")
                 session.add_marker(pytest.mark.mark2)
                 session.add_marker(pytest.mark.mark3)
-                pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda:
-                        session.add_marker(10))
+                with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+                    session.add_marker(10)
         """
         )
         pytester.makepyfile(
diff --git a/testing/test_monkeypatch.py b/testing/test_monkeypatch.py
index 0e992e298ec..4aa822a9878 100644
--- a/testing/test_monkeypatch.py
+++ b/testing/test_monkeypatch.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class A:
         x = 1
 
     monkeypatch = MonkeyPatch()
-    pytest.raises(AttributeError, monkeypatch.setattr, A, "notexists", 2)
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(A, "notexists", 2)
     monkeypatch.setattr(A, "y", 2, raising=False)
     assert A.y == 2  # type: ignore
     monkeypatch.undo()
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ class A:
 
     monkeypatch = MonkeyPatch()
     monkeypatch.delattr(A, "x")
-    pytest.raises(AttributeError, monkeypatch.delattr, A, "y")
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        monkeypatch.delattr(A, "y")
     monkeypatch.delattr(A, "y", raising=False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(A, "x", 5, raising=False)
     assert A.x == 5
@@ -167,7 +169,8 @@ def test_delitem() -> None:
     monkeypatch.delitem(d, "x")
     assert "x" not in d
     monkeypatch.delitem(d, "y", raising=False)
-    pytest.raises(KeyError, monkeypatch.delitem, d, "y")
+    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+        monkeypatch.delitem(d, "y")
     assert not d
     monkeypatch.setitem(d, "y", 1700)
     assert d["y"] == 1700
@@ -193,7 +196,8 @@ def test_delenv() -> None:
     name = "xyz1234"
     assert name not in os.environ
     monkeypatch = MonkeyPatch()
-    pytest.raises(KeyError, monkeypatch.delenv, name, raising=True)
+    with pytest.raises(KeyError):
+        monkeypatch.delenv(name, raising=True)
     monkeypatch.delenv(name, raising=False)
     monkeypatch.undo()
     os.environ[name] = "1"
diff --git a/testing/test_parseopt.py b/testing/test_parseopt.py
index 36db7b13989..2abbd5d6dbb 100644
--- a/testing/test_parseopt.py
+++ b/testing/test_parseopt.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ def parser() -> parseopt.Parser:
 class TestParser:
     def test_no_help_by_default(self) -> None:
         parser = parseopt.Parser(usage="xyz", _ispytest=True)
-        pytest.raises(UsageError, lambda: parser.parse(["-h"]))
+        with pytest.raises(UsageError):
+            parser.parse(["-h"])
 
     def test_custom_prog(self, parser: parseopt.Parser) -> None:
         """Custom prog can be set for `argparse.ArgumentParser`."""
diff --git a/testing/test_pluginmanager.py b/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
index db85124bf0d..d6f21167b7e 100644
--- a/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
+++ b/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ def test_register_imported_modules(self) -> None:
         assert pm.is_registered(mod)
         values = pm.get_plugins()
         assert mod in values
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, pm.register, mod)
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, lambda: pm.register(mod))
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            pm.register(mod)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            pm.register(mod)
         # assert not pm.is_registered(mod2)
         assert pm.get_plugins() == values
 
@@ -376,8 +378,10 @@ def test_hello(pytestconfig):
     def test_import_plugin_importname(
         self, pytester: Pytester, pytestpm: PytestPluginManager
     ) -> None:
-        pytest.raises(ImportError, pytestpm.import_plugin, "qweqwex.y")
-        pytest.raises(ImportError, pytestpm.import_plugin, "pytest_qweqwx.y")
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+            pytestpm.import_plugin("qweqwex.y")
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+            pytestpm.import_plugin("pytest_qweqwx.y")
 
         pytester.syspathinsert()
         pluginname = "pytest_hello"
@@ -396,8 +400,10 @@ def test_import_plugin_importname(
     def test_import_plugin_dotted_name(
         self, pytester: Pytester, pytestpm: PytestPluginManager
     ) -> None:
-        pytest.raises(ImportError, pytestpm.import_plugin, "qweqwex.y")
-        pytest.raises(ImportError, pytestpm.import_plugin, "pytest_qweqwex.y")
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+            pytestpm.import_plugin("qweqwex.y")
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+            pytestpm.import_plugin("pytest_qweqwex.y")
 
         pytester.syspathinsert()
         pytester.mkpydir("pkg").joinpath("plug.py").write_text("x=3", encoding="utf-8")
@@ -423,9 +429,8 @@ def test_consider_conftest_deps(
 
 class TestPytestPluginManagerBootstrapping:
     def test_preparse_args(self, pytestpm: PytestPluginManager) -> None:
-        pytest.raises(
-            ImportError, lambda: pytestpm.consider_preparse(["xyz", "-p", "hello123"])
-        )
+        with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+            pytestpm.consider_preparse(["xyz", "-p", "hello123"])
 
         # Handles -p without space (#3532).
         with pytest.raises(ImportError) as excinfo:
diff --git a/testing/test_pytester.py b/testing/test_pytester.py
index 721e8c19d8b..780d4ff4b3d 100644
--- a/testing/test_pytester.py
+++ b/testing/test_pytester.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class rep2:
     recorder.unregister()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     recorder.clear()
     recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep3)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-    pytest.raises(ValueError, recorder.getfailures)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        recorder.getfailures()
 
 
 def test_parseconfig(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
@@ -196,7 +197,8 @@ def test_hookrecorder_basic(holder) -> None:
     call = rec.popcall("pytest_xyz")
     assert call.arg == 123
     assert call._name == "pytest_xyz"
-    pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception, rec.popcall, "abc")
+    with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
+        rec.popcall("abc")
     pm.hook.pytest_xyz_noarg()
     call = rec.popcall("pytest_xyz_noarg")
     assert call._name == "pytest_xyz_noarg"
diff --git a/testing/test_recwarn.py b/testing/test_recwarn.py
index 384f2b66a15..14b5d10e89e 100644
--- a/testing/test_recwarn.py
+++ b/testing/test_recwarn.py
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ def test_recording(self) -> None:
             rec.clear()
             assert len(rec.list) == 0
             assert values is rec.list
-            pytest.raises(AssertionError, rec.pop)
+            with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
+                rec.pop()
 
     def test_warn_stacklevel(self) -> None:
         """#4243"""
@@ -145,10 +146,12 @@ def dep_explicit(self, i: int) -> None:
 
     def test_deprecated_call_raises(self) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception, match="No warnings of type"):
-            pytest.deprecated_call(self.dep, 3, 5)
+            with pytest.deprecated_call():
+                self.dep(3, 5)
 
     def test_deprecated_call(self) -> None:
-        pytest.deprecated_call(self.dep, 0, 5)
+        with pytest.deprecated_call():
+            self.dep(0, 5)
 
     def test_deprecated_call_ret(self) -> None:
         ret = pytest.deprecated_call(self.dep, 0)
@@ -170,11 +173,14 @@ def test_deprecated_call_preserves(self) -> None:
 
     def test_deprecated_explicit_call_raises(self) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
-            pytest.deprecated_call(self.dep_explicit, 3)
+            with pytest.deprecated_call():
+                self.dep_explicit(3)
 
     def test_deprecated_explicit_call(self) -> None:
-        pytest.deprecated_call(self.dep_explicit, 0)
-        pytest.deprecated_call(self.dep_explicit, 0)
+        with pytest.deprecated_call():
+            self.dep_explicit(0)
+        with pytest.deprecated_call():
+            self.dep_explicit(0)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ["context_manager", "call"])
     def test_deprecated_call_no_warning(self, mode) -> None:
@@ -198,7 +204,7 @@ def f():
     )
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ["context_manager", "call"])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("call_f_first", [True, False])
-    @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
+    @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:hi")
     def test_deprecated_call_modes(self, warning_type, mode, call_f_first) -> None:
         """Ensure deprecated_call() captures a deprecation warning as expected inside its
         block/function.
@@ -256,11 +262,14 @@ def test_check_callable(self) -> None:
 
     def test_several_messages(self) -> None:
         # different messages, b/c Python suppresses multiple identical warnings
-        pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning, lambda: warnings.warn("w1", RuntimeWarning))
+        with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning):
+            warnings.warn("w1", RuntimeWarning)
         with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning):
             with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
-                pytest.warns(UserWarning, lambda: warnings.warn("w2", RuntimeWarning))
-        pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning, lambda: warnings.warn("w3", RuntimeWarning))
+                with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+                    warnings.warn("w2", RuntimeWarning)
+        with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning):
+            warnings.warn("w3", RuntimeWarning)
 
     def test_function(self) -> None:
         pytest.warns(
@@ -268,20 +277,14 @@ def test_function(self) -> None:
         )
 
     def test_warning_tuple(self) -> None:
-        pytest.warns(
-            (RuntimeWarning, SyntaxWarning), lambda: warnings.warn("w1", RuntimeWarning)
-        )
-        pytest.warns(
-            (RuntimeWarning, SyntaxWarning), lambda: warnings.warn("w2", SyntaxWarning)
-        )
-        with pytest.warns():
-            pytest.raises(
-                pytest.fail.Exception,
-                lambda: pytest.warns(
-                    (RuntimeWarning, SyntaxWarning),
-                    lambda: warnings.warn("w3", UserWarning),
-                ),
-            )
+        with pytest.warns((RuntimeWarning, SyntaxWarning)):
+            warnings.warn("w1", RuntimeWarning)
+        with pytest.warns((RuntimeWarning, SyntaxWarning)):
+            warnings.warn("w2", SyntaxWarning)
+        with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="^w3$"):
+            with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):
+                with pytest.warns((RuntimeWarning, SyntaxWarning)):
+                    warnings.warn("w3", UserWarning)
 
     def test_as_contextmanager(self) -> None:
         with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning):
@@ -420,7 +423,7 @@ def test_none_of_multiple_warns(self) -> None:
                     warnings.warn("bbbbbbbbbb", UserWarning)
                     warnings.warn("cccccccccc", UserWarning)
 
-    @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
+    @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:ohai")
     def test_can_capture_previously_warned(self) -> None:
         def f() -> int:
             warnings.warn(UserWarning("ohai"))
diff --git a/testing/test_runner.py b/testing/test_runner.py
index 0245438a47d..a0d0ca2c614 100644
--- a/testing/test_runner.py
+++ b/testing/test_runner.py
@@ -780,8 +780,10 @@ def f():
         # check that importorskip reports the actual call
         # in this test the test_runner.py file
         assert path.stem == "test_runner"
-        pytest.raises(SyntaxError, pytest.importorskip, "x y z")
-        pytest.raises(SyntaxError, pytest.importorskip, "x=y")
+        with pytest.raises(SyntaxError):
+            pytest.importorskip("x y z")
+        with pytest.raises(SyntaxError):
+            pytest.importorskip("x=y")
         mod = types.ModuleType("hello123")
         mod.__version__ = "1.3"  # type: ignore
         monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "hello123", mod)
diff --git a/testing/test_session.py b/testing/test_session.py
index ba904916033..c6b5717ca83 100644
--- a/testing/test_session.py
+++ b/testing/test_session.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ def test_raises_output(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
             """
             import pytest
             def test_raises_doesnt():
-                pytest.raises(ValueError, int, "3")
+                with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+                    int("3")
         """
         )
         passed, skipped, failed = reprec.listoutcomes()
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index 9a6c2c4b6aa..1d27c39ba0f 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -919,7 +919,8 @@ def test_func():
                 pass
         """
         )
-        pytest.raises(pytest.skip.Exception, lambda: pytest_runtest_setup(item))
+        with pytest.raises(pytest.skip.Exception):
+            pytest_runtest_setup(item)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "marker, msg1, msg2",