diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/runif.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/runif.py
index 8286d7d558..d8e38e7101 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/runif.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/helpers/runif.py
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ class RunIf:
         reasons = []
 
         if min_cuda_gpus:
-            env_flag = os.getenv("PL_RUN_CUDA_TESTS", "0")
-            conditions.append(env_flag != "1" or torch.cuda.device_count() < min_cuda_gpus)
+            conditions.append(torch.cuda.device_count() < min_cuda_gpus)
             reasons.append(f"GPUs>={min_cuda_gpus}")
             # used in conftest.py::pytest_collection_modifyitems
             kwargs["min_cuda_gpus"] = True
@@ -180,8 +179,7 @@ class RunIf:
             reasons.append("TPU")
 
         if ipu:
-            env_flag = os.getenv("PL_RUN_IPU_TESTS", "0")
-            conditions.append(env_flag != "1" or not _IPU_AVAILABLE)
+            conditions.append(not _IPU_AVAILABLE)
             reasons.append("IPU")
             # used in conftest.py::pytest_collection_modifyitems
             kwargs["ipu"] = True
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/run_standalone_tests.sh b/tests/tests_pytorch/run_standalone_tests.sh
index 76bf460915..45264bb74a 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/run_standalone_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/run_standalone_tests.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ report+="Ran\tplugins/environments/torch_elastic_deadlock.py\n"
 
 # test that a user can manually launch individual processes
 export PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:$(pwd)"
-args="--trainer.gpus 2 --trainer.strategy ddp --trainer.max_epochs=1 --trainer.limit_train_batches=1 --trainer.limit_val_batches=1 --trainer.limit_test_batches=1"
+args="--trainer.accelerator gpu --trainer.devices 2 --trainer.strategy ddp --trainer.max_epochs=1 --trainer.limit_train_batches=1 --trainer.limit_val_batches=1 --trainer.limit_test_batches=1"
 MASTER_ADDR="localhost" MASTER_PORT=1234 LOCAL_RANK=1 python ../../examples/convert_from_pt_to_pl/image_classifier_5_lightning_datamodule.py ${args} &
 MASTER_ADDR="localhost" MASTER_PORT=1234 LOCAL_RANK=0 python ../../examples/convert_from_pt_to_pl/image_classifier_5_lightning_datamodule.py ${args}
 report+="Ran\tmanual ddp launch test\n"