diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 467a44bf..d85dbc4c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # changelog
 
  * 2.6.8 _tbd_
-   * add log utility for debugging loader
+   * [add log utility function](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/314) for debugging loader
+   * [dropped ava and jest](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/314) from test sequence, node v22 --loader issues
  * 2.6.7 _Jul.16.2024_
    * [add swc tests and remove swc caution from README](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/309) thanks @Brooooooklyn
    * [unpin node 22.1 at test CI](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/309) and use latest 22.x
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d929076..83631313 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 _**Note: For versions of node prior to v20.6.0,** "--loader" command line arguments must be used with `esmock` as demonstrated [in the wiki.][4] Current versions of node do not require "--loader"._
 
+_**Note: due to --loader issues at node v22,** support for `ava` and `jest` are dropped._
+
 `esmock` has the below signature
 ```js
 await esmock(
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index 6bd65bce..ae7addb1 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@
     "install:all": "node --version && npm install && npm-run-all install:test*",
     "test:test-uvu": "cd tests-uvu && npm test",
     "test:test-mocha": "cd tests-mocha && npm test",
-    "test:test-ava": "cd tests-ava && npm test",
+    "test-dropped:test-ava": "cd tests-ava && npm test",
     "test:test-tsx": "cd tests-tsx && npm test",
     "test:test-swc": "cd tests-swc && npm test",
     "test:node19-tsm": " cd tests-tsm && npm test",
     "test:node18-test-tsm": "npm run isnodenight || npm run test:node19-tsm",
     "test:node18-test-tsx": "cd tests-tsx && npm run test",
     "test:node18-test-node": "cd tests-node && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-jest": "cd tests-jest && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-jest-ts": "cd tests-jest-ts && npm test",
+    "test-dropped:node18-test-jest": "cd tests-jest && npm test",
+    "test-dropped:node18-test-jest-ts": "cd tests-jest-ts && npm test",
     "test:node18-test-nodets": "cd tests-nodets && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-source-map": "cd tests-source-map && npm test",
+    "test-dropped:node18-test-source-map": "cd tests-source-map && npm test",
     "test:node18-test-no-loader": "cd tests-no-loader && npm test",
     "test:node18-test-workspaces": "cd tests-workspaces && npm test",
     "test:node18:all": "npm run isnodelt18 || npm-run-all test:node18-test*",
diff --git a/tests/tests-ava/package.json b/tests/tests-ava/package.json
index 457ac904..b389805c 100644
--- a/tests/tests-ava/package.json
+++ b/tests/tests-ava/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "ava": "^5.3.1",
+    "ava": "^6.1.3",
     "run-script-os": "^1.1.6",
     "esmock": "file:..",
     "sinon": "file:../node_modules/sinon",
diff --git a/tests/tests-jest/package.json b/tests/tests-jest/package.json
index 217efd7f..f0dfd667 100644
--- a/tests/tests-jest/package.json
+++ b/tests/tests-jest/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "jest": "^29.6.2",
-    "jest-light-runner": "0.5.0",
+    "jest-light-runner": "0.6.0",
     "run-script-os": "^1.1.6",
     "esmock": "file:..",
     "sinon": "file:../node_modules/sinon",
diff --git a/tests/tests-mocha/package.json b/tests/tests-mocha/package.json
index 27fa7614..992da31a 100644
--- a/tests/tests-mocha/package.json
+++ b/tests/tests-mocha/package.json
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "mocha": "^10.2.0",
-    "chai": "^4.3.7",
-    "chai-http": "^4.4.0",
+    "mocha": "^10.7.3",
+    "chai": "^5.1.1",
+    "chai-http": "^5.1.1",
     "esmock": "file:..",
-    "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "passport": "^0.6.0"
+    "express": "^4.21.1",
+    "passport": "^0.7.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "isnodelt20_6": "node -e \"(([mj, mn]) => (+mj < 20 || (+mj === 20 && +mn < 6)))(process.versions.node.split('.')) || process.exit(1)\"",
diff --git a/tests/tests-mocha/test/app.test.js b/tests/tests-mocha/test/app.test.js
index 85002f2e..90f3c28b 100644
--- a/tests/tests-mocha/test/app.test.js
+++ b/tests/tests-mocha/test/app.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import chai from 'chai'
-import chaiHttp from 'chai-http'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import {default as chaiHttp, request} from 'chai-http'
 import esmock from 'esmock'
 
 chai.use(chaiHttp)
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const app = await esmock('../src/app.js', {
 describe('/', () => {
   it('should work', done => {
     try {
-      chai
-        .request(app.default)
+      request
+        .execute(app)
         .get('/')
         .end((err, res) => {
           app.close()
diff --git a/tests/tests-source-map/package.json b/tests/tests-source-map/package.json
index bd631b24..5036f9ff 100644
--- a/tests/tests-source-map/package.json
+++ b/tests/tests-source-map/package.json
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "esmock": "file:..",
-    "@ava/typescript": "^4.1.0",
+    "@ava/typescript": "^5.0.0",
     "@tsconfig/node16": "^16.1.0",
-    "@types/node": "^20.4.5",
-    "ava": "^5.3.1",
+    "@types/node": "^22.7.6",
+    "ava": "^6.1.3",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.1.6"
+    "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "isnodelt20_6": "node -e \"(([mj, mn]) => (+mj < 20 || (+mj === 20 && +mn < 6)))(process.versions.node.split('.')) || process.exit(1)\"",
diff --git a/tests/tests-tsx/package.json b/tests/tests-tsx/package.json
index dfe93542..6ab12f0c 100644
--- a/tests/tests-tsx/package.json
+++ b/tests/tests-tsx/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
     "test": "npm run isloaderavailable && npm run test:loader || npm run test:current"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^20.14.2"
+    "@types/node": "^22.7.6"
   }
 }