diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6ec3e95..cd5181c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -45,26 +45,26 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
       - run: task pytest-pure
 
-  # pytest-external:
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   strategy:
-  #     fail-fast: false
-  #     matrix:
-  #       python-version:
-  #         - "3.8"
-  #         - "3.9"
-  #         - "3.10"
-  #         - "3.11"
-  #         # - "3.12.0-rc.1"
-  #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #     - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-  #       with:
-  #         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-  #     - uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
-  #       with:
-  #         repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
-  #     - run: task pytest-external
+  pytest-external:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version:
+          - "3.8"
+          - "3.9"
+          - "3.10"
+          - "3.11"
+          # - "3.12.0-rc.1"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
+      - run: task pytest-external
 
   markdownlint-cli:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fd96f2..b42a079 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ hamming('text', 'testit')
 
 Supported libraries:
 
-1. [abydos](https://github.com/chrislit/abydos)
 1. [Distance](https://github.com/doukremt/distance)
 1. [jellyfish](https://github.com/jamesturk/jellyfish)
 1. [py_stringmatching](https://github.com/anhaidgroup/py_stringmatching)
@@ -245,13 +244,11 @@ Without extras installation:
 | DamerauLevenshtein | rapidfuzz             | 0.00312 |
 | DamerauLevenshtein | jellyfish             | 0.00591 |
 | DamerauLevenshtein | pyxdameraulevenshtein | 0.03335 |
-| DamerauLevenshtein | abydos                | 0.63278 |
 | DamerauLevenshtein | **textdistance**      | 0.83524 |
 | Hamming            | Levenshtein           | 0.00038 |
 | Hamming            | rapidfuzz             | 0.00044 |
 | Hamming            | jellyfish             | 0.00091 |
 | Hamming            | distance              | 0.00812 |
-| Hamming            | abydos                | 0.00902 |
 | Hamming            | **textdistance**      | 0.03531 |
 | Jaro               | rapidfuzz             | 0.00092 |
 | Jaro               | jellyfish             | 0.00191 |
@@ -265,7 +262,6 @@ Without extras installation:
 | Levenshtein        | pylev                 | 0.15688 |
 | Levenshtein        | distance              | 0.28669 |
 | Levenshtein        | **textdistance**      | 0.53902 |
-| Levenshtein        | abydos                | 1.25783 |
 
 Total: 24 libs.
 
diff --git a/constraints.txt b/constraints.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d8cec6a..0000000
--- a/constraints.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-abydos                  # https://github.com/chrislit/abydos
-distance                # https://github.com/doukremt/distance
-jellyfish               # https://github.com/jamesturk/jellyfish
-numpy
-py_stringmatching       # https://github.com/anhaidgroup/py_stringmatching
-pylev                   # https://github.com/toastdriven/pylev
-python-Levenshtein      # https://github.com/ztane/python-Levenshtein
-pyxDamerauLevenshtein   # https://github.com/gfairchild/pyxDamerauLevenshtein
-tabulate
-
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 486d517..9441124 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 extras = {
     # enough for simple usage
     'extras': [
-        'abydos',
         'jellyfish',                # for DamerauLevenshtein
         'numpy',                    # for SmithWaterman and other
         'python-Levenshtein',       # for Jaro and Levenshtein
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
     # needed for benchmarking, optimization and testing
     'benchmark': [
         # common
-        'abydos',
         'jellyfish',
         'numpy',
         'python-Levenshtein',
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@
         'rapidfuzz>=2.6.0',     # only same length, any iterators of hashable elements
         'jellyfish',            # only strings, any length
         'distance',             # only same length, any iterators
-        'abydos',               # any iterators
     ],
     'Jaro': [
         'rapidfuzz>=2.6.0',     # any iterators of hashable elements
diff --git a/tests/test_external.py b/tests/test_external.py
index 47b2002..cd7fddb 100644
--- a/tests/test_external.py
+++ b/tests/test_external.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 # built-in
+import string
 from math import isclose
 
 # external
 import hypothesis
+import hypothesis.strategies
 import pytest
 
 # project
@@ -12,15 +16,7 @@
 
 libraries = prototype.clone()
 
-# numpy throws a bunch of warning about abydos using `np.int` isntead of `int`.
-ABYDOS_WARNINGS = (
-    'ignore:`np.int` is a deprecated alias',
-    'ignore:`np.float` is a deprecated alias',
-    'ignore:Using or importing the ABCs',
-)
-
 
-@pytest.mark.filterwarnings(*ABYDOS_WARNINGS)
 @pytest.mark.external
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('alg', libraries.get_algorithms())
 @hypothesis.settings(deadline=None)
@@ -30,6 +26,12 @@
 )
 def test_compare(left, right, alg):
     for lib in libraries.get_libs(alg):
+
+        if lib.module_name == 'jellyfish':
+            ascii = set(string.printable)
+            if (set(left) | set(right)) - ascii:
+                continue
+
         conditions = lib.conditions or {}
         internal_func = getattr(textdistance, alg)(external=False, **conditions)
         external_func = lib.get_function()
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ def test_compare(left, right, alg):
         assert isclose(int_result, ext_result), str(lib)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.filterwarnings(*ABYDOS_WARNINGS)
 @pytest.mark.external
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('alg', libraries.get_algorithms())
 @hypothesis.given(
@@ -53,8 +54,14 @@ def test_compare(left, right, alg):
     right=hypothesis.strategies.text(min_size=1),
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('qval', (None, 1, 2, 3))
-def test_qval(left, right, alg, qval):
+def test_qval(left: str, right: str, alg: str, qval: int | None) -> None:
     for lib in libraries.get_libs(alg):
+
+        if lib.module_name == 'jellyfish':
+            ascii = set(string.printable)
+            if (set(left) | set(right)) - ascii:
+                continue
+
         conditions = lib.conditions or {}
         internal_func = getattr(textdistance, alg)(external=False, **conditions)
         external_func = lib.get_function()
@@ -80,7 +87,6 @@ def test_qval(left, right, alg, qval):
         assert isclose(int_result, ext_result), f'{lib}({repr(s1)}, {repr(s2)})'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.filterwarnings(*ABYDOS_WARNINGS)
 @pytest.mark.external
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('alg', libraries.get_algorithms())
 @hypothesis.given(
diff --git a/textdistance/libraries.py b/textdistance/libraries.py
index 39045aa..23d9393 100644
--- a/textdistance/libraries.py
+++ b/textdistance/libraries.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ def optimize(self) -> None:
             # sort libs by speed
             self.libs[alg].sort(key=lambda lib: libs_names.index([lib.module_name, lib.func_name]))
 
-    def get_algorithms(self) -> list:
+    def get_algorithms(self) -> list[str]:
         """Get list of available algorithms.
         """
         return list(self.libs.keys())
 
-    def get_libs(self, alg) -> list[LibraryBase]:
+    def get_libs(self, alg: str) -> list[LibraryBase]:
         """Get libs list for algorithm
         """
         if alg not in self.libs:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(
         *,
         presets: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         attr: str | None = None,
-        conditions: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        conditions: dict[str, bool] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.module_name = module_name
         self.func_name = func_name
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def check_conditions(self, obj: object, *sequences: Sequence) -> bool:
 
         return True
 
-    def prepare(self, *sequences) -> tuple:
+    def prepare(self, *sequences: Sequence) -> tuple:
         return sequences
 
     @property
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 
 
 class TextLibrary(LibraryBase):
-    def check_conditions(self, obj, *sequences: Sequence) -> bool:
+    def check_conditions(self, obj: object, *sequences: Sequence) -> bool:
         if not super().check_conditions(obj, *sequences):
             return False
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def check_conditions(self, obj, *sequences: Sequence) -> bool:
                 return False
         return True
 
-    def prepare(self, *sequences) -> tuple:
+    def prepare(self, *sequences: Sequence) -> tuple:
         # convert list of letters to string
         if isinstance(sequences[0], (tuple, list)):
             sequences = tuple(map(lambda x: ''.join(x), sequences))
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def prepare(self, *sequences) -> tuple:
 
 
 class SameLengthLibrary(LibraryBase):
-    def check_conditions(self, obj, *sequences: Sequence) -> bool:
+    def check_conditions(self, obj: object, *sequences: Sequence) -> bool:
         if not super().check_conditions(obj, *sequences):
             return False
         # compare only same length iterators
@@ -167,17 +167,12 @@ class SameLengthTextLibrary(SameLengthLibrary, TextLibrary):
 reg = prototype.register
 
 alg = 'DamerauLevenshtein'
-reg(alg, LibraryBase(
-    'abydos.distance', 'DamerauLevenshtein', presets={}, attr='dist_abs',
-    conditions=dict(restricted=False),
-))
 reg(alg, LibraryBase('pyxdameraulevenshtein', 'damerau_levenshtein_distance', conditions=dict(restricted=True)))
 reg(alg, TextLibrary('jellyfish', 'damerau_levenshtein_distance', conditions=dict(restricted=False)))
 reg(alg, LibraryBase('rapidfuzz.distance.DamerauLevenshtein', 'distance', conditions=dict(restricted=False)))
 reg(alg, LibraryBase('rapidfuzz.distance.OSA', 'distance', conditions=dict(restricted=True)))
 
 alg = 'Hamming'
-reg(alg, LibraryBase('abydos.distance', 'Hamming', presets={}, attr='dist_abs'))
 reg(alg, SameLengthLibrary('distance', 'hamming'))
 reg(alg, SameLengthTextLibrary('Levenshtein', 'hamming'))
 reg(alg, TextLibrary('jellyfish', 'hamming_distance'))
@@ -197,7 +192,6 @@ class SameLengthTextLibrary(SameLengthLibrary, TextLibrary):
 # reg(alg, TextLibrary('Levenshtein', 'jaro_winkler', conditions=dict(winklerize=True)))
 
 alg = 'Levenshtein'
-reg(alg, LibraryBase('abydos.distance', 'Levenshtein', presets={}, attr='dist_abs'))
 reg(alg, LibraryBase('distance', 'levenshtein'))
 reg(alg, LibraryBase('pylev', 'levenshtein'))
 reg(alg, TextLibrary('jellyfish', 'levenshtein_distance'))