fully implement future engine and remove legacy

The major action here is to lift and move future.Connection
and future.Engine fully into sqlalchemy.engine.base.   This
removes lots of engine concepts, including:

* autocommit
* Connection running without a transaction, autobegin
  is now present in all cases
* most "autorollback" is obsolete
* Core-level subtransactions (i.e. MarkerTransaction)
* "branched" connections, copies of connections
* execution_options() returns self, not a new connection
* old argument formats, distill_params(), simplifies calling
  scheme between engine methods
* before/after_execute() events (oriented towards compiled constructs)
  don't emit for exec_driver_sql().  before/after_cursor_execute()
  is still included for this
* old helper methods superseded by context managers, connection.transaction(),
  engine.transaction() engine.run_callable()
* ancient engine-level reflection methods has_table(), table_names()
* sqlalchemy.testing.engines.proxying_engine

References: #7257

Change-Id: Ib20ed816642d873b84221378a9ec34480e01e82c

25 files changed, 1084 insertions, 3159 deletions

diff --git a/test/aaa_profiling/test_orm.py b/test/aaa_profiling/test_orm.py
index 5d081b933..2ba6c993c 100644
--- a/test/aaa_profiling/test_orm.py
+++ b/test/aaa_profiling/test_orm.py
@@ -886,7 +886,6 @@ class JoinedEagerLoadTest(NoCache, fixtures.MappedTest):
                 r = sess.connection().execute(
                     compile_state.statement,
                     execution_options=exec_opts,
-                    bind_arguments=bind_arguments,
                 )
 
                 r.context.compiled.compile_state = compile_state
diff --git a/test/dialect/mssql/test_reflection.py b/test/dialect/mssql/test_reflection.py
index 1fa301e28..01c5e845e 100644
--- a/test/dialect/mssql/test_reflection.py
+++ b/test/dialect/mssql/test_reflection.py
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ class ReflectionTest(fixtures.TestBase, ComparesTables, AssertsCompiledSQL):
                 assert c2.dialect.has_table(
                     c2, "#myveryveryuniquetemptablename"
                 )
+                c2.rollback()
             finally:
                 with c1.begin():
                     c1.exec_driver_sql(
diff --git a/test/dialect/mysql/test_dialect.py b/test/dialect/mysql/test_dialect.py
index 705a7f672..834e1874c 100644
--- a/test/dialect/mysql/test_dialect.py
+++ b/test/dialect/mysql/test_dialect.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import is_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import mock
 from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import AssertsCompiledSQL
 from .test_compiler import ReservedWordFixture
-from ...engine import test_deprecations
 
 
 class BackendDialectTest(
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ class BackendDialectTest(
             isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT"
         )
         assert c.exec_driver_sql("SELECT @@autocommit;").scalar()
+        c.rollback()
 
         c = c.execution_options(isolation_level="READ COMMITTED")
         assert not c.exec_driver_sql("SELECT @@autocommit;").scalar()
@@ -543,15 +543,3 @@ class ExecutionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     def test_sysdate(self, connection):
         d = connection.execute(func.sysdate()).scalar()
         assert isinstance(d, datetime.datetime)
-
-
-class AutocommitTextTest(
-    test_deprecations.AutocommitKeywordFixture, fixtures.TestBase
-):
-    __only_on__ = "mysql", "mariadb"
-
-    def test_load_data(self):
-        self._test_keyword("LOAD DATA STUFF")
-
-    def test_replace(self):
-        self._test_keyword("REPLACE THING")
diff --git a/test/dialect/mysql/test_for_update.py b/test/dialect/mysql/test_for_update.py
index a99435c4a..5717a3299 100644
--- a/test/dialect/mysql/test_for_update.py
+++ b/test/dialect/mysql/test_for_update.py
@@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ class MySQLForUpdateLockingTest(fixtures.DeclarativeMappedTest):
     def run_test(self):
         connection = testing.db.connect()
         connection.exec_driver_sql("set innodb_lock_wait_timeout=1")
-        main_trans = connection.begin()
         try:
             yield Session(bind=connection)
         finally:
-            main_trans.rollback()
+            connection.rollback()
             connection.close()
 
     def _assert_a_is_locked(self, should_be_locked):
diff --git a/test/dialect/postgresql/test_dialect.py b/test/dialect/postgresql/test_dialect.py
index 6e665c71b..e7c4ebb7c 100644
--- a/test/dialect/postgresql/test_dialect.py
+++ b/test/dialect/postgresql/test_dialect.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import eq_regex
 from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import ne_
 from sqlalchemy.util import u
 from sqlalchemy.util import ue
-from ...engine import test_deprecations
 
 if True:
     from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql.psycopg2 import (
@@ -1359,22 +1358,3 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
         engine = engines.testing_engine()
         with engine.connect() as conn:
             ne_(conn.connection.status, STATUS_IN_TRANSACTION)
-
-
-class AutocommitTextTest(test_deprecations.AutocommitTextTest):
-    __only_on__ = "postgresql"
-
-    def test_grant(self):
-        self._test_keyword("GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA fooschema TO foorole")
-
-    def test_import_foreign_schema(self):
-        self._test_keyword("IMPORT FOREIGN SCHEMA foob")
-
-    def test_refresh_view(self):
-        self._test_keyword("REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW fooview")
-
-    def test_revoke(self):
-        self._test_keyword("REVOKE USAGE ON SCHEMA fooschema FROM foorole")
-
-    def test_truncate(self):
-        self._test_keyword("TRUNCATE footable")
diff --git a/test/dialect/test_sqlite.py b/test/dialect/test_sqlite.py
index eb68c0c6f..a2fe81a4b 100644
--- a/test/dialect/test_sqlite.py
+++ b/test/dialect/test_sqlite.py
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ class AttachedDBTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         self.metadata = MetaData()
 
     def teardown_test(self):
+        self.conn.rollback()
         with self.conn.begin():
             self.metadata.drop_all(self.conn)
         self.conn.close()
@@ -2468,10 +2469,6 @@ class SavepointTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         connection.close()
 
 
-class FutureSavepointTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, SavepointTest):
-    pass
-
-
 class TypeReflectionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
     __only_on__ = "sqlite"
diff --git a/test/engine/test_ddlevents.py b/test/engine/test_ddlevents.py
index d2755221d..f339ef171 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_ddlevents.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_ddlevents.py
@@ -538,8 +538,9 @@ class DDLTransactionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         finally:
             m.drop_all(testing.db)
 
-    def _listening_engine_fixture(self, future=False):
-        eng = engines.testing_engine(future=future)
+    @testing.fixture
+    def listening_engine_fixture(self):
+        eng = engines.testing_engine()
 
         m1 = mock.Mock()
 
@@ -558,17 +559,7 @@ class DDLTransactionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         return eng, m1
 
-    @testing.fixture
-    def listening_engine_fixture(self):
-        return self._listening_engine_fixture(future=False)
-
-    @testing.fixture
-    def future_listening_engine_fixture(self):
-        return self._listening_engine_fixture(future=True)
-
-    def test_ddl_legacy_engine(
-        self, metadata_fixture, listening_engine_fixture
-    ):
+    def test_ddl_engine(self, metadata_fixture, listening_engine_fixture):
         eng, m1 = listening_engine_fixture
 
         metadata_fixture.create_all(eng)
@@ -583,70 +574,12 @@ class DDLTransactionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             ],
         )
 
-    def test_ddl_future_engine(
-        self, metadata_fixture, future_listening_engine_fixture
-    ):
-        eng, m1 = future_listening_engine_fixture
-
-        metadata_fixture.create_all(eng)
-
-        eq_(
-            m1.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.begin(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.cursor_execute("CREATE TABLE ..."),
-                mock.call.cursor_execute("CREATE TABLE ..."),
-                mock.call.commit(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_ddl_legacy_connection_no_transaction(
-        self, metadata_fixture, listening_engine_fixture
-    ):
-        eng, m1 = listening_engine_fixture
-
-        with eng.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated(
-                "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-                "implicit autocommit"
-            ):
-                metadata_fixture.create_all(conn)
-
-        eq_(
-            m1.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.cursor_execute("CREATE TABLE ..."),
-                mock.call.commit(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.cursor_execute("CREATE TABLE ..."),
-                mock.call.commit(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_ddl_legacy_connection_transaction(
+    def test_ddl_connection_autobegin_transaction(
         self, metadata_fixture, listening_engine_fixture
     ):
         eng, m1 = listening_engine_fixture
 
         with eng.connect() as conn:
-            with conn.begin():
-                metadata_fixture.create_all(conn)
-
-        eq_(
-            m1.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.begin(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.cursor_execute("CREATE TABLE ..."),
-                mock.call.cursor_execute("CREATE TABLE ..."),
-                mock.call.commit(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_ddl_future_connection_autobegin_transaction(
-        self, metadata_fixture, future_listening_engine_fixture
-    ):
-        eng, m1 = future_listening_engine_fixture
-
-        with eng.connect() as conn:
             metadata_fixture.create_all(conn)
 
             conn.commit()
@@ -661,10 +594,10 @@ class DDLTransactionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             ],
         )
 
-    def test_ddl_future_connection_explicit_begin_transaction(
-        self, metadata_fixture, future_listening_engine_fixture
+    def test_ddl_connection_explicit_begin_transaction(
+        self, metadata_fixture, listening_engine_fixture
     ):
-        eng, m1 = future_listening_engine_fixture
+        eng, m1 = listening_engine_fixture
 
         with eng.connect() as conn:
             with conn.begin():
diff --git a/test/engine/test_deprecations.py b/test/engine/test_deprecations.py
index 3ab4a4e6c..6e7169d12 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_deprecations.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_deprecations.py
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@ import re
 
 import sqlalchemy as tsa
 import sqlalchemy as sa
-from sqlalchemy import bindparam
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
-from sqlalchemy import DDL
 from sqlalchemy import engine
 from sqlalchemy import event
 from sqlalchemy import exc
 from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
-from sqlalchemy import func
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
-from sqlalchemy import INT
 from sqlalchemy import Integer
 from sqlalchemy import MetaData
 from sqlalchemy import pool
@@ -20,7 +16,6 @@ from sqlalchemy import String
 from sqlalchemy import testing
 from sqlalchemy import text
 from sqlalchemy import ThreadLocalMetaData
-from sqlalchemy import VARCHAR
 from sqlalchemy.engine import reflection
 from sqlalchemy.engine.base import Connection
 from sqlalchemy.engine.base import Engine
@@ -36,11 +31,11 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import is_false
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_instance_of
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_true
 from sqlalchemy.testing import mock
+from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import expect_deprecated
 from sqlalchemy.testing.engines import testing_engine
 from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import Mock
 from sqlalchemy.testing.schema import Column
 from sqlalchemy.testing.schema import Table
-from .test_transaction import ResetFixture
 
 
 def _string_deprecation_expect():
@@ -272,21 +267,6 @@ class ConnectionlessDeprecationTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         is_(i1.bind, testing.db)
         self.check_usage(i1)
 
-    def test_bind_close_conn(self):
-        e = testing.db
-        conn = e.connect()
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered",
-            r"The .close\(\) method on a so-called 'branched' connection is "
-            r"deprecated as of 1.4, as are 'branched' connections overall, "
-            r"and will be removed in a future release.",
-        ):
-            with conn.connect() as c2:
-                assert not c2.closed
-        assert not conn.closed
-        assert c2.closed
-
 
 class CreateEngineTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     def test_strategy_keyword_mock(self):
@@ -329,575 +309,6 @@ class CreateEngineTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             )
 
 
-class TransactionTest(ResetFixture, fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        Table(
-            "users",
-            metadata,
-            Column("user_id", Integer, primary_key=True),
-            Column("user_name", String(20)),
-            test_needs_acid=True,
-        )
-        Table("inserttable", metadata, Column("data", String(20)))
-
-    @testing.fixture
-    def local_connection(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            yield conn
-
-    def test_transaction_container(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        def go(conn, table, data):
-            for d in data:
-                conn.execute(table.insert(), d)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Engine.transaction\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            testing.db.transaction(
-                go, users, [dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")]
-            )
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(conn.execute(users.select()).fetchall(), [(1, "user1")])
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Engine.transaction\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            assert_raises(
-                tsa.exc.DBAPIError,
-                testing.db.transaction,
-                go,
-                users,
-                [
-                    {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "user2"},
-                    {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "user3"},
-                ],
-            )
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(conn.execute(users.select()).fetchall(), [(1, "user1")])
-
-    def test_begin_begin_rollback_rollback(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-                "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-            ):
-                trans2 = connection.begin()
-            trans2.rollback()
-            trans.rollback()
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback(connection),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_begin_begin_commit_commit(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-                "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-            ):
-                trans2 = connection.begin()
-            trans2.commit()
-            trans.commit()
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.commit(connection),
-                mock.call.do_commit(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_branch_nested_rollback(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        connection.begin()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            branched = connection.connect()
-        assert branched.in_transaction()
-        branched.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            nested = branched.begin()
-        branched.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        nested.rollback()
-        assert not connection.in_transaction()
-
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive transaction.  Please",
-            connection.exec_driver_sql,
-            "select 1",
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_cancelled_by_toplevel_marker(self, local_connection):
-        conn = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        trans = conn.begin()
-        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            mk1 = conn.begin()
-
-        sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
-        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-        mk1.rollback()
-
-        assert not sp1.is_active
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        assert conn._transaction is trans
-        assert conn._nested_transaction is None
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                0,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_rollback_to_subtransaction(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        transaction = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        trans2 = connection.begin_nested()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            trans3 = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=3, user_name="user3"))
-        trans3.rollback()
-
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive savepoint transaction.",
-            connection.exec_driver_sql,
-            "select 1",
-        )
-        trans2.rollback()
-        assert connection._nested_transaction is None
-
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=4, user_name="user4"))
-        transaction.commit()
-        eq_(
-            connection.execute(
-                select(users.c.user_id).order_by(users.c.user_id)
-            ).fetchall(),
-            [(1,), (4,)],
-        )
-
-    # PG emergency shutdown:
-    # select * from pg_prepared_xacts
-    # ROLLBACK PREPARED '<xid>'
-    # MySQL emergency shutdown:
-    # for arg in `mysql -u root -e "xa recover" | cut -c 8-100 |
-    #     grep sa`; do mysql -u root -e "xa rollback '$arg'"; done
-    @testing.requires.skip_mysql_on_windows
-    @testing.requires.two_phase_transactions
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_mixed_two_phase_transaction(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        transaction = connection.begin_twophase()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            transaction2 = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        transaction3 = connection.begin_nested()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=3, user_name="user3"))
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            transaction4 = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=4, user_name="user4"))
-        transaction4.commit()
-        transaction3.rollback()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=5, user_name="user5"))
-        transaction2.commit()
-        transaction.prepare()
-        transaction.commit()
-        eq_(
-            connection.execute(
-                select(users.c.user_id).order_by(users.c.user_id)
-            ).fetchall(),
-            [(1,), (2,), (5,)],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_inactive_due_to_subtransaction_on_nested_no_commit(
-        self, local_connection
-    ):
-        connection = local_connection
-        trans = connection.begin()
-
-        nested = connection.begin_nested()
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            trans2 = connection.begin()
-        trans2.rollback()
-
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive savepoint transaction.  "
-            "Please rollback",
-            nested.commit,
-        )
-        trans.commit()
-
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "This nested transaction is inactive",
-            nested.commit,
-        )
-
-    def test_close(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        transaction = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=3, user_name="user3"))
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            trans2 = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=4, user_name="user4"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=5, user_name="user5"))
-        assert connection.in_transaction()
-        trans2.close()
-        assert connection.in_transaction()
-        transaction.commit()
-        assert not connection.in_transaction()
-        self.assert_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql(
-                "select count(*) from " "users"
-            ).scalar()
-            == 5
-        )
-        result = connection.exec_driver_sql("select * from users")
-        assert len(result.fetchall()) == 5
-
-    def test_close2(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        transaction = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=3, user_name="user3"))
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            trans2 = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=4, user_name="user4"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=5, user_name="user5"))
-        assert connection.in_transaction()
-        trans2.close()
-        assert connection.in_transaction()
-        transaction.close()
-        assert not connection.in_transaction()
-        self.assert_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql(
-                "select count(*) from " "users"
-            ).scalar()
-            == 0
-        )
-        result = connection.exec_driver_sql("select * from users")
-        assert len(result.fetchall()) == 0
-
-    def test_inactive_due_to_subtransaction_no_commit(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        trans = connection.begin()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            trans2 = connection.begin()
-        trans2.rollback()
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive transaction.  Please rollback",
-            trans.commit,
-        )
-
-        trans.rollback()
-
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "This transaction is inactive",
-            trans.commit,
-        )
-
-    def test_nested_rollback(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        try:
-            transaction = connection.begin()
-            try:
-                connection.execute(
-                    users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")
-                )
-                connection.execute(
-                    users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2")
-                )
-                connection.execute(
-                    users.insert(), dict(user_id=3, user_name="user3")
-                )
-                with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                    r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-                    "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-                ):
-                    trans2 = connection.begin()
-                try:
-                    connection.execute(
-                        users.insert(), dict(user_id=4, user_name="user4")
-                    )
-                    connection.execute(
-                        users.insert(), dict(user_id=5, user_name="user5")
-                    )
-                    raise Exception("uh oh")
-                    trans2.commit()
-                except Exception:
-                    trans2.rollback()
-                    raise
-                transaction.rollback()
-            except Exception:
-                transaction.rollback()
-                raise
-        except Exception as e:
-            # and not "This transaction is inactive"
-            # comment moved here to fix pep8
-            assert str(e) == "uh oh"
-        else:
-            assert False
-
-    def test_nesting(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        transaction = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=3, user_name="user3"))
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            trans2 = connection.begin()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=4, user_name="user4"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=5, user_name="user5"))
-        trans2.commit()
-        transaction.rollback()
-        self.assert_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql(
-                "select count(*) from " "users"
-            ).scalar()
-            == 0
-        )
-        result = connection.exec_driver_sql("select * from users")
-        assert len(result.fetchall()) == 0
-
-    def test_no_marker_on_inactive_trans(self, local_connection):
-        conn = local_connection
-        conn.begin()
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already "
-            "begun, creating a 'sub' transaction"
-        ):
-            mk1 = conn.begin()
-
-        mk1.rollback()
-
-        assert_raises_message(
-            exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "the current transaction on this connection is inactive.",
-            conn.begin,
-        )
-
-    def test_implicit_autocommit_compiled(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                "The current statement is being autocommitted "
-                "using implicit autocommit."
-            ):
-                conn.execute(
-                    users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "user3"}
-                )
-
-    def test_implicit_autocommit_text(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                "The current statement is being autocommitted "
-                "using implicit autocommit."
-            ):
-                conn.execute(
-                    text("insert into inserttable (data) values ('thedata')")
-                )
-
-    def test_implicit_autocommit_driversql(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                "The current statement is being autocommitted "
-                "using implicit autocommit."
-            ):
-                conn.exec_driver_sql(
-                    "insert into inserttable (data) values ('thedata')"
-                )
-
-    def test_branch_autorollback(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            branched = connection.connect()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            branched.execute(
-                users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")
-            )
-        assert_raises(
-            exc.DBAPIError,
-            branched.execute,
-            users.insert(),
-            dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"),
-        )
-        # can continue w/o issue
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            branched.execute(
-                users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2")
-            )
-
-    def test_branch_orig_rollback(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            branched = connection.connect()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            branched.execute(
-                users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")
-            )
-        nested = branched.begin()
-        assert branched.in_transaction()
-        branched.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        nested.rollback()
-        eq_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql("select count(*) from users").scalar(),
-            1,
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.independent_connections
-    def test_branch_autocommit(self, local_connection):
-        users = self.tables.users
-        with testing.db.connect() as connection:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-            ):
-                branched = connection.connect()
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-                "implicit autocommit"
-            ):
-                branched.execute(
-                    users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")
-                )
-
-        eq_(
-            local_connection.execute(
-                text("select count(*) from users")
-            ).scalar(),
-            1,
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_branch_savepoint_rollback(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        trans = connection.begin()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            branched = connection.connect()
-        assert branched.in_transaction()
-        branched.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        nested = branched.begin_nested()
-        branched.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        nested.rollback()
-        assert connection.in_transaction()
-        trans.commit()
-        eq_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql("select count(*) from users").scalar(),
-            1,
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.two_phase_transactions
-    def test_branch_twophase_rollback(self, local_connection):
-        connection = local_connection
-        users = self.tables.users
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            branched = connection.connect()
-        assert not branched.in_transaction()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            branched.execute(
-                users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")
-            )
-        nested = branched.begin_twophase()
-        branched.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        nested.rollback()
-        assert not connection.in_transaction()
-        eq_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql("select count(*) from users").scalar(),
-            1,
-        )
-
-
 class HandleInvalidatedOnConnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __requires__ = ("sqlite",)
 
@@ -987,155 +398,6 @@ def select1(db):
     return str(select(1).compile(dialect=db.dialect))
 
 
-class DeprecatedEngineFeatureTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        cls.table = Table(
-            "exec_test",
-            metadata,
-            Column("a", Integer),
-            Column("b", Integer),
-            test_needs_acid=True,
-        )
-
-    def _trans_fn(self, is_transaction=False):
-        def go(conn, x, value=None):
-            if is_transaction:
-                conn = conn.connection
-            conn.execute(self.table.insert().values(a=x, b=value))
-
-        return go
-
-    def _trans_rollback_fn(self, is_transaction=False):
-        def go(conn, x, value=None):
-            if is_transaction:
-                conn = conn.connection
-            conn.execute(self.table.insert().values(a=x, b=value))
-            raise SomeException("breakage")
-
-        return go
-
-    def _assert_no_data(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count("*")).select_from(self.table)),
-                0,
-            )
-
-    def _assert_fn(self, x, value=None):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(conn.execute(self.table.select()).fetchall(), [(x, value)])
-
-    def test_transaction_engine_fn_commit(self):
-        fn = self._trans_fn()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(r"The Engine.transaction\(\) method"):
-            testing.db.transaction(fn, 5, value=8)
-        self._assert_fn(5, value=8)
-
-    def test_transaction_engine_fn_rollback(self):
-        fn = self._trans_rollback_fn()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Engine.transaction\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            assert_raises_message(
-                Exception, "breakage", testing.db.transaction, fn, 5, value=8
-            )
-        self._assert_no_data()
-
-    def test_transaction_connection_fn_commit(self):
-        fn = self._trans_fn()
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated(
-                r"The Connection.transaction\(\) method is deprecated"
-            ):
-                conn.transaction(fn, 5, value=8)
-            self._assert_fn(5, value=8)
-
-    def test_transaction_connection_fn_rollback(self):
-        fn = self._trans_rollback_fn()
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated(r""):
-                assert_raises(Exception, conn.transaction, fn, 5, value=8)
-        self._assert_no_data()
-
-    def test_execute_plain_string(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with _string_deprecation_expect():
-                conn.execute(select1(testing.db)).scalar()
-
-    def test_execute_plain_string_events(self):
-
-        m1 = Mock()
-        select1_str = select1(testing.db)
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-                event.listen(conn, "before_execute", m1.before_execute)
-                event.listen(conn, "after_execute", m1.after_execute)
-                result = conn.execute(select1_str)
-        eq_(
-            m1.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.before_execute(mock.ANY, select1_str, [], {}, {}),
-                mock.call.after_execute(
-                    mock.ANY, select1_str, [], {}, {}, result
-                ),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_scalar_plain_string(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with _string_deprecation_expect():
-                conn.scalar(select1(testing.db))
-
-    # Tests for the warning when non dict params are used
-    # @testing.combinations(42, (42,))
-    # def test_execute_positional_non_dicts(self, args):
-    #     with testing.expect_deprecated(
-    #         r"Usage of tuple or scalars as positional arguments of "
-    #     ):
-    #         testing.db.execute(text(select1(testing.db)), args).scalar()
-
-    # @testing.combinations(42, (42,))
-    # def test_scalar_positional_non_dicts(self, args):
-    #     with testing.expect_deprecated(
-    #         r"Usage of tuple or scalars as positional arguments of "
-    #     ):
-    #         testing.db.scalar(text(select1(testing.db)), args)
-
-
-class DeprecatedConnectionFeatureTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    def test_execute_plain_string(self):
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-                conn.execute(select1(testing.db)).scalar()
-
-    def test_scalar_plain_string(self):
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-                conn.scalar(select1(testing.db))
-
-    # Tests for the warning when non dict params are used
-    # @testing.combinations(42, (42,))
-    # def test_execute_positional_non_dicts(self, args):
-    #     with testing.expect_deprecated(
-    #         r"Usage of tuple or scalars as positional arguments of "
-    #     ):
-    #         with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-    #             conn.execute(text(select1(testing.db)), args).scalar()
-
-    # @testing.combinations(42, (42,))
-    # def test_scalar_positional_non_dicts(self, args):
-    #     with testing.expect_deprecated(
-    #         r"Usage of tuple or scalars as positional arguments of "
-    #     ):
-    #         with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-    #             conn.scalar(text(select1(testing.db)), args)
-
-
 class DeprecatedReflectionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
     @classmethod
     def define_tables(cls, metadata):
@@ -1153,73 +415,6 @@ class DeprecatedReflectionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             Column("email", String(50)),
         )
 
-    def test_exists(self):
-        dont_exist = Table("dont_exist", MetaData())
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Table.exists\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            is_false(dont_exist.exists(testing.db))
-
-        user = self.tables.user
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Table.exists\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            is_true(user.exists(testing.db))
-
-    def test_create_drop_explicit(self):
-        metadata = MetaData()
-        table = Table("test_table", metadata, Column("foo", Integer))
-        bind = testing.db
-        for args in [([], {"bind": bind}), ([bind], {})]:
-            metadata.create_all(*args[0], **args[1])
-            with testing.expect_deprecated(
-                r"The Table.exists\(\) method is deprecated"
-            ):
-                assert table.exists(*args[0], **args[1])
-            metadata.drop_all(*args[0], **args[1])
-            table.create(*args[0], **args[1])
-            table.drop(*args[0], **args[1])
-            with testing.expect_deprecated(
-                r"The Table.exists\(\) method is deprecated"
-            ):
-                assert not table.exists(*args[0], **args[1])
-
-    def test_create_drop_err_table(self):
-        metadata = MetaData()
-        table = Table("test_table", metadata, Column("foo", Integer))
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Table.exists\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            assert_raises_message(
-                tsa.exc.UnboundExecutionError,
-                (
-                    "Table object 'test_table' is not bound to an Engine or "
-                    "Connection."
-                ),
-                table.exists,
-            )
-
-    def test_engine_has_table(self):
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Engine.has_table\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            is_false(testing.db.has_table("dont_exist"))
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Engine.has_table\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            is_true(testing.db.has_table("user"))
-
-    def test_engine_table_names(self):
-        metadata = self.tables_test_metadata
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Engine.table_names\(\) method is deprecated"
-        ):
-            table_names = testing.db.table_names()
-        is_true(set(table_names).issuperset(metadata.tables))
-
     def test_reflecttable(self):
         inspector = inspect(testing.db)
         metadata = MetaData()
@@ -1234,304 +429,6 @@ class DeprecatedReflectionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         eq_(res, exp)
 
 
-class ExecutionOptionsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
-    def test_branched_connection_execution_options(self):
-        engine = engines.testing_engine("sqlite://")
-
-        conn = engine.connect()
-        c2 = conn.execution_options(foo="bar")
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered "
-        ):
-            c2_branch = c2.connect()
-        eq_(c2_branch._execution_options, {"foo": "bar"})
-
-
-class RawExecuteTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        Table(
-            "users",
-            metadata,
-            Column("user_id", INT, primary_key=True, autoincrement=False),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-        )
-        Table(
-            "users_autoinc",
-            metadata,
-            Column(
-                "user_id", INT, primary_key=True, test_needs_autoincrement=True
-            ),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-        )
-
-    def test_no_params_option(self, connection):
-        stmt = (
-            "SELECT '%'"
-            + testing.db.dialect.statement_compiler(
-                testing.db.dialect, None
-            ).default_from()
-        )
-
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            result = (
-                connection.execution_options(no_parameters=True)
-                .execute(stmt)
-                .scalar()
-            )
-        eq_(result, "%")
-
-    @testing.requires.qmark_paramstyle
-    def test_raw_qmark(self, connection):
-        conn = connection
-
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (?, ?)",
-                (1, "jack"),
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (?, ?)",
-                [2, "fred"],
-            )
-
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (?, ?)",
-                [3, "ed"],
-                [4, "horse"],
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (?, ?)",
-                (5, "barney"),
-                (6, "donkey"),
-            )
-
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (?, ?)",
-                7,
-                "sally",
-            )
-
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            res = conn.execute("select * from users order by user_id")
-        assert res.fetchall() == [
-            (1, "jack"),
-            (2, "fred"),
-            (3, "ed"),
-            (4, "horse"),
-            (5, "barney"),
-            (6, "donkey"),
-            (7, "sally"),
-        ]
-        for multiparam, param in [
-            (("jack", "fred"), {}),
-            ((["jack", "fred"],), {}),
-        ]:
-            with _string_deprecation_expect():
-                res = conn.execute(
-                    "select * from users where user_name=? or "
-                    "user_name=? order by user_id",
-                    *multiparam,
-                    **param
-                )
-            assert res.fetchall() == [(1, "jack"), (2, "fred")]
-
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            res = conn.execute("select * from users where user_name=?", "jack")
-        assert res.fetchall() == [(1, "jack")]
-
-    @testing.requires.format_paramstyle
-    def test_raw_sprintf(self, connection):
-        conn = connection
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (%s, %s)",
-                [1, "jack"],
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (%s, %s)",
-                [2, "ed"],
-                [3, "horse"],
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) " "values (%s, %s)",
-                4,
-                "sally",
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute("insert into users (user_id) values (%s)", 5)
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            res = conn.execute("select * from users order by user_id")
-            assert res.fetchall() == [
-                (1, "jack"),
-                (2, "ed"),
-                (3, "horse"),
-                (4, "sally"),
-                (5, None),
-            ]
-        for multiparam, param in [
-            (("jack", "ed"), {}),
-            ((["jack", "ed"],), {}),
-        ]:
-            with _string_deprecation_expect():
-                res = conn.execute(
-                    "select * from users where user_name=%s or "
-                    "user_name=%s order by user_id",
-                    *multiparam,
-                    **param
-                )
-                assert res.fetchall() == [(1, "jack"), (2, "ed")]
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            res = conn.execute(
-                "select * from users where user_name=%s", "jack"
-            )
-        assert res.fetchall() == [(1, "jack")]
-
-    @testing.requires.pyformat_paramstyle
-    def test_raw_python(self, connection):
-        conn = connection
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) "
-                "values (%(id)s, %(name)s)",
-                {"id": 1, "name": "jack"},
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) "
-                "values (%(id)s, %(name)s)",
-                {"id": 2, "name": "ed"},
-                {"id": 3, "name": "horse"},
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) "
-                "values (%(id)s, %(name)s)",
-                id=4,
-                name="sally",
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            res = conn.execute("select * from users order by user_id")
-            assert res.fetchall() == [
-                (1, "jack"),
-                (2, "ed"),
-                (3, "horse"),
-                (4, "sally"),
-            ]
-
-    @testing.requires.named_paramstyle
-    def test_raw_named(self, connection):
-        conn = connection
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) "
-                "values (:id, :name)",
-                {"id": 1, "name": "jack"},
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) "
-                "values (:id, :name)",
-                {"id": 2, "name": "ed"},
-                {"id": 3, "name": "horse"},
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            conn.execute(
-                "insert into users (user_id, user_name) "
-                "values (:id, :name)",
-                id=4,
-                name="sally",
-            )
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            res = conn.execute("select * from users order by user_id")
-            assert res.fetchall() == [
-                (1, "jack"),
-                (2, "ed"),
-                (3, "horse"),
-                (4, "sally"),
-            ]
-
-
-class DeprecatedExecParamsTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        Table(
-            "users",
-            metadata,
-            Column("user_id", INT, primary_key=True, autoincrement=False),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-        )
-
-        Table(
-            "users_autoinc",
-            metadata,
-            Column(
-                "user_id", INT, primary_key=True, test_needs_autoincrement=True
-            ),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-        )
-
-    def test_kwargs(self, connection):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The connection.execute\(\) method in "
-            "SQLAlchemy 2.0 will accept parameters as a single "
-        ):
-            connection.execute(
-                users.insert(), user_id=5, user_name="some name"
-            )
-
-        eq_(connection.execute(select(users)).all(), [(5, "some name")])
-
-    def test_positional_dicts(self, connection):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The connection.execute\(\) method in "
-            "SQLAlchemy 2.0 will accept parameters as a single "
-        ):
-            connection.execute(
-                users.insert(),
-                {"user_id": 5, "user_name": "some name"},
-                {"user_id": 6, "user_name": "some other name"},
-            )
-
-        eq_(
-            connection.execute(select(users).order_by(users.c.user_id)).all(),
-            [(5, "some name"), (6, "some other name")],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.empty_inserts
-    def test_single_scalar(self, connection):
-
-        users = self.tables.users_autoinc
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The connection.execute\(\) method in "
-            "SQLAlchemy 2.0 will accept parameters as a single "
-        ):
-            # TODO: I'm not even sure what this exec format is or how
-            # it worked if at all
-            connection.execute(users.insert(), "some name")
-
-        eq_(
-            connection.execute(select(users).order_by(users.c.user_id)).all(),
-            [(1, None)],
-        )
-
-
 class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __requires__ = ("ad_hoc_engines",)
     __backend__ = True
@@ -1555,54 +452,33 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
                 ):
                     break
 
-    @testing.combinations(
-        ((), {"z": 10}, [], {"z": 10}, testing.requires.legacy_engine),
-    )
-    def test_modify_parameters_from_event_one(
-        self, multiparams, params, expected_multiparams, expected_params
-    ):
-        # this is testing both the normalization added to parameters
-        # as of I97cb4d06adfcc6b889f10d01cc7775925cffb116 as well as
-        # that the return value from the event is taken as the new set
-        # of parameters.
-        def before_execute(
-            conn, clauseelement, multiparams, params, execution_options
-        ):
-            eq_(multiparams, expected_multiparams)
-            eq_(params, expected_params)
-            return clauseelement, (), {"q": "15"}
+    def test_engine_connect(self, testing_engine):
+        e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
 
-        def after_execute(
-            conn, clauseelement, multiparams, params, result, execution_options
-        ):
-            eq_(multiparams, ())
-            eq_(params, {"q": "15"})
+        canary = Mock()
 
-        e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
-        event.listen(e1, "before_execute", before_execute, retval=True)
-        event.listen(e1, "after_execute", after_execute)
+        def thing(conn, branch):
+            canary(conn, branch)
 
-        with e1.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"The connection\.execute\(\) method"
-            ):
-                result = conn.execute(
-                    select(bindparam("q", type_=String)),
-                    *multiparams,
-                    **params
-                )
-            eq_(result.all(), [("15",)])
+        event.listen(e1, "engine_connect", thing)
 
-    @testing.only_on("sqlite")
-    def test_modify_statement_string(self, connection):
-        @event.listens_for(connection, "before_execute", retval=True)
-        def _modify(
-            conn, clauseelement, multiparams, params, execution_options
-        ):
-            return clauseelement.replace("hi", "there"), multiparams, params
+        msg = (
+            r"The argument signature for the "
+            r'"ConnectionEvents.engine_connect" event listener has changed as '
+            r"of version 2.0, and conversion for the old argument signature "
+            r"will be removed in a future release.  The new signature is "
+            r'"def engine_connect\(conn\)'
+        )
 
-        with _string_deprecation_expect():
-            eq_(connection.scalar("select 'hi'"), "there")
+        with expect_deprecated(msg):
+            c1 = e1.connect()
+        c1.close()
+
+        with expect_deprecated(msg):
+            c2 = e1.connect()
+        c2.close()
+
+        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(c1, False), mock.call(c2, False)])
 
     def test_retval_flag(self):
         canary = []
@@ -1669,223 +545,3 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             with e1.connect() as conn:
                 result = conn.execute(select(1))
                 result.close()
-
-
-class DDLExecutionTest(fixtures.TestBase):
-    def setup_test(self):
-        self.engine = engines.mock_engine()
-        self.metadata = MetaData()
-        self.users = Table(
-            "users",
-            self.metadata,
-            Column("user_id", Integer, primary_key=True),
-            Column("user_name", String(40)),
-        )
-
-
-class AutocommitKeywordFixture(object):
-    def _test_keyword(self, keyword, expected=True):
-        dbapi = Mock(
-            connect=Mock(
-                return_value=Mock(
-                    cursor=Mock(return_value=Mock(description=()))
-                )
-            )
-        )
-        engine = engines.testing_engine(
-            options={"_initialize": False, "pool_reset_on_return": None}
-        )
-        engine.dialect.dbapi = dbapi
-
-        with engine.connect() as conn:
-            if expected:
-                with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                    "The current statement is being autocommitted "
-                    "using implicit autocommit"
-                ):
-                    conn.exec_driver_sql(
-                        "%s something table something" % keyword
-                    )
-            else:
-                conn.exec_driver_sql("%s something table something" % keyword)
-
-            if expected:
-                eq_(
-                    [n for (n, k, s) in dbapi.connect().mock_calls],
-                    ["cursor", "commit"],
-                )
-            else:
-                eq_(
-                    [n for (n, k, s) in dbapi.connect().mock_calls], ["cursor"]
-                )
-
-
-class AutocommitTextTest(AutocommitKeywordFixture, fixtures.TestBase):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    def test_update(self):
-        self._test_keyword("UPDATE")
-
-    def test_insert(self):
-        self._test_keyword("INSERT")
-
-    def test_delete(self):
-        self._test_keyword("DELETE")
-
-    def test_alter(self):
-        self._test_keyword("ALTER TABLE")
-
-    def test_create(self):
-        self._test_keyword("CREATE TABLE foobar")
-
-    def test_drop(self):
-        self._test_keyword("DROP TABLE foobar")
-
-    def test_select(self):
-        self._test_keyword("SELECT foo FROM table", False)
-
-
-class ExplicitAutoCommitTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
-
-    """test the 'autocommit' flag on select() and text() objects.
-
-    Requires PostgreSQL so that we may define a custom function which
-    modifies the database."""
-
-    __only_on__ = "postgresql"
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        Table(
-            "foo",
-            metadata,
-            Column("id", Integer, primary_key=True),
-            Column("data", String(100)),
-        )
-
-        event.listen(
-            metadata,
-            "after_create",
-            DDL(
-                "create function insert_foo(varchar) "
-                "returns integer as 'insert into foo(data) "
-                "values ($1);select 1;' language sql"
-            ),
-        )
-        event.listen(
-            metadata, "before_drop", DDL("drop function insert_foo(varchar)")
-        )
-
-    def test_control(self):
-
-        # test that not using autocommit does not commit
-        foo = self.tables.foo
-
-        conn1 = testing.db.connect()
-        conn2 = testing.db.connect()
-        conn1.execute(select(func.insert_foo("data1")))
-        assert conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall() == []
-        conn1.execute(text("select insert_foo('moredata')"))
-        assert conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall() == []
-        trans = conn1.begin()
-        trans.commit()
-        assert conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall() == [
-            ("data1",),
-            ("moredata",),
-        ]
-        conn1.close()
-        conn2.close()
-
-    def test_explicit_compiled(self):
-        foo = self.tables.foo
-
-        conn1 = testing.db.connect()
-        conn2 = testing.db.connect()
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            conn1.execute(
-                select(func.insert_foo("data1")).execution_options(
-                    autocommit=True
-                )
-            )
-        assert conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall() == [("data1",)]
-        conn1.close()
-        conn2.close()
-
-    def test_explicit_connection(self):
-        foo = self.tables.foo
-
-        conn1 = testing.db.connect()
-        conn2 = testing.db.connect()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            conn1.execution_options(autocommit=True).execute(
-                select(func.insert_foo("data1"))
-            )
-        eq_(conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall(), [("data1",)])
-
-        # connection supersedes statement
-
-        conn1.execution_options(autocommit=False).execute(
-            select(func.insert_foo("data2")).execution_options(autocommit=True)
-        )
-        eq_(conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall(), [("data1",)])
-
-        # ditto
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            conn1.execution_options(autocommit=True).execute(
-                select(func.insert_foo("data3")).execution_options(
-                    autocommit=False
-                )
-            )
-        eq_(
-            conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall(),
-            [("data1",), ("data2",), ("data3",)],
-        )
-        conn1.close()
-        conn2.close()
-
-    def test_explicit_text(self):
-        foo = self.tables.foo
-
-        conn1 = testing.db.connect()
-        conn2 = testing.db.connect()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            conn1.execute(
-                text("select insert_foo('moredata')").execution_options(
-                    autocommit=True
-                )
-            )
-        assert conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall() == [("moredata",)]
-        conn1.close()
-        conn2.close()
-
-    def test_implicit_text(self):
-        foo = self.tables.foo
-
-        conn1 = testing.db.connect()
-        conn2 = testing.db.connect()
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-            "implicit autocommit"
-        ):
-            conn1.execute(
-                text("insert into foo (data) values ('implicitdata')")
-            )
-        assert conn2.execute(select(foo.c.data)).fetchall() == [
-            ("implicitdata",)
-        ]
-        conn1.close()
-        conn2.close()
diff --git a/test/engine/test_execute.py b/test/engine/test_execute.py
index 23df3b03d..afe95ba82 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_execute.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_execute.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import config
 from sqlalchemy.testing import engines
 from sqlalchemy.testing import eq_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_raises_message
-from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_warnings
 from sqlalchemy.testing import fixtures
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_false
@@ -105,6 +104,13 @@ class ExecuteTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             )
             eq_(result, "%")
 
+    def test_no_strings(self, connection):
+        with expect_raises_message(
+            tsa.exc.ObjectNotExecutableError,
+            "Not an executable object: 'select 1'",
+        ):
+            connection.execute("select 1")
+
     def test_raw_positional_invalid(self, connection):
         assert_raises_message(
             tsa.exc.ArgumentError,
@@ -754,17 +760,98 @@ class ExecuteTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         res = conn.scalars(select(users.c.user_name).order_by(users.c.user_id))
         eq_(res.all(), ["sandy", "spongebob"])
 
+    @testing.combinations(
+        ({}, {}, {}),
+        ({"a": "b"}, {}, {"a": "b"}),
+        ({"a": "b", "d": "e"}, {"a": "c"}, {"a": "c", "d": "e"}),
+        argnames="conn_opts, exec_opts, expected",
+    )
+    def test_execution_opts_per_invoke(
+        self, connection, conn_opts, exec_opts, expected
+    ):
+        opts = []
 
-class UnicodeReturnsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
-    def test_unicode_test_not_in(self):
-        eng = engines.testing_engine()
-        eng.dialect.returns_unicode_strings = String.RETURNS_UNKNOWN
+        @event.listens_for(connection, "before_cursor_execute")
+        def before_cursor_execute(
+            conn, cursor, statement, parameters, context, executemany
+        ):
+            opts.append(context.execution_options)
 
-        assert_raises_message(
-            tsa.exc.InvalidRequestError,
-            "RETURNS_UNKNOWN is unsupported in Python 3",
-            eng.connect,
-        )
+        if conn_opts:
+            connection = connection.execution_options(**conn_opts)
+
+        if exec_opts:
+            connection.execute(select(1), execution_options=exec_opts)
+        else:
+            connection.execute(select(1))
+
+        eq_(opts, [expected])
+
+    @testing.combinations(
+        ({}, {}, {}, {}),
+        ({}, {"a": "b"}, {}, {"a": "b"}),
+        ({}, {"a": "b", "d": "e"}, {"a": "c"}, {"a": "c", "d": "e"}),
+        (
+            {"q": "z", "p": "r"},
+            {"a": "b", "p": "x", "d": "e"},
+            {"a": "c"},
+            {"q": "z", "p": "x", "a": "c", "d": "e"},
+        ),
+        argnames="stmt_opts, conn_opts, exec_opts, expected",
+    )
+    def test_execution_opts_per_invoke_execute_events(
+        self, connection, stmt_opts, conn_opts, exec_opts, expected
+    ):
+        opts = []
+
+        @event.listens_for(connection, "before_execute")
+        def before_execute(
+            conn, clauseelement, multiparams, params, execution_options
+        ):
+            opts.append(("before", execution_options))
+
+        @event.listens_for(connection, "after_execute")
+        def after_execute(
+            conn,
+            clauseelement,
+            multiparams,
+            params,
+            execution_options,
+            result,
+        ):
+            opts.append(("after", execution_options))
+
+        stmt = select(1)
+
+        if stmt_opts:
+            stmt = stmt.execution_options(**stmt_opts)
+
+        if conn_opts:
+            connection = connection.execution_options(**conn_opts)
+
+        if exec_opts:
+            connection.execute(stmt, execution_options=exec_opts)
+        else:
+            connection.execute(stmt)
+
+        eq_(opts, [("before", expected), ("after", expected)])
+
+    @testing.combinations(
+        ({"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name1"},),
+        ([{"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name1"}],),
+        (({"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name1"},),),
+        (
+            [
+                {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name1"},
+                {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"},
+            ],
+        ),
+        argnames="parameters",
+    )
+    def test_params_interpretation(self, connection, parameters):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        connection.execute(users.insert(), parameters)
 
 
 class ConvenienceExecuteTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
@@ -822,21 +909,22 @@ class ConvenienceExecuteTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             return_value=Mock(begin=Mock(side_effect=Exception("boom")))
         )
         with mock.patch.object(engine, "_connection_cls", mock_connection):
-            if testing.requires.legacy_engine.enabled:
-                with expect_raises_message(Exception, "boom"):
-                    engine.begin()
-            else:
-                # context manager isn't entered, doesn't actually call
-                # connect() or connection.begin()
-                engine.begin()
+            # context manager isn't entered, doesn't actually call
+            # connect() or connection.begin()
+            engine.begin()
 
-        if testing.requires.legacy_engine.enabled:
-            eq_(mock_connection.return_value.close.mock_calls, [call()])
-        else:
-            eq_(mock_connection.return_value.close.mock_calls, [])
+        eq_(mock_connection.return_value.close.mock_calls, [])
 
     def test_transaction_engine_ctx_begin_fails_include_enter(self):
-        """test #7272"""
+        """test #7272
+
+        Note this behavior for 2.0 required that we add a new flag to
+        Connection _allow_autobegin=False, so that the first-connect
+        initialization sequence in create.py does not actually run begin()
+        events. previously, the initialize sequence used a future=False
+        connection unconditionally (and I didn't notice this).
+
+        """
         engine = engines.testing_engine()
 
         close_mock = Mock()
@@ -893,23 +981,6 @@ class ConvenienceExecuteTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             fn(conn, 5, value=8)
         self._assert_fn(5, value=8)
 
-    @testing.requires.legacy_engine
-    def test_connect_as_ctx_noautocommit(self):
-        fn = self._trans_fn()
-        self._assert_no_data()
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            ctx = conn.execution_options(autocommit=False)
-            testing.run_as_contextmanager(ctx, fn, 5, value=8)
-            # autocommit is off
-            self._assert_no_data()
-
-
-class FutureConvenienceExecuteTest(
-    fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, ConvenienceExecuteTest
-):
-    __backend__ = True
-
 
 class CompiledCacheTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __backend__ = True
@@ -1213,51 +1284,51 @@ class SchemaTranslateTest(fixtures.TestBase, testing.AssertsExecutionResults):
         with self.sql_execution_asserter(connection) as asserter:
             conn = connection
             execution_options = {"schema_translate_map": map_}
-            conn._execute_20(
+            conn.execute(
                 t1.insert(), {"x": 1}, execution_options=execution_options
             )
-            conn._execute_20(
+            conn.execute(
                 t2.insert(), {"x": 1}, execution_options=execution_options
             )
-            conn._execute_20(
+            conn.execute(
                 t3.insert(), {"x": 1}, execution_options=execution_options
             )
 
-            conn._execute_20(
+            conn.execute(
                 t1.update().values(x=1).where(t1.c.x == 1),
                 execution_options=execution_options,
             )
-            conn._execute_20(
+            conn.execute(
                 t2.update().values(x=2).where(t2.c.x == 1),
                 execution_options=execution_options,
             )
-            conn._execute_20(
+            conn.execute(
                 t3.update().values(x=3).where(t3.c.x == 1),
                 execution_options=execution_options,
             )
 
             eq_(
-                conn._execute_20(
+                conn.execute(
                     select(t1.c.x), execution_options=execution_options
                 ).scalar(),
                 1,
             )
             eq_(
-                conn._execute_20(
+                conn.execute(
                     select(t2.c.x), execution_options=execution_options
                 ).scalar(),
                 2,
             )
             eq_(
-                conn._execute_20(
+                conn.execute(
                     select(t3.c.x), execution_options=execution_options
                 ).scalar(),
                 3,
             )
 
-            conn._execute_20(t1.delete(), execution_options=execution_options)
-            conn._execute_20(t2.delete(), execution_options=execution_options)
-            conn._execute_20(t3.delete(), execution_options=execution_options)
+            conn.execute(t1.delete(), execution_options=execution_options)
+            conn.execute(t2.delete(), execution_options=execution_options)
+            conn.execute(t3.delete(), execution_options=execution_options)
 
         asserter.assert_(
             CompiledSQL("INSERT INTO [SCHEMA__none].t1 (x) VALUES (:x)"),
@@ -1454,6 +1525,26 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
                 ):
                     break
 
+    def test_engine_connect(self, testing_engine):
+        e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
+
+        canary = Mock()
+
+        # use a real def to trigger legacy signature decorator
+        # logic, if present
+        def thing(conn):
+            canary(conn)
+
+        event.listen(e1, "engine_connect", thing)
+
+        c1 = e1.connect()
+        c1.close()
+
+        c2 = e1.connect()
+        c2.close()
+
+        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(c1), mock.call(c2)])
+
     def test_per_engine_independence(self, testing_engine):
         e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
         e2 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
@@ -1511,11 +1602,11 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             canary.got_result(result)
 
         with e1.connect() as conn:
-            assert not conn._is_future
+            conn.execute(select(1)).scalar()
+
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
 
-            with conn.begin():
-                conn.execute(select(1)).scalar()
-                assert conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.commit()
 
             assert not conn.in_transaction()
 
@@ -1534,11 +1625,6 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         eq_(canary.be1.call_count, 1)
         eq_(canary.be2.call_count, 1)
 
-        if testing.requires.legacy_engine.enabled:
-            conn._branch().execute(select(1))
-            eq_(canary.be1.call_count, 2)
-            eq_(canary.be2.call_count, 2)
-
     @testing.combinations(
         (True, False),
         (True, True),
@@ -1586,10 +1672,18 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
             def init(connection):
                 initialize(connection)
+                connection.execute(select(1))
 
+            # begin mock added as part of migration to future only
+            # where we don't want anything related to begin() happening
+            # as part of create
+            # note we can't use an event to ensure begin() is not called
+            # because create also blocks events from happening
             with mock.patch.object(
                 e1.dialect, "initialize", side_effect=init
-            ) as m1:
+            ) as m1, mock.patch.object(
+                e1._connection_cls, "begin"
+            ) as begin_mock:
 
                 @event.listens_for(e1, "connect", insert=True)
                 def go1(dbapi_conn, xyz):
@@ -1616,6 +1710,8 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
                 c1.close()
                 c2.close()
 
+        eq_(begin_mock.mock_calls, [])
+
         if add_our_own_onconnect:
             calls = [
                 mock.call.foo("custom event first"),
@@ -1676,9 +1772,6 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         eq_(canary.be1.call_count, 1)
 
-        conn._branch().execute(select(1))
-        eq_(canary.be1.call_count, 2)
-
     def test_force_conn_events_false(self, testing_engine):
         canary = Mock()
         e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url, future=False)
@@ -1694,9 +1787,6 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         eq_(canary.be1.call_count, 0)
 
-        conn._branch().execute(select(1))
-        eq_(canary.be1.call_count, 0)
-
     def test_cursor_events_ctx_execute_scalar(self, testing_engine):
         canary = Mock()
         e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
@@ -1849,9 +1939,8 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         # event is not called at all
         eq_(m1.mock_calls, [])
 
-    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="future")
     @testing.only_on("sqlite")
-    def test_modify_statement_internal_driversql(self, connection, future):
+    def test_modify_statement_internal_driversql(self, connection):
         m1 = mock.Mock()
 
         @event.listens_for(connection, "before_execute", retval=True)
@@ -1862,16 +1951,11 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             return clauseelement.replace("hi", "there"), multiparams, params
 
         eq_(
-            connection._exec_driver_sql(
-                "select 'hi'", [], {}, {}, future=future
-            ).scalar(),
-            "hi" if future else "there",
+            connection.exec_driver_sql("select 'hi'").scalar(),
+            "hi",
         )
 
-        if future:
-            eq_(m1.mock_calls, [])
-        else:
-            eq_(m1.mock_calls, [call.run_event()])
+        eq_(m1.mock_calls, [])
 
     def test_modify_statement_clauseelement(self, connection):
         @event.listens_for(connection, "before_execute", retval=True)
@@ -1905,7 +1989,7 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             conn.execute(select(1).compile(dialect=e1.dialect))
 
             conn._execute_compiled(
-                select(1).compile(dialect=e1.dialect), (), {}, {}
+                select(1).compile(dialect=e1.dialect), (), {}
             )
 
     def test_execute_events(self):
@@ -2175,18 +2259,6 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             conn.execute(select(1))
         eq_(canary, ["execute", "cursor_execute"])
 
-    @testing.requires.legacy_engine
-    def test_engine_connect(self):
-        engine = engines.testing_engine()
-
-        tracker = Mock()
-        event.listen(engine, "engine_connect", tracker)
-
-        c1 = engine.connect()
-        c2 = c1._branch()
-        c1.close()
-        eq_(tracker.mock_calls, [call(c1, False), call(c2, True)])
-
     def test_execution_options(self):
         engine = engines.testing_engine()
 
@@ -2463,37 +2535,6 @@ class EngineEventsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         )
 
 
-class FutureEngineEventsTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, EngineEventsTest):
-    def test_future_fixture(self, testing_engine):
-        e1 = testing_engine()
-
-        assert e1._is_future
-        with e1.connect() as conn:
-            assert conn._is_future
-
-    def test_emit_sql_in_autobegin(self, testing_engine):
-        e1 = testing_engine(config.db_url)
-
-        canary = Mock()
-
-        @event.listens_for(e1, "begin")
-        def begin(connection):
-            result = connection.execute(select(1)).scalar()
-            canary.got_result(result)
-
-        with e1.connect() as conn:
-            assert conn._is_future
-            conn.execute(select(1)).scalar()
-
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-
-            conn.commit()
-
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-
-        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [call.got_result(1)])
-
-
 class HandleErrorTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __requires__ = ("ad_hoc_engines",)
     __backend__ = True
@@ -2651,26 +2692,59 @@ class HandleErrorTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             )
             eq_(patched.call_count, 1)
 
-    def test_exception_autorollback_fails(self):
+    @testing.only_on("sqlite", "using specific DB message")
+    def test_exception_no_autorollback(self):
+        """with the 2.0 engine, a SQL statement will have run
+        "autobegin", so that we are in a transaction.  so if an error
+        occurs, we report the error but stay in the transaction.
+
+        previously, we'd see the rollback failing due to autorollback
+        when transaction isn't started.
+        """
         engine = engines.testing_engine()
         conn = engine.connect()
 
         def boom(connection):
             raise engine.dialect.dbapi.OperationalError("rollback failed")
 
-        with expect_warnings(
-            r"An exception has occurred during handling of a previous "
-            r"exception.  The previous exception "
-            r"is.*(?:i_dont_exist|does not exist)",
-            py2konly=True,
-        ):
-            with patch.object(conn.dialect, "do_rollback", boom):
-                assert_raises_message(
-                    tsa.exc.OperationalError,
-                    "rollback failed",
-                    conn.exec_driver_sql,
-                    "insert into i_dont_exist (x) values ('y')",
-                )
+        with patch.object(conn.dialect, "do_rollback", boom):
+            assert_raises_message(
+                tsa.exc.OperationalError,
+                "no such table: i_dont_exist",
+                conn.exec_driver_sql,
+                "insert into i_dont_exist (x) values ('y')",
+            )
+
+            # we're still in a transaction
+            assert conn._transaction
+
+            # only fails when we actually call rollback
+            assert_raises_message(
+                tsa.exc.OperationalError,
+                "rollback failed",
+                conn.rollback,
+            )
+
+    def test_actual_autorollback(self):
+        """manufacture an autorollback scenario that works in 2.x."""
+
+        engine = engines.testing_engine()
+        conn = engine.connect()
+
+        def boom(connection):
+            raise engine.dialect.dbapi.OperationalError("rollback failed")
+
+        @event.listens_for(conn, "begin")
+        def _do_begin(conn):
+            # run a breaking statement before begin actually happens
+            conn.exec_driver_sql("insert into i_dont_exist (x) values ('y')")
+
+        with patch.object(conn.dialect, "do_rollback", boom):
+            assert_raises_message(
+                tsa.exc.OperationalError,
+                "rollback failed",
+                conn.begin,
+            )
 
     def test_exception_event_ad_hoc_context(self):
         """test that handle_error is called with a context in
@@ -3115,6 +3189,45 @@ class OnConnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             dbapi.OperationalError("test"), None, None
         )
 
+    def test_dont_create_transaction_on_initialize(self):
+        """test that engine init doesn't invoke autobegin.
+
+        this happened implicitly in 1.4 due to use of a non-future
+        connection for initialize.
+
+        to fix for 2.0 we added a new flag _allow_autobegin=False
+        for init purposes only.
+
+        """
+        e = create_engine("sqlite://")
+
+        init_connection = None
+
+        def mock_initialize(connection):
+            # definitely trigger what would normally be an autobegin
+            connection.execute(select(1))
+            nonlocal init_connection
+            init_connection = connection
+
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            e._connection_cls, "begin"
+        ) as mock_begin, mock.patch.object(
+            e.dialect, "initialize", Mock(side_effect=mock_initialize)
+        ) as mock_init:
+            conn = e.connect()
+
+            eq_(mock_begin.mock_calls, [])
+            is_not(init_connection, None)
+            is_not(conn, init_connection)
+            is_false(init_connection._allow_autobegin)
+            eq_(mock_init.mock_calls, [mock.call(init_connection)])
+
+            # assert the mock works too
+            conn.begin()
+            eq_(mock_begin.mock_calls, [mock.call()])
+
+            conn.close()
+
     def test_invalidate_on_connect(self):
         """test that is_disconnect() is called during connect.
 
@@ -3493,168 +3606,6 @@ class DialectEventTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         eq_(conn.info["boom"], "one")
 
 
-class FutureExecuteTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        Table(
-            "users",
-            metadata,
-            Column("user_id", INT, primary_key=True, autoincrement=False),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-            test_needs_acid=True,
-        )
-        Table(
-            "users_autoinc",
-            metadata,
-            Column(
-                "user_id", INT, primary_key=True, test_needs_autoincrement=True
-            ),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-            test_needs_acid=True,
-        )
-
-    def test_non_dict_mapping(self, connection):
-        """ensure arbitrary Mapping works for execute()"""
-
-        class NotADict(collections_abc.Mapping):
-            def __init__(self, _data):
-                self._data = _data
-
-            def __iter__(self):
-                return iter(self._data)
-
-            def __len__(self):
-                return len(self._data)
-
-            def __getitem__(self, key):
-                return self._data[key]
-
-            def keys(self):
-                return self._data.keys()
-
-        nd = NotADict({"a": 10, "b": 15})
-        eq_(dict(nd), {"a": 10, "b": 15})
-
-        result = connection.execute(
-            select(
-                bindparam("a", type_=Integer), bindparam("b", type_=Integer)
-            ),
-            nd,
-        )
-        eq_(result.first(), (10, 15))
-
-    def test_row_works_as_mapping(self, connection):
-        """ensure the RowMapping object works as a parameter dictionary for
-        execute."""
-
-        result = connection.execute(
-            select(literal(10).label("a"), literal(15).label("b"))
-        )
-        row = result.first()
-        eq_(row, (10, 15))
-        eq_(row._mapping, {"a": 10, "b": 15})
-
-        result = connection.execute(
-            select(
-                bindparam("a", type_=Integer).label("a"),
-                bindparam("b", type_=Integer).label("b"),
-            ),
-            row._mapping,
-        )
-        row = result.first()
-        eq_(row, (10, 15))
-        eq_(row._mapping, {"a": 10, "b": 15})
-
-    @testing.combinations(
-        ({}, {}, {}),
-        ({"a": "b"}, {}, {"a": "b"}),
-        ({"a": "b", "d": "e"}, {"a": "c"}, {"a": "c", "d": "e"}),
-        argnames="conn_opts, exec_opts, expected",
-    )
-    def test_execution_opts_per_invoke(
-        self, connection, conn_opts, exec_opts, expected
-    ):
-        opts = []
-
-        @event.listens_for(connection, "before_cursor_execute")
-        def before_cursor_execute(
-            conn, cursor, statement, parameters, context, executemany
-        ):
-            opts.append(context.execution_options)
-
-        if conn_opts:
-            connection = connection.execution_options(**conn_opts)
-
-        if exec_opts:
-            connection.execute(select(1), execution_options=exec_opts)
-        else:
-            connection.execute(select(1))
-
-        eq_(opts, [expected])
-
-    @testing.combinations(
-        ({}, {}, {}, {}),
-        ({}, {"a": "b"}, {}, {"a": "b"}),
-        ({}, {"a": "b", "d": "e"}, {"a": "c"}, {"a": "c", "d": "e"}),
-        (
-            {"q": "z", "p": "r"},
-            {"a": "b", "p": "x", "d": "e"},
-            {"a": "c"},
-            {"q": "z", "p": "x", "a": "c", "d": "e"},
-        ),
-        argnames="stmt_opts, conn_opts, exec_opts, expected",
-    )
-    def test_execution_opts_per_invoke_execute_events(
-        self, connection, stmt_opts, conn_opts, exec_opts, expected
-    ):
-        opts = []
-
-        @event.listens_for(connection, "before_execute")
-        def before_execute(
-            conn, clauseelement, multiparams, params, execution_options
-        ):
-            opts.append(("before", execution_options))
-
-        @event.listens_for(connection, "after_execute")
-        def after_execute(
-            conn,
-            clauseelement,
-            multiparams,
-            params,
-            execution_options,
-            result,
-        ):
-            opts.append(("after", execution_options))
-
-        stmt = select(1)
-
-        if stmt_opts:
-            stmt = stmt.execution_options(**stmt_opts)
-
-        if conn_opts:
-            connection = connection.execution_options(**conn_opts)
-
-        if exec_opts:
-            connection.execute(stmt, execution_options=exec_opts)
-        else:
-            connection.execute(stmt)
-
-        eq_(opts, [("before", expected), ("after", expected)])
-
-    def test_no_branching(self, connection):
-        with testing.expect_deprecated(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            assert_raises_message(
-                NotImplementedError,
-                "sqlalchemy.future.Connection does not support "
-                "'branching' of new connections.",
-                connection.connect,
-            )
-
-
 class SetInputSizesTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
     __backend__ = True
 
diff --git a/test/engine/test_logging.py b/test/engine/test_logging.py
index c5f8b69b6..bd5bde775 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_logging.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_logging.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class LogParamsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         )
 
     def test_log_positional_array(self):
-        with self.eng.connect() as conn:
+        with self.eng.begin() as conn:
             exc_info = assert_raises(
                 tsa.exc.DBAPIError,
                 conn.execute,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class LogParamsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             )
 
             eq_regex(
-                self.buf.buffer[1].message,
+                self.buf.buffer[2].message,
                 r"\[generated .*\] \(\[1, 2, 3\], 'hi'\)",
             )
 
@@ -799,25 +799,26 @@ class EchoTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         e1.echo = True
 
-        with e1.connect() as conn:
+        with e1.begin() as conn:
             conn.execute(select(1)).close()
 
-        with e2.connect() as conn:
+        with e2.begin() as conn:
             conn.execute(select(2)).close()
 
         e1.echo = False
 
-        with e1.connect() as conn:
+        with e1.begin() as conn:
             conn.execute(select(3)).close()
-        with e2.connect() as conn:
+        with e2.begin() as conn:
             conn.execute(select(4)).close()
 
         e2.echo = True
-        with e1.connect() as conn:
+        with e1.begin() as conn:
             conn.execute(select(5)).close()
-        with e2.connect() as conn:
+        with e2.begin() as conn:
             conn.execute(select(6)).close()
 
-        assert self.buf.buffer[0].getMessage().startswith("SELECT 1")
-        assert self.buf.buffer[2].getMessage().startswith("SELECT 6")
-        assert len(self.buf.buffer) == 4
+        assert self.buf.buffer[1].getMessage().startswith("SELECT 1")
+
+        assert self.buf.buffer[5].getMessage().startswith("SELECT 6")
+        assert len(self.buf.buffer) == 8
diff --git a/test/engine/test_parseconnect.py b/test/engine/test_parseconnect.py
index 0cc7c0508..044dc2cbd 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_parseconnect.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_parseconnect.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import is_false
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_true
 from sqlalchemy.testing import mock
 from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import expect_deprecated
+from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import expect_raises_message
 from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import call
 from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import MagicMock
 from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import Mock
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ class CreateEngineTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         )
         assert e.echo is True
 
-    def test_engine_from_config_future(self):
+    def test_engine_from_config_future_parameter_ignored(self):
         dbapi = mock_dbapi
 
         config = {
@@ -491,10 +492,9 @@ class CreateEngineTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             "sqlalchemy.future": "true",
         }
 
-        e = engine_from_config(config, module=dbapi, _initialize=False)
-        assert e._is_future
+        engine_from_config(config, module=dbapi, _initialize=False)
 
-    def test_engine_from_config_not_future(self):
+    def test_engine_from_config_future_false_raises(self):
         dbapi = mock_dbapi
 
         config = {
@@ -503,8 +503,12 @@ class CreateEngineTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             "sqlalchemy.future": "false",
         }
 
-        e = engine_from_config(config, module=dbapi, _initialize=False)
-        assert not e._is_future
+        with expect_raises_message(
+            exc.ArgumentError,
+            r"The 'future' parameter passed to create_engine\(\) "
+            r"may only be set to True.",
+        ):
+            engine_from_config(config, module=dbapi, _initialize=False)
 
     def test_pool_reset_on_return_from_config(self):
         dbapi = mock_dbapi
diff --git a/test/engine/test_processors.py b/test/engine/test_processors.py
index ad643a446..943ae32f0 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_processors.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_processors.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy.testing import assert_raises_message
 from sqlalchemy.testing import eq_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import fixtures
-from sqlalchemy.testing import mock
 
 
 class _BooleanProcessorTest(fixtures.TestBase):
@@ -104,88 +103,3 @@ class CDateProcessorTest(_DateProcessorTest):
         from sqlalchemy import cprocessors
 
         cls.module = cprocessors
-
-
-class _DistillArgsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
-    def test_distill_none(self):
-        eq_(self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), None, None), [])
-
-    def test_distill_no_multi_no_param(self):
-        eq_(self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), (), {}), [])
-
-    def test_distill_dict_multi_none_param(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), None, {"foo": "bar"}),
-            [{"foo": "bar"}],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_dict_multi_empty_param(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), (), {"foo": "bar"}),
-            [{"foo": "bar"}],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_single_dict(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), ({"foo": "bar"},), {}),
-            [{"foo": "bar"}],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_single_list_strings(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), (["foo", "bar"],), {}),
-            [["foo", "bar"]],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_single_list_tuples(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(
-                mock.Mock(), ([("foo", "bar"), ("bat", "hoho")],), {}
-            ),
-            [("foo", "bar"), ("bat", "hoho")],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_single_list_tuple(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), ([("foo", "bar")],), {}),
-            [("foo", "bar")],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_multi_list_tuple(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(
-                mock.Mock(), ([("foo", "bar")], [("bar", "bat")]), {}
-            ),
-            ([("foo", "bar")], [("bar", "bat")]),
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_multi_strings(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), ("foo", "bar"), {}),
-            [("foo", "bar")],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_single_list_dicts(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(
-                mock.Mock(), ([{"foo": "bar"}, {"foo": "hoho"}],), {}
-            ),
-            [{"foo": "bar"}, {"foo": "hoho"}],
-        )
-
-    def test_distill_single_string(self):
-        eq_(self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), ("arg",), {}), [["arg"]])
-
-    def test_distill_multi_string_tuple(self):
-        eq_(
-            self.module._distill_params(mock.Mock(), (("arg", "arg"),), {}),
-            [("arg", "arg")],
-        )
-
-
-class PyDistillArgsTest(_DistillArgsTest):
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_test_class(cls):
-        from sqlalchemy.engine import util
-
-        cls.module = util
diff --git a/test/engine/test_reconnect.py b/test/engine/test_reconnect.py
index 20f6ec299..0c7f86a62 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_reconnect.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_reconnect.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import assert_raises_message_context_ok
 from sqlalchemy.testing import engines
 from sqlalchemy.testing import eq_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_raises
+from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_raises_message
 from sqlalchemy.testing import fixtures
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_false
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import ne_
 from sqlalchemy.testing.engines import testing_engine
 from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import call
 from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import Mock
-from sqlalchemy.testing.mock import patch
 from sqlalchemy.testing.schema import Column
 from sqlalchemy.testing.schema import Table
 from sqlalchemy.testing.util import gc_collect
@@ -563,7 +563,8 @@ class MockReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         # error stays consistent
         assert_raises_message(
             tsa.exc.PendingRollbackError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive transaction.  Please rollback",
+            r"Can't reconnect until invalid transaction is rolled back.  "
+            r"Please rollback\(\) fully before proceeding",
             conn.execute,
             select(1),
         )
@@ -571,7 +572,8 @@ class MockReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         assert_raises_message(
             tsa.exc.PendingRollbackError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive transaction.  Please rollback",
+            r"Can't reconnect until invalid transaction is rolled back.  "
+            r"Please rollback\(\) fully before proceeding",
             trans.commit,
         )
 
@@ -579,7 +581,8 @@ class MockReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         assert_raises_message(
             tsa.exc.PendingRollbackError,
-            "This connection is on an inactive transaction.  Please rollback",
+            r"Can't reconnect until invalid transaction is rolled back.  "
+            r"Please rollback\(\) fully before proceeding",
             conn.execute,
             select(1),
         )
@@ -607,13 +610,22 @@ class MockReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         self.dbapi.shutdown()
 
-        assert_raises(tsa.exc.DBAPIError, conn.execute, select(1))
+        with expect_raises(tsa.exc.DBAPIError):
+            conn.execute(select(1))
 
         assert not conn.closed
         assert conn.invalidated
 
         eq_([c.close.mock_calls for c in self.dbapi.connections], [[call()]])
 
+        # trans was autobegin.  they have to call rollback
+        with expect_raises(tsa.exc.PendingRollbackError):
+            conn.execute(select(1))
+
+        # ok
+        conn.rollback()
+
+        # now we are good
         # test reconnects
         conn.execute(select(1))
         assert not conn.invalidated
@@ -659,17 +671,22 @@ class MockReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         conn.close()
 
     def test_noreconnect_rollback(self):
+        # this test changes in 2.x due to autobegin.
+
         conn = self.db.connect()
 
+        conn.execute(select(1))
+
         self.dbapi.shutdown("rollback_no_disconnect")
 
-        # raises error
-        assert_raises_message(
+        # previously, running a select() here which would fail would then
+        # trigger autorollback which would also fail, this is not the
+        # case now as autorollback does not normally occur
+        with expect_raises_message(
             tsa.exc.DBAPIError,
-            "something broke on rollback but we didn't " "lose the connection",
-            conn.execute,
-            select(1),
-        )
+            r"something broke on rollback but we didn't lose the connection",
+        ):
+            conn.rollback()
 
         assert not conn.closed
         assert not conn.invalidated
@@ -695,8 +712,7 @@ class MockReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         assert_raises_message(
             tsa.exc.DBAPIError,
             "Lost the DB connection on rollback",
-            conn.execute,
-            select(1),
+            conn.rollback,
         )
 
         assert not conn.closed
@@ -987,6 +1003,12 @@ class RealReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             assert conn.invalidated
 
             assert conn.invalidated
+
+            with expect_raises(tsa.exc.PendingRollbackError):
+                conn.execute(select(1))
+
+            conn.rollback()
+
             eq_(conn.execute(select(1)).scalar(), 1)
             assert not conn.invalidated
 
@@ -995,6 +1017,8 @@ class RealReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             _assert_invalidated(conn.execute, select(1))
 
             assert conn.invalidated
+            conn.rollback()
+
             eq_(conn.execute(select(1)).scalar(), 1)
             assert not conn.invalidated
 
@@ -1016,61 +1040,6 @@ class RealReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         # pool isn't replaced
         assert self.engine.pool is p2
 
-    def test_branched_invalidate_branch_to_parent(self):
-        with self.engine.connect() as c1:
-
-            with patch.object(self.engine.pool, "logger") as logger:
-                with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                    r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-                ):
-                    c1_branch = c1.connect()
-                eq_(c1_branch.execute(select(1)).scalar(), 1)
-
-                self.engine.test_shutdown()
-
-                _assert_invalidated(c1_branch.execute, select(1))
-                assert c1.invalidated
-                assert c1_branch.invalidated
-
-                c1_branch._revalidate_connection()
-                assert not c1.invalidated
-                assert not c1_branch.invalidated
-
-            assert "Invalidate connection" in logger.mock_calls[0][1][0]
-
-    def test_branched_invalidate_parent_to_branch(self):
-        with self.engine.connect() as c1:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-            ):
-                c1_branch = c1.connect()
-            eq_(c1_branch.execute(select(1)).scalar(), 1)
-
-            self.engine.test_shutdown()
-
-            _assert_invalidated(c1.execute, select(1))
-            assert c1.invalidated
-            assert c1_branch.invalidated
-
-            c1._revalidate_connection()
-            assert not c1.invalidated
-            assert not c1_branch.invalidated
-
-    def test_branch_invalidate_state(self):
-        with self.engine.connect() as c1:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-            ):
-                c1_branch = c1.connect()
-
-            eq_(c1_branch.execute(select(1)).scalar(), 1)
-
-            self.engine.test_shutdown()
-
-            _assert_invalidated(c1_branch.execute, select(1))
-            assert not c1_branch.closed
-            assert not c1_branch._still_open_and_dbapi_connection_is_valid
-
     def test_ensure_is_disconnect_gets_connection(self):
         def is_disconnect(e, conn, cursor):
             # connection is still present
@@ -1085,6 +1054,10 @@ class RealReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             self.engine.test_shutdown()
             assert_raises(tsa.exc.DBAPIError, conn.execute, select(1))
 
+            # aiosqlite is not able to run close() here without an
+            # error.
+            conn.invalidate()
+
     def test_rollback_on_invalid_plain(self):
         with self.engine.connect() as conn:
             trans = conn.begin()
@@ -1149,6 +1122,7 @@ class RealReconnectTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             _assert_invalidated(conn.execute, select(1))
             assert not conn.closed
             assert conn.invalidated
+            conn.rollback()
             eq_(conn.execute(select(1)).scalar(), 1)
             assert not conn.invalidated
 
@@ -1379,9 +1353,7 @@ class ReconnectRecipeTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     # to get a real "cut the server off" kind of fixture we'd need to do
     # something in provisioning that seeks out the TCP connection at the
     # OS level and kills it.
-    __only_on__ = ("mysql+mysqldb", "mysql+pymysql")
-
-    future = False
+    __only_on__ = ("+mysqldb", "+pymysql")
 
     def make_engine(self, engine):
         num_retries = 3
@@ -1404,12 +1376,7 @@ class ReconnectRecipeTest(fixtures.TestBase):
                         )
                         connection.invalidate()
 
-                        if self.future:
-                            connection.rollback()
-                        else:
-                            trans = connection.get_transaction()
-                            if trans:
-                                trans.rollback()
+                        connection.rollback()
 
                         time.sleep(retry_interval)
                         context.cursor = (
@@ -1446,9 +1413,7 @@ class ReconnectRecipeTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __backend__ = True
 
     def setup_test(self):
-        self.engine = engines.reconnecting_engine(
-            options=dict(future=self.future)
-        )
+        self.engine = engines.reconnecting_engine()
         self.meta = MetaData()
         self.table = Table(
             "sometable",
@@ -1533,12 +1498,4 @@ class ReconnectRecipeTest(fixtures.TestBase):
                     {"id": 6, "name": "some name 6"},
                 ],
             )
-            if self.future:
-                conn.rollback()
-            else:
-                trans = conn.get_transaction()
-                trans.rollback()
-
-
-class FutureReconnectRecipeTest(ReconnectRecipeTest):
-    future = True
+            conn.rollback()
diff --git a/test/engine/test_transaction.py b/test/engine/test_transaction.py
index 9e6142022..50da425bd 100644
--- a/test/engine/test_transaction.py
+++ b/test/engine/test_transaction.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 from sqlalchemy import event
 from sqlalchemy import exc
 from sqlalchemy import func
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_warnings
 from sqlalchemy.testing import fixtures
 from sqlalchemy.testing import mock
 from sqlalchemy.testing import ne_
-from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import expect_deprecated_20
 from sqlalchemy.testing.assertions import expect_raises_message
 from sqlalchemy.testing.engines import testing_engine
 from sqlalchemy.testing.schema import Column
@@ -45,30 +42,6 @@ class TransactionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         with testing.db.connect() as conn:
             yield conn
 
-    def test_interrupt_ctxmanager_engine(self, trans_ctx_manager_fixture):
-        fn = trans_ctx_manager_fixture
-
-        # add commit/rollback to the legacy Connection object so that
-        # we can test this less-likely case in use with the legacy
-        # Engine.begin() context manager
-        class ConnWCommitRollback(testing.db._connection_cls):
-            def commit(self):
-                self.get_transaction().commit()
-
-            def rollback(self):
-                self.get_transaction().rollback()
-
-        with mock.patch.object(
-            testing.db, "_connection_cls", ConnWCommitRollback
-        ):
-            fn(testing.db, trans_on_subject=False, execute_on_subject=False)
-
-    def test_interrupt_ctxmanager_connection(self, trans_ctx_manager_fixture):
-        fn = trans_ctx_manager_fixture
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            fn(conn, trans_on_subject=False, execute_on_subject=True)
-
     def test_commits(self, local_connection):
         users = self.tables.users
         connection = local_connection
@@ -148,56 +121,6 @@ class TransactionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
 
     @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="roll_back_in_block")
-    def test_ctxmanager_rolls_back(self, local_connection, roll_back_in_block):
-        m1 = mock.Mock()
-
-        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
-
-        with expect_raises_message(Exception, "test"):
-            with local_connection.begin() as trans:
-                if roll_back_in_block:
-                    trans.rollback()
-
-                if 1 == 1:
-                    raise Exception("test")
-
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
-        assert trans._deactivated_from_connection
-
-        eq_(m1.mock_calls, [mock.call.rollback(local_connection)])
-
-    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="roll_back_in_block")
-    def test_ctxmanager_rolls_back_legacy_marker(
-        self, local_connection, roll_back_in_block
-    ):
-        m1 = mock.Mock()
-
-        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
-
-        with expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling .begin\(\) when a transaction is already begun"
-        ):
-            with local_connection.begin() as trans:
-                with expect_raises_message(Exception, "test"):
-                    with local_connection.begin() as marker_trans:
-                        if roll_back_in_block:
-                            marker_trans.rollback()
-                        if 1 == 1:
-                            raise Exception("test")
-
-                    assert not marker_trans.is_active
-                    assert marker_trans._deactivated_from_connection
-
-                assert not trans._deactivated_from_connection
-                assert not trans.is_active
-                assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
-
-        eq_(m1.mock_calls, [mock.call.rollback(local_connection)])
-
-    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="roll_back_in_block")
     @testing.requires.savepoints
     def test_ctxmanager_rolls_back_savepoint(
         self, local_connection, roll_back_in_block
@@ -235,37 +158,6 @@ class TransactionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             ],
         )
 
-    def test_ctxmanager_commits_real_trans_from_nested(self, local_connection):
-        m1 = mock.Mock()
-
-        event.listen(
-            local_connection, "rollback_savepoint", m1.rollback_savepoint
-        )
-        event.listen(
-            local_connection, "release_savepoint", m1.release_savepoint
-        )
-        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "begin", m1.begin)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "savepoint", m1.savepoint)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"Calling Connection.begin_nested\(\) in 2.0 style use will return"
-        ):
-            with local_connection.begin_nested() as nested_trans:
-                pass
-
-        assert not nested_trans.is_active
-        assert nested_trans._deactivated_from_connection
-        # legacy mode, no savepoint at all
-        eq_(
-            m1.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.begin(local_connection),
-                mock.call.commit(local_connection),
-            ],
-        )
-
     def test_deactivated_warning_straight(self, local_connection):
         with expect_warnings(
             "transaction already deassociated from connection"
@@ -427,39 +319,34 @@ class TransactionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             0,
         )
 
-    def test_with_interface(self, local_connection):
+    def test_ctxmanager_interface(self, local_connection):
+        # a legacy test, adapted for 2.x style, was called
+        # "test_with_interface".  this is likely an early test for when
+        # the "with" construct was first added.
+
         connection = local_connection
         users = self.tables.users
         trans = connection.begin()
-        trans.__enter__()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2"))
-        try:
+
+        with trans:
             connection.execute(
-                users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2.5")
+                users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1")
+            )
+            connection.execute(
+                users.insert(), dict(user_id=2, user_name="user2")
             )
-        except Exception:
-            trans.__exit__(*sys.exc_info())
 
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        self.assert_(
-            connection.exec_driver_sql(
-                "select count(*) from " "users"
-            ).scalar()
-            == 0
-        )
+            assert trans.is_active
 
-        trans = connection.begin()
-        trans.__enter__()
-        connection.execute(users.insert(), dict(user_id=1, user_name="user1"))
-        trans.__exit__(None, None, None)
         assert not trans.is_active
-        self.assert_(
+
+        eq_(
             connection.exec_driver_sql(
                 "select count(*) from " "users"
-            ).scalar()
-            == 1
+            ).scalar(),
+            2,
         )
+        connection.rollback()
 
     def test_close(self, local_connection):
         connection = local_connection
@@ -648,6 +535,531 @@ class TransactionTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             )
             eq_(result.fetchall(), [])
 
+    def test_interrupt_ctxmanager_engine(self, trans_ctx_manager_fixture):
+        fn = trans_ctx_manager_fixture
+
+        fn(testing.db, trans_on_subject=False, execute_on_subject=False)
+
+    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="trans_on_subject")
+    def test_interrupt_ctxmanager_connection(
+        self, trans_ctx_manager_fixture, trans_on_subject
+    ):
+        fn = trans_ctx_manager_fixture
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            fn(
+                conn,
+                trans_on_subject=trans_on_subject,
+                execute_on_subject=True,
+            )
+
+    def test_autobegin_rollback(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+            conn.rollback()
+
+            eq_(conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)), 0)
+
+    @testing.requires.autocommit
+    def test_autocommit_isolation_level(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.connect().execution_options(
+            isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT"
+        ) as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+            conn.rollback()
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.autocommit
+    def test_no_autocommit_w_begin(self):
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            assert_raises_message(
+                exc.InvalidRequestError,
+                r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
+                r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; "
+                r"isolation_level may not be altered unless rollback\(\) or "
+                r"commit\(\) is called first.",
+                conn.execution_options,
+                isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT",
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.autocommit
+    def test_no_autocommit_w_autobegin(self):
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            conn.execute(select(1))
+
+            assert_raises_message(
+                exc.InvalidRequestError,
+                r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
+                r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; "
+                r"isolation_level may not be altered unless rollback\(\) or "
+                r"commit\(\) is called first.",
+                conn.execution_options,
+                isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT",
+            )
+
+            conn.rollback()
+
+            conn.execution_options(isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT")
+
+    def test_autobegin_commit(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.commit()
+
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name 2"})
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                2,
+            )
+
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.rollback()
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    def test_rollback_on_close(self):
+        canary = mock.Mock()
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
+            conn.execute(select(1))
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+
+        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(conn)])
+
+    def test_no_on_close_no_transaction(self):
+        canary = mock.Mock()
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
+            conn.execute(select(1))
+            conn.rollback()
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+
+        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(conn)])
+
+    def test_rollback_on_exception(self):
+        canary = mock.Mock()
+        try:
+            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+                event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
+                conn.execute(select(1))
+                assert conn.in_transaction()
+                raise Exception("some error")
+            assert False
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(conn)])
+
+    def test_rollback_on_exception_if_no_trans(self):
+        canary = mock.Mock()
+        try:
+            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+                event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
+                assert not conn.in_transaction()
+                raise Exception("some error")
+            assert False
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [])
+
+    def test_commit_no_begin(self):
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.commit()
+
+    @testing.requires.independent_connections
+    def test_commit_inactive(self):
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            conn.begin()
+            conn.invalidate()
+
+            assert_raises_message(
+                exc.InvalidRequestError, "Can't reconnect until", conn.commit
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.independent_connections
+    def test_rollback_inactive(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+            conn.commit()
+
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            conn.invalidate()
+
+            assert_raises_message(
+                exc.PendingRollbackError,
+                "Can't reconnect",
+                conn.execute,
+                select(1),
+            )
+
+            conn.rollback()
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    def test_rollback_no_begin(self):
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.rollback()
+
+    def test_rollback_end_ctx_manager(self):
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.rollback()
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+
+    def test_rollback_end_ctx_manager_autobegin(self, local_connection):
+        m1 = mock.Mock()
+
+        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
+        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
+
+        with local_connection.begin() as trans:
+            assert local_connection.in_transaction()
+            trans.rollback()
+            assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
+
+            # previously, would be subject to autocommit.
+            # now it raises
+            with expect_raises_message(
+                exc.InvalidRequestError,
+                "Can't operate on closed transaction inside context manager.  "
+                "Please complete the context manager before emitting "
+                "further commands.",
+            ):
+                local_connection.execute(select(1))
+
+            assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
+
+    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="roll_back_in_block")
+    def test_ctxmanager_rolls_back(self, local_connection, roll_back_in_block):
+        m1 = mock.Mock()
+
+        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
+        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
+
+        with expect_raises_message(Exception, "test"):
+            with local_connection.begin() as trans:
+                if roll_back_in_block:
+                    trans.rollback()
+
+                if 1 == 1:
+                    raise Exception("test")
+
+        assert not trans.is_active
+        assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
+        assert trans._deactivated_from_connection
+
+        eq_(m1.mock_calls, [mock.call.rollback(local_connection)])
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_ctxmanager_autobegins_real_trans_from_nested(
+        self, local_connection
+    ):
+        # the legacy version of this test in 1.4
+        # was test_ctxmanager_commits_real_trans_from_nested
+        m1 = mock.Mock()
+
+        event.listen(
+            local_connection, "rollback_savepoint", m1.rollback_savepoint
+        )
+        event.listen(
+            local_connection, "release_savepoint", m1.release_savepoint
+        )
+        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
+        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
+        event.listen(local_connection, "begin", m1.begin)
+        event.listen(local_connection, "savepoint", m1.savepoint)
+
+        with local_connection.begin_nested() as nested_trans:
+            pass
+
+        assert not nested_trans.is_active
+        assert nested_trans._deactivated_from_connection
+        eq_(
+            m1.mock_calls,
+            [
+                mock.call.begin(local_connection),
+                mock.call.savepoint(local_connection, mock.ANY),
+                mock.call.release_savepoint(
+                    local_connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def test_explicit_begin(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.begin()
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+            conn.commit()
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    def test_no_double_begin(self):
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            conn.begin()
+
+            assert_raises_message(
+                exc.InvalidRequestError,
+                r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
+                r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; can't "
+                r"call begin\(\) here unless rollback\(\) or commit\(\) is "
+                r"called first.",
+                conn.begin,
+            )
+
+    def test_no_autocommit(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                0,
+            )
+
+    def test_begin_block(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_one(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            savepoint = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                2,
+            )
+            savepoint.rollback()
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_two(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            savepoint = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                2,
+            )
+            savepoint.commit()
+
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                2,
+            )
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                2,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_three(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            conn.rollback()
+
+            assert not conn.in_transaction()
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                0,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_four(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
+
+            sp2.rollback()
+
+            assert not sp2.is_active
+            assert sp1.is_active
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+
+        assert not sp1.is_active
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                2,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_five(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
+
+            sp2.commit()
+
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                3,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_six(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+            sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+            assert conn._nested_transaction is sp1
+
+            sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
+            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
+
+            assert conn._nested_transaction is sp2
+
+            sp2.commit()
+
+            assert conn._nested_transaction is sp1
+
+            sp1.rollback()
+
+            assert conn._nested_transaction is None
+
+            assert conn.in_transaction()
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                1,
+            )
+
+    @testing.requires.savepoints
+    def test_savepoint_seven(self):
+        users = self.tables.users
+
+        conn = testing.db.connect()
+        trans = conn.begin()
+        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
+
+        sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
+        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
+
+        sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
+        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
+
+        assert conn.in_transaction()
+
+        trans.close()
+
+        assert not sp1.is_active
+        assert not sp2.is_active
+        assert not trans.is_active
+        assert conn._transaction is None
+        assert conn._nested_transaction is None
+
+        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
+            eq_(
+                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
+                0,
+            )
+
 
 class AutoRollbackTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __backend__ = True
@@ -693,7 +1105,6 @@ class IsolationLevelTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     __requires__ = (
         "isolation_level",
         "ad_hoc_engines",
-        "legacy_isolation_level",
     )
     __backend__ = True
 
@@ -712,6 +1123,7 @@ class IsolationLevelTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         else:
             assert False, "no non-default isolation level available"
 
+    @testing.requires.legacy_isolation_level
     def test_engine_param_stays(self):
 
         eng = testing_engine()
@@ -765,6 +1177,7 @@ class IsolationLevelTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         conn.close()
 
+    @testing.requires.legacy_isolation_level
     def test_reset_level_with_setting(self):
         eng = testing_engine(
             options=dict(isolation_level=self._non_default_isolation_level())
@@ -788,7 +1201,8 @@ class IsolationLevelTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         )
         conn.close()
 
-    def test_invalid_level(self):
+    @testing.requires.legacy_isolation_level
+    def test_invalid_level_engine_param(self):
         eng = testing_engine(options=dict(isolation_level="FOO"))
         assert_raises_message(
             exc.ArgumentError,
@@ -802,6 +1216,33 @@ class IsolationLevelTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             eng.connect,
         )
 
+    # TODO: all the dialects seem to be manually raising ArgumentError
+    # individually within their set_isolation_level() methods, when this
+    # should be a default dialect feature so that
+    # error messaging etc. is consistent, including that it works for 3rd
+    # party dialects.
+    # TODO: barring that, at least implement this for the Oracle dialect
+    @testing.fails_on(
+        "oracle",
+        "cx_oracle dialect doesnt have argument error here, "
+        "raises it via the DB rejecting it",
+    )
+    def test_invalid_level_execution_option(self):
+        eng = testing_engine(
+            options=dict(execution_options=dict(isolation_level="FOO"))
+        )
+        assert_raises_message(
+            exc.ArgumentError,
+            "Invalid value '%s' for isolation_level. "
+            "Valid isolation levels for %s are %s"
+            % (
+                "FOO",
+                eng.dialect.name,
+                ", ".join(eng.dialect._isolation_lookup),
+            ),
+            eng.connect,
+        )
+
     def test_connection_invalidated(self):
         eng = testing_engine()
         conn = eng.connect()
@@ -851,28 +1292,25 @@ class IsolationLevelTest(fixtures.TestBase):
         c3.close()
         c4.close()
 
-    def test_warning_in_transaction(self):
+    def test_exception_in_transaction(self):
         eng = testing_engine()
         c1 = eng.connect()
-        with expect_warnings(
-            "Connection is already established with a Transaction; "
-            "setting isolation_level may implicitly rollback or commit "
-            "the existing transaction, or have no effect until next "
-            "transaction"
+        with expect_raises_message(
+            exc.InvalidRequestError,
+            r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
+            r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; "
+            r"isolation_level may not be altered unless rollback\(\) or "
+            r"commit\(\) is called first.",
         ):
             with c1.begin():
                 c1 = c1.execution_options(
                     isolation_level=self._non_default_isolation_level()
                 )
 
-                eq_(
-                    eng.dialect.get_isolation_level(c1.connection),
-                    self._non_default_isolation_level(),
-                )
-        # stays outside of transaction
+        # was never set, so we are on original value
         eq_(
             eng.dialect.get_isolation_level(c1.connection),
-            self._non_default_isolation_level(),
+            self._default_isolation_level(),
         )
 
     def test_per_statement_bzzt(self):
@@ -1015,25 +1453,25 @@ class ConnectionCharacteristicTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
         eq_(connection.foo, "original_value")
 
-    def test_warning_in_transaction(self, characteristic_fixture):
+    def test_exception_in_transaction(self, characteristic_fixture):
+        # this was a warning in 1.x.  it appears we did not test the
+        # 2.0 error case in 1.4
+
         engine, connection = characteristic_fixture
 
         c1 = engine.connect()
-        with expect_warnings(
-            "Connection is already established with a Transaction; "
-            "setting foo may implicitly rollback or commit "
-            "the existing transaction, or have no effect until next "
-            "transaction"
+        with expect_raises_message(
+            exc.InvalidRequestError,
+            r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
+            r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; "
+            r"foo may not be altered unless rollback\(\) or "
+            r"commit\(\) is called first.",
         ):
             with c1.begin():
                 c1 = c1.execution_options(foo="new_foo")
 
-                eq_(
-                    engine.dialect.get_foo(c1.connection),
-                    "new_foo",
-                )
-        # stays outside of transaction
-        eq_(engine.dialect.get_foo(c1.connection), "new_foo")
+        # was never set, so we are on original value
+        eq_(engine.dialect.get_foo(c1.connection), "original_value")
 
     @testing.fails("no error is raised yet here.")
     def test_per_statement_bzzt(self, characteristic_fixture):
@@ -1120,6 +1558,7 @@ class ResetAgentTest(ResetFixture, fixtures.TestBase):
     def test_begin_close(self, reset_agent):
         with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
             trans = connection.begin()
+
         assert not trans.is_active
         eq_(
             reset_agent.mock_calls,
@@ -1130,6 +1569,7 @@ class ResetAgentTest(ResetFixture, fixtures.TestBase):
         with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
             trans = connection.begin()
             trans.rollback()
+        assert not trans.is_active
         eq_(
             reset_agent.mock_calls,
             [
@@ -1143,6 +1583,7 @@ class ResetAgentTest(ResetFixture, fixtures.TestBase):
         with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
             trans = connection.begin()
             trans.commit()
+        assert not trans.is_active
         eq_(
             reset_agent.mock_calls,
             [
@@ -1237,161 +1678,6 @@ class ResetAgentTest(ResetFixture, fixtures.TestBase):
     @testing.requires.savepoints
     def test_begin_nested_close(self, reset_agent):
         with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"Calling Connection.begin_nested\(\) in "
-                r"2.0 style use will return"
-            ):
-                trans = connection.begin_nested()
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback(connection),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_begin_begin_nested_close(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            trans2 = connection.begin_nested()
-        assert not trans2.is_active
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback(connection),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_begin_begin_nested_rollback_commit(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            trans2 = connection.begin_nested()
-            trans2.rollback()
-            trans.commit()
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback_savepoint(connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.commit(connection),
-                mock.call.do_commit(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_begin_begin_nested_rollback_rollback(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            trans2 = connection.begin_nested()
-            trans2.rollback()
-            trans.rollback()
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback_savepoint(connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.rollback(connection),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.two_phase_transactions
-    def test_reset_via_agent_begin_twophase(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin_twophase()  # noqa
-
-        # pg8000 rolls back via the rollback_twophase
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls[0],
-            mock.call.rollback_twophase(connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY),
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.two_phase_transactions
-    def test_reset_via_agent_begin_twophase_commit(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin_twophase()
-            trans.commit()
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls[0],
-            mock.call.commit_twophase(connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY),
-        )
-
-        eq_(reset_agent.mock_calls[-1], mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY))
-
-    @testing.requires.two_phase_transactions
-    def test_reset_via_agent_begin_twophase_rollback(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin_twophase()
-            trans.rollback()
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls[0:2],
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback_twophase(connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-        eq_(reset_agent.mock_calls[-1], mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY))
-
-
-class FutureResetAgentTest(
-    ResetFixture, fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, fixtures.TestBase
-):
-
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    def test_reset_agent_no_conn_transaction(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect():
-            pass
-
-        eq_(reset_agent.mock_calls, [mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY)])
-
-    def test_begin_close(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [mock.call.rollback(connection), mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY)],
-        )
-
-    def test_begin_rollback(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            trans.rollback()
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.rollback(connection),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_begin_commit(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
-            trans = connection.begin()
-            trans.commit()
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        eq_(
-            reset_agent.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.commit(connection),
-                mock.call.do_commit(mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_begin_nested_close(self, reset_agent):
-        with reset_agent.engine.connect() as connection:
             trans = connection.begin_nested()
         # it's a savepoint, but root made sure it closed
         assert not trans.is_active
@@ -1492,554 +1778,8 @@ class FutureResetAgentTest(
         )
         eq_(reset_agent.mock_calls[-1], mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY))
 
-
-class FutureTransactionTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, fixtures.TablesTest):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def define_tables(cls, metadata):
-        Table(
-            "users",
-            metadata,
-            Column("user_id", INT, primary_key=True, autoincrement=False),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-            test_needs_acid=True,
-        )
-        Table(
-            "users_autoinc",
-            metadata,
-            Column(
-                "user_id", INT, primary_key=True, test_needs_autoincrement=True
-            ),
-            Column("user_name", VARCHAR(20)),
-            test_needs_acid=True,
-        )
-
-    @testing.fixture
-    def local_connection(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            yield conn
-
-    def test_interrupt_ctxmanager_engine(self, trans_ctx_manager_fixture):
-        fn = trans_ctx_manager_fixture
-
-        fn(testing.db, trans_on_subject=False, execute_on_subject=False)
-
-    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="trans_on_subject")
-    def test_interrupt_ctxmanager_connection(
-        self, trans_ctx_manager_fixture, trans_on_subject
-    ):
-        fn = trans_ctx_manager_fixture
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            fn(
-                conn,
-                trans_on_subject=trans_on_subject,
-                execute_on_subject=True,
-            )
-
-    def test_autobegin_rollback(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-            conn.rollback()
-
-            eq_(conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)), 0)
-
-    @testing.requires.autocommit
-    def test_autocommit_isolation_level(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.connect().execution_options(
-            isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT"
-        ) as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-            conn.rollback()
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.autocommit
-    def test_no_autocommit_w_begin(self):
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            assert_raises_message(
-                exc.InvalidRequestError,
-                r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
-                r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; "
-                r"isolation_level may not be altered unless rollback\(\) or "
-                r"commit\(\) is called first.",
-                conn.execution_options,
-                isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT",
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.autocommit
-    def test_no_autocommit_w_autobegin(self):
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            conn.execute(select(1))
-
-            assert_raises_message(
-                exc.InvalidRequestError,
-                r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
-                r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; "
-                r"isolation_level may not be altered unless rollback\(\) or "
-                r"commit\(\) is called first.",
-                conn.execution_options,
-                isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT",
-            )
-
-            conn.rollback()
-
-            conn.execution_options(isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT")
-
-    def test_autobegin_commit(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.commit()
-
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name 2"})
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                2,
-            )
-
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.rollback()
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    def test_rollback_on_close(self):
-        canary = mock.Mock()
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
-            conn.execute(select(1))
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-
-        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(conn)])
-
-    def test_no_on_close_no_transaction(self):
-        canary = mock.Mock()
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
-            conn.execute(select(1))
-            conn.rollback()
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-
-        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(conn)])
-
-    def test_rollback_on_exception(self):
-        canary = mock.Mock()
-        try:
-            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-                event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
-                conn.execute(select(1))
-                assert conn.in_transaction()
-                raise Exception("some error")
-            assert False
-        except:
-            pass
-
-        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [mock.call(conn)])
-
-    def test_rollback_on_exception_if_no_trans(self):
-        canary = mock.Mock()
-        try:
-            with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-                event.listen(conn, "rollback", canary)
-                assert not conn.in_transaction()
-                raise Exception("some error")
-            assert False
-        except:
-            pass
-
-        eq_(canary.mock_calls, [])
-
-    def test_commit_no_begin(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.commit()
-
-    @testing.requires.independent_connections
-    def test_commit_inactive(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            conn.begin()
-            conn.invalidate()
-
-            assert_raises_message(
-                exc.InvalidRequestError, "Can't reconnect until", conn.commit
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.independent_connections
-    def test_rollback_inactive(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-            conn.commit()
-
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            conn.invalidate()
-
-            assert_raises_message(
-                exc.PendingRollbackError,
-                "Can't reconnect",
-                conn.execute,
-                select(1),
-            )
-
-            conn.rollback()
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    def test_rollback_no_begin(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.rollback()
-
-    def test_rollback_end_ctx_manager(self):
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.rollback()
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-
-    def test_rollback_end_ctx_manager_autobegin(self, local_connection):
-        m1 = mock.Mock()
-
-        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
-
-        with local_connection.begin() as trans:
-            assert local_connection.in_transaction()
-            trans.rollback()
-            assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
-
-            # previously, would be subject to autocommit.
-            # now it raises
-            with expect_raises_message(
-                exc.InvalidRequestError,
-                "Can't operate on closed transaction inside context manager.  "
-                "Please complete the context manager before emitting "
-                "further commands.",
-            ):
-                local_connection.execute(select(1))
-
-            assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
-
-    @testing.combinations((True,), (False,), argnames="roll_back_in_block")
-    def test_ctxmanager_rolls_back(self, local_connection, roll_back_in_block):
-        m1 = mock.Mock()
-
-        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
-
-        with expect_raises_message(Exception, "test"):
-            with local_connection.begin() as trans:
-                if roll_back_in_block:
-                    trans.rollback()
-
-                if 1 == 1:
-                    raise Exception("test")
-
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        assert not local_connection.in_transaction()
-        assert trans._deactivated_from_connection
-
-        eq_(m1.mock_calls, [mock.call.rollback(local_connection)])
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_ctxmanager_autobegins_real_trans_from_nested(
-        self, local_connection
-    ):
-        m1 = mock.Mock()
-
-        event.listen(
-            local_connection, "rollback_savepoint", m1.rollback_savepoint
-        )
-        event.listen(
-            local_connection, "release_savepoint", m1.release_savepoint
-        )
-        event.listen(local_connection, "rollback", m1.rollback)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "commit", m1.commit)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "begin", m1.begin)
-        event.listen(local_connection, "savepoint", m1.savepoint)
-
-        with local_connection.begin_nested() as nested_trans:
+    def test_reset_agent_no_conn_transaction(self, reset_agent):
+        with reset_agent.engine.connect():
             pass
 
-        assert not nested_trans.is_active
-        assert nested_trans._deactivated_from_connection
-        # legacy mode, no savepoint at all
-        eq_(
-            m1.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call.begin(local_connection),
-                mock.call.savepoint(local_connection, mock.ANY),
-                mock.call.release_savepoint(
-                    local_connection, mock.ANY, mock.ANY
-                ),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    def test_explicit_begin(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.begin()
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-            conn.commit()
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    def test_no_double_begin(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            conn.begin()
-
-            assert_raises_message(
-                exc.InvalidRequestError,
-                r"This connection has already initialized a SQLAlchemy "
-                r"Transaction\(\) object via begin\(\) or autobegin; can't "
-                r"call begin\(\) here unless rollback\(\) or commit\(\) is "
-                r"called first.",
-                conn.begin,
-            )
-
-    def test_no_autocommit(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                0,
-            )
-
-    def test_begin_block(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_one(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            savepoint = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                2,
-            )
-            savepoint.rollback()
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_two(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            savepoint = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                2,
-            )
-            savepoint.commit()
-
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                2,
-            )
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                2,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_three(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            conn.rollback()
-
-            assert not conn.in_transaction()
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                0,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_four(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
-
-            sp2.rollback()
-
-            assert not sp2.is_active
-            assert sp1.is_active
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-
-        assert not sp1.is_active
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                2,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_five(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
-
-            sp2.commit()
-
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                3,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_six(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        with testing.db.begin() as conn:
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-            sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-            assert conn._nested_transaction is sp1
-
-            sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
-            conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
-
-            assert conn._nested_transaction is sp2
-
-            sp2.commit()
-
-            assert conn._nested_transaction is sp1
-
-            sp1.rollback()
-
-            assert conn._nested_transaction is None
-
-            assert conn.in_transaction()
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                1,
-            )
-
-    @testing.requires.savepoints
-    def test_savepoint_seven(self):
-        users = self.tables.users
-
-        conn = testing.db.connect()
-        trans = conn.begin()
-        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 1, "user_name": "name"})
-
-        sp1 = conn.begin_nested()
-        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 2, "user_name": "name2"})
-
-        sp2 = conn.begin_nested()
-        conn.execute(users.insert(), {"user_id": 3, "user_name": "name3"})
-
-        assert conn.in_transaction()
-
-        trans.close()
-
-        assert not sp1.is_active
-        assert not sp2.is_active
-        assert not trans.is_active
-        assert conn._transaction is None
-        assert conn._nested_transaction is None
-
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            eq_(
-                conn.scalar(select(func.count(1)).select_from(users)),
-                0,
-            )
+        eq_(reset_agent.mock_calls, [mock.call.do_rollback(mock.ANY)])
diff --git a/test/orm/test_bind.py b/test/orm/test_bind.py
index e1cd8fdd8..417986338 100644
--- a/test/orm/test_bind.py
+++ b/test/orm/test_bind.py
@@ -449,11 +449,23 @@ class BindIntegrationTest(_fixtures.FixtureTest):
         with testing.db.connect() as c:
 
             sess = Session(bind=c)
+
             u = User(name="u1")
             sess.add(u)
             sess.flush()
+
+            # new in 2.0:
+            # autobegin occurred, so c is in a transaction.
+
+            assert c.in_transaction()
             sess.close()
+
+            # .close() does a rollback, so that will end the
+            # transaction on the connection.  This is how it was
+            # working before also even if transaction was started.
+            # is this what we really want?
             assert not c.in_transaction()
+
             assert (
                 c.exec_driver_sql("select count(1) from users").scalar() == 0
             )
@@ -463,13 +475,21 @@ class BindIntegrationTest(_fixtures.FixtureTest):
             sess.add(u)
             sess.flush()
             sess.commit()
+
+            # new in 2.0:
+            # commit OTOH doesn't actually do a commit.
+            # so still in transaction due to autobegin
+            assert c.in_transaction()
+
+            sess = Session(bind=c)
+            u = User(name="u3")
+            sess.add(u)
+            sess.flush()
+            sess.rollback()
+
+            # like .close(), rollback() also ends the transaction
             assert not c.in_transaction()
-            assert (
-                c.exec_driver_sql("select count(1) from users").scalar() == 1
-            )
 
-            with c.begin():
-                c.exec_driver_sql("delete from users")
             assert (
                 c.exec_driver_sql("select count(1) from users").scalar() == 0
             )
diff --git a/test/orm/test_transaction.py b/test/orm/test_transaction.py
index 64cac988b..fa16d269a 100644
--- a/test/orm/test_transaction.py
+++ b/test/orm/test_transaction.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from sqlalchemy import String
 from sqlalchemy import Table
 from sqlalchemy import testing
 from sqlalchemy import text
-from sqlalchemy.future import Engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import attributes
 from sqlalchemy.orm import clear_mappers
 from sqlalchemy.orm import exc as orm_exc
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ class SessionTransactionTest(fixtures.RemovesEvents, FixtureTest):
     @testing.fixture
     def future_conn(self):
 
-        engine = Engine._future_facade(testing.db)
+        engine = testing.db
         with engine.connect() as conn:
             yield conn
 
@@ -2502,7 +2501,7 @@ class JoinIntoAnExternalTransactionFixture(object):
 
 
 class NewStyleJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
-    JoinIntoAnExternalTransactionFixture
+    JoinIntoAnExternalTransactionFixture, fixtures.MappedTest
 ):
     """A new recipe for "join into an external transaction" that works
     for both legacy and future engines/sessions
@@ -2572,21 +2571,6 @@ class NewStyleJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
         self._assert_count(1)
 
 
-class FutureJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
-    NewStyleJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest,
-    fixtures.FutureEngineMixin,
-    fixtures.MappedTest,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class NonFutureJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
-    NewStyleJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest,
-    fixtures.MappedTest,
-):
-    pass
-
-
 class LegacyJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
     JoinIntoAnExternalTransactionFixture,
     fixtures.MappedTest,
@@ -2629,40 +2613,3 @@ class LegacyJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
         # Session above (including calls to commit())
         # is rolled back.
         self.trans.rollback()
-
-
-class LegacyBranchedJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest(
-    LegacyJoinIntoAnExternalTransactionTest
-):
-    def setup_session(self):
-        # begin a non-ORM transaction
-        self.trans = self.connection.begin()
-
-        class A(object):
-            pass
-
-        self.mapper_registry.map_imperatively(A, self.table)
-        self.A = A
-
-        # neutron is doing this inside of a migration
-        # 1df244e556f5_add_unique_ha_router_agent_port_bindings.py
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The Connection.connect\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            self.session = Session(bind=self.connection.connect())
-
-        if testing.requires.savepoints.enabled:
-            # start the session in a SAVEPOINT...
-            self.session.begin_nested()
-
-            # then each time that SAVEPOINT ends, reopen it
-            @event.listens_for(self.session, "after_transaction_end")
-            def restart_savepoint(session, transaction):
-                if transaction.nested and not transaction._parent.nested:
-
-                    # ensure that state is expired the way
-                    # session.commit() at the top level normally does
-                    # (optional step)
-                    session.expire_all()
-
-                    session.begin_nested()
diff --git a/test/orm/test_unitofworkv2.py b/test/orm/test_unitofworkv2.py
index 430f1d005..fac4897bb 100644
--- a/test/orm/test_unitofworkv2.py
+++ b/test/orm/test_unitofworkv2.py
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ class NullEvaluatingTest(fixtures.MappedTest, testing.AssertsExecutionResults):
         eq_(s.query(cast(JSONThing.data_null, String)).scalar(), None)
 
 
-class EnsureCacheTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, UOWTest):
+class EnsureCacheTest(UOWTest):
     def test_ensure_cache(self):
         users, User = self.tables.users, self.classes.User
 
diff --git a/test/profiles.txt b/test/profiles.txt
index f34593990..7e23025e4 100644
--- a/test/profiles.txt
+++ b/test/profiles.txt
@@ -258,31 +258,33 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_pool.QueuePoolTest.test_second_connect x86_64_linux_cpyt
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 54
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 54
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 47
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_connection_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 47
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 93
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 101
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ExecutionTest.test_minimal_engine_execute x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 101
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile
 
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 8
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 9
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 8
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 9
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 8
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 9
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 8
@@ -298,22 +301,20 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 8
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_contains_doesnt_compile x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 9
 
-# TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_legacy
-
-
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2570
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15574
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 89310
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 102314
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2563
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2603
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15607
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2558
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15562
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2511
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15515
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2604
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15608
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 89344
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 102348
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2597
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15601
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2637
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15641
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2592
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15596
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 2547
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_fetch_by_key_mappings x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 15551
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0]
 
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 19
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 19
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 14
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 14
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-0] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 19
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 21
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 16
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 16
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 19
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 21
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 16
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 16
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[False-2] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 14
@@ -364,6 +368,7 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 24
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 26
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 17
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 19
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 17
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 19
 test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 17
@@ -373,56 +378,60 @@ test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_one_or_none[True-1] x86_64_
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 267
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6267
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87007
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93007
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 235
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 327
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6327
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 257
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6257
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 225
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6225
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 301
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6301
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87041
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93041
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 269
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6269
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 361
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6361
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 291
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6291
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 260
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6260
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 267
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6267
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87007
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93007
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 235
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 327
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6327
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 257
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6257
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 225
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6225
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 301
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6301
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87041
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93041
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 269
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6269
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 361
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6361
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 291
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6291
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 260
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_raw_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6260
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 563
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6567
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87303
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93307
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 556
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 596
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6600
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 551
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6555
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 504
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6508
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 597
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6601
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87337
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93341
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_cextensions 590
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mssql_pyodbc_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6594
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_cextensions 630
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_oracle_cx_oracle_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6634
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_cextensions 585
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_postgresql_psycopg2_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6589
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_cextensions 540
+test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_string x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_sqlite_pysqlite_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6544
 
 # TEST: test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_unicode
 
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_cextensions 563
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_mysqldb_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 6567
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_cextensions 87303
-test.aaa_profiling.test_resultset.ResultSetTest.test_unicode x86_64_linux_cpython_3.10_mariadb_pymysql_dbapiunicode_nocextensions 93307
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diff --git a/test/requirements.py b/test/requirements.py
index 134ddbdfa..28a283b12 100644
--- a/test/requirements.py
+++ b/test/requirements.py
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ class DefaultRequirements(SuiteRequirements):
 
     @property
     def legacy_isolation_level(self):
-        # refers to the engine isolation_level setting
+        # refers dialects where "isolation_level" can be passed to
+        # create_engine
         return only_on(
             ("postgresql", "sqlite", "mysql", "mariadb", "mssql"),
             "DBAPI has no isolation level support",
@@ -1368,10 +1369,6 @@ class DefaultRequirements(SuiteRequirements):
         return only_on(["mssql+pymssql"])
 
     @property
-    def legacy_engine(self):
-        return exclusions.skip_if(lambda config: config.db._is_future)
-
-    @property
     def ad_hoc_engines(self):
         return skip_if(self._sqlite_file_db)
 
diff --git a/test/sql/test_compiler.py b/test/sql/test_compiler.py
index 4c8b1a434..3ced05df2 100644
--- a/test/sql/test_compiler.py
+++ b/test/sql/test_compiler.py
@@ -4926,38 +4926,36 @@ class KwargPropagationTest(fixtures.TestBase):
 
 class ExecutionOptionsTest(fixtures.TestBase):
     def test_non_dml(self):
-        stmt = table1.select()
+        stmt = table1.select().execution_options(foo="bar")
         compiled = stmt.compile()
 
-        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {})
+        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {"foo": "bar"})
 
     def test_dml(self):
-        stmt = table1.insert()
+        stmt = table1.insert().execution_options(foo="bar")
         compiled = stmt.compile()
 
-        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {"autocommit": True})
+        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {"foo": "bar"})
 
     def test_embedded_element_true_to_none(self):
-        stmt = table1.insert()
-        eq_(stmt._execution_options, {"autocommit": True})
+        stmt = table1.insert().execution_options(foo="bar")
+        eq_(stmt._execution_options, {"foo": "bar"})
         s2 = select(table1).select_from(stmt.cte())
         eq_(s2._execution_options, {})
 
         compiled = s2.compile()
-        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {"autocommit": True})
+        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {})
 
     def test_embedded_element_true_to_false(self):
-        stmt = table1.insert()
-        eq_(stmt._execution_options, {"autocommit": True})
+        stmt = table1.insert().execution_options(foo="bar")
+        eq_(stmt._execution_options, {"foo": "bar"})
         s2 = (
-            select(table1)
-            .select_from(stmt.cte())
-            .execution_options(autocommit=False)
+            select(table1).select_from(stmt.cte()).execution_options(foo="bat")
         )
-        eq_(s2._execution_options, {"autocommit": False})
+        eq_(s2._execution_options, {"foo": "bat"})
 
         compiled = s2.compile()
-        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {"autocommit": False})
+        eq_(compiled.execution_options, {"foo": "bat"})
 
 
 class DDLTest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
diff --git a/test/sql/test_cte.py b/test/sql/test_cte.py
index 22107eeee..2c8ef83a0 100644
--- a/test/sql/test_cte.py
+++ b/test/sql/test_cte.py
@@ -1351,8 +1351,6 @@ class CTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
             .cte("t")
         )
         stmt = t.select()
-        assert "autocommit" not in stmt._execution_options
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
 
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
@@ -1413,9 +1411,6 @@ class CTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
 
         stmt = select(cte)
 
-        assert "autocommit" not in stmt._execution_options
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
-
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
             "WITH pd AS "
@@ -1431,10 +1426,8 @@ class CTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
         products = table("products", column("id"), column("price"))
 
         cte = products.select().cte("pd")
-        assert "autocommit" not in cte.select()._execution_options
 
         stmt = products.update().where(products.c.price == cte.c.price)
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
 
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
@@ -1455,10 +1448,8 @@ class CTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
         products = table("products", column("id"), column("price"))
 
         cte = products.select().cte("pd")
-        assert "autocommit" not in cte.select()._execution_options
 
         stmt = update(cte)
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
 
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
@@ -1477,10 +1468,8 @@ class CTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
         products = table("products", column("id"), column("price"))
 
         cte = products.select().cte("pd")
-        assert "autocommit" not in cte.select()._execution_options
 
         stmt = delete(cte)
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
 
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
@@ -1506,7 +1495,6 @@ class CTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
         )
         cte = q.cte("deldup")
         stmt = delete(cte).where(text("RN > 1"))
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
 
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
@@ -2132,10 +2120,6 @@ class NestingCTETest(fixtures.TestBase, AssertsCompiledSQL):
 
         stmt = select(cte)
 
-        assert "autocommit" not in stmt._execution_options
-
-        eq_(stmt.compile().execution_options["autocommit"], True)
-
         self.assert_compile(
             stmt,
             "WITH insert_cte AS "
diff --git a/test/sql/test_defaults.py b/test/sql/test_defaults.py
index ef924e068..31cc15155 100644
--- a/test/sql/test_defaults.py
+++ b/test/sql/test_defaults.py
@@ -841,13 +841,6 @@ class DefaultRoundTripTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         eq_(55, row._mapping["col3"])
 
 
-class FutureDefaultRoundTripTest(
-    fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, DefaultRoundTripTest
-):
-
-    __backend__ = True
-
-
 class CTEDefaultTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
     __requires__ = ("ctes", "returning", "ctes_on_dml")
     __backend__ = True
diff --git a/test/sql/test_deprecations.py b/test/sql/test_deprecations.py
index fb3c1165a..22b743434 100644
--- a/test/sql/test_deprecations.py
+++ b/test/sql/test_deprecations.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.testing import AssertsCompiledSQL
 from sqlalchemy.testing import eq_
 from sqlalchemy.testing import fixtures
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_
-from sqlalchemy.testing import is_false
 from sqlalchemy.testing import is_true
 from sqlalchemy.testing import mock
 from sqlalchemy.testing.schema import Column
@@ -1263,49 +1262,6 @@ class PKIncrementTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
             ],
         )
 
-    def test_autoincrement_autocommit(self):
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                "The current statement is being autocommitted using "
-                "implicit autocommit, "
-            ):
-                self._test_autoincrement(conn)
-
-
-class DefaultTest(fixtures.TestBase):
-    __backend__ = True
-
-    @testing.provide_metadata
-    def test_close_on_branched(self):
-        metadata = self.metadata
-
-        def mydefault_using_connection(ctx):
-            conn = ctx.connection
-            try:
-                return conn.execute(select(text("12"))).scalar()
-            finally:
-                # ensure a "close()" on this connection does nothing,
-                # since its a "branched" connection
-                conn.close()
-
-        table = Table(
-            "foo",
-            metadata,
-            Column("x", Integer),
-            Column("y", Integer, default=mydefault_using_connection),
-        )
-
-        metadata.create_all(testing.db)
-        with testing.db.connect() as conn:
-            with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-                r"The .close\(\) method on a so-called 'branched' "
-                r"connection is deprecated as of 1.4, as are "
-                r"'branched' connections overall"
-            ):
-                conn.execute(table.insert().values(x=5))
-
-            eq_(conn.execute(select(table)).first(), (5, 12))
-
 
 class DMLTest(_UpdateFromTestBase, fixtures.TablesTest, AssertsCompiledSQL):
     __dialect__ = "default"
@@ -1853,95 +1809,6 @@ class DDLDeprecatedBindTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             if inspect(conn).has_table("foo"):
                 conn.execute(schema.DropTable(table("foo")))
 
-    def test_bind_ddl_deprecated(self, connection):
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The DDL.bind argument is deprecated"
-        ):
-            ddl = schema.DDL("create table foo(id integer)", bind=connection)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The DDLElement.execute\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            ddl.execute()
-
-    def test_bind_create_table_deprecated(self, connection):
-        t1 = Table("foo", MetaData(), Column("id", Integer))
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The CreateTable.bind argument is deprecated"
-        ):
-            ddl = schema.CreateTable(t1, bind=connection)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The DDLElement.execute\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            ddl.execute()
-
-        is_true(inspect(connection).has_table("foo"))
-
-    def test_bind_create_index_deprecated(self, connection):
-        t1 = Table("foo", MetaData(), Column("id", Integer))
-        t1.create(connection)
-
-        idx = schema.Index("foo_idx", t1.c.id)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The CreateIndex.bind argument is deprecated"
-        ):
-            ddl = schema.CreateIndex(idx, bind=connection)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The DDLElement.execute\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            ddl.execute()
-
-        is_true(
-            "foo_idx"
-            in [ix["name"] for ix in inspect(connection).get_indexes("foo")]
-        )
-
-    def test_bind_drop_table_deprecated(self, connection):
-        t1 = Table("foo", MetaData(), Column("id", Integer))
-
-        t1.create(connection)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The DropTable.bind argument is deprecated"
-        ):
-            ddl = schema.DropTable(t1, bind=connection)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The DDLElement.execute\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            ddl.execute()
-
-        is_false(inspect(connection).has_table("foo"))
-
-    def test_bind_drop_index_deprecated(self, connection):
-        t1 = Table("foo", MetaData(), Column("id", Integer))
-        idx = schema.Index("foo_idx", t1.c.id)
-        t1.create(connection)
-
-        is_true(
-            "foo_idx"
-            in [ix["name"] for ix in inspect(connection).get_indexes("foo")]
-        )
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            "The DropIndex.bind argument is deprecated"
-        ):
-            ddl = schema.DropIndex(idx, bind=connection)
-
-        with testing.expect_deprecated_20(
-            r"The DDLElement.execute\(\) method is considered legacy"
-        ):
-            ddl.execute()
-
-        is_false(
-            "foo_idx"
-            in [ix["name"] for ix in inspect(connection).get_indexes("foo")]
-        )
-
     @testing.combinations(
         (schema.AddConstraint,),
         (schema.DropConstraint,),
diff --git a/test/sql/test_resultset.py b/test/sql/test_resultset.py
index 346cb3d58..d3a457bbf 100644
--- a/test/sql/test_resultset.py
+++ b/test/sql/test_resultset.py
@@ -2196,14 +2196,14 @@ class KeyTargetingTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
         stmt2 = stmt_fn(self)
 
         cache = {}
-        result = connection._execute_20(
+        result = connection.execute(
             stmt1,
             execution_options={"compiled_cache": cache},
         )
         result.close()
         assert cache
 
-        result = connection._execute_20(
+        result = connection.execute(
             stmt2,
             execution_options={"compiled_cache": cache},
         )
diff --git a/test/sql/test_sequences.py b/test/sql/test_sequences.py
index a0fef99be..d6906f9e6 100644
--- a/test/sql/test_sequences.py
+++ b/test/sql/test_sequences.py
@@ -338,11 +338,6 @@ class SequenceExecTest(fixtures.TestBase):
             self._assert_seq_result(r.inserted_primary_key[0])
 
 
-class FutureSequenceExecTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, SequenceExecTest):
-    __requires__ = ("sequences",)
-    __backend__ = True
-
-
 class SequenceTest(fixtures.TestBase, testing.AssertsCompiledSQL):
     __requires__ = ("sequences",)
     __backend__ = True
@@ -502,11 +497,6 @@ class SequenceTest(fixtures.TestBase, testing.AssertsCompiledSQL):
         assert isinstance(seq.next_value().type, BigInteger)
 
 
-class FutureSequenceTest(fixtures.FutureEngineMixin, SequenceTest):
-    __requires__ = ("sequences",)
-    __backend__ = True
-
-
 class TableBoundSequenceTest(fixtures.TablesTest):
     __requires__ = ("sequences",)
     __backend__ = True