diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index f3b02a839..c196b1fb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
   FORCE_COLOR: '1'  # Make tools pretty.
   PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: '1'
   PIP_NO_PYTHON_VERSION_WARNING: '1'
-  PYTHON_LATEST: '3.13'
+  PYTHON_LATEST: '3.12'
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Check linting
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
         use-cython: ['true', 'false']
         experimental: [false]
-        include:
-          - python-version: 'pypy3.9'
-            use-cython: false
-            experimental: true
     env:
       USE_CYTHON: ${{ matrix.use-cython }}
     continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.experimental }}
@@ -71,6 +67,36 @@ jobs:
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+  test-pypy:
+    name: 'Python pypy3.9/Cython: false'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    continue-on-error: true
+    env:
+      USE_CYTHON: 'false'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: pypy3.9
+          cache: pip
+          cache-dependency-path: requirements/test.txt
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        id: install
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          pip install -r requirements/test.txt
+          pip install .
+      - name: Run tests
+        if: steps.install.outcome == 'success'
+        run: scripts/tests
+      - name: Enforce coverage
+        if: steps.install.outcome == 'success'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
   check:  # This job does nothing and is only used for the branch protection
     name: ✅ Ensure the required checks passing
     if: always()
diff --git a/faust/__init__.py b/faust/__init__.py
index c20b05903..f3ef14c75 100644
--- a/faust/__init__.py
+++ b/faust/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Python Stream processing."""
+
 # :copyright: (c) 2017-2020, Robinhood Markets, Inc.
 #             All rights reserved.
 # :license:   BSD (3 Clause), see LICENSE for more details.
diff --git a/faust/stores/aerospike.py b/faust/stores/aerospike.py
index 291ccbe9f..198f78dc7 100644
--- a/faust/stores/aerospike.py
+++ b/faust/stores/aerospike.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def _get(self, key: bytes) -> Optional[bytes]:
         key = (self.namespace, self.table_name, key)
         fun = self.client.get
         try:
-            (key, meta, bins) = self.aerospike_fun_call_with_retry(fun=fun, key=key)
+            key, meta, bins = self.aerospike_fun_call_with_retry(fun=fun, key=key)
             if bins:
                 return bins[self.BIN_KEY]
             return None
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def _itervalues(self) -> Iterator[bytes]:
                 fun=fun, namespace=self.namespace, set=self.table_name
             )
             for result in scan.results():
-                (key, meta, bins) = result
+                key, meta, bins = result
                 if bins:
                     yield bins[self.BIN_KEY]
                 else:
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ def _iteritems(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[bytes, bytes]]:
                 fun=fun, namespace=self.namespace, set=self.table_name
             )
             for result in scan.results():
-                (key_data, meta, bins) = result
-                (ns, set, policy, key) = key_data
+                key_data, meta, bins = result
+                ns, set, policy, key = key_data
 
                 if bins:
                     bins = bins[self.BIN_KEY]
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def _contains(self, key: bytes) -> bool:
         try:
             if self.app.conf.store_check_exists:
                 key = (self.namespace, self.table_name, key)
-                (key, meta) = self.aerospike_fun_call_with_retry(
+                key, meta = self.aerospike_fun_call_with_retry(
                     fun=self.client.exists, key=key
                 )
                 if meta:
diff --git a/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py b/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py
index 943e9ebc3..1a2a83454 100644
--- a/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py
+++ b/faust/transport/drivers/aiokafka.py
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 import aiokafka
 import aiokafka.abc
 import opentracing
-from packaging.version import Version
-
-_AIOKAFKA_HAS_API_VERSION = Version(aiokafka.__version__) < Version("0.13.0")
 from aiokafka import TopicPartition
 from aiokafka.consumer.group_coordinator import OffsetCommitRequest
 from aiokafka.coordinator.assignors.roundrobin import RoundRobinPartitionAssignor
@@ -55,6 +52,7 @@
 from mode.utils.objects import cached_property
 from mode.utils.times import Seconds, humanize_seconds_ago, want_seconds
 from opentracing.ext import tags
+from packaging.version import Version
 from yarl import URL
 
 from faust.auth import (
@@ -88,6 +86,8 @@
 from faust.types.transports import ConsumerT, PartitionerT, ProducerT
 from faust.utils.tracing import noop_span, set_current_span, traced_from_parent_span
 
+_AIOKAFKA_HAS_API_VERSION = Version(aiokafka.__version__) < Version("0.13.0")
+
 __all__ = ["Consumer", "Producer", "Transport"]
 
 # if not hasattr(aiokafka, '__robinhood__'):  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/tests/unit/transport/drivers/test_aiokafka.py b/tests/unit/transport/drivers/test_aiokafka.py
index a0252e1a2..fc54fbcfa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/transport/drivers/test_aiokafka.py
+++ b/tests/unit/transport/drivers/test_aiokafka.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 import faust
 from faust import auth
 from faust.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured, NotReady
-from faust.transport.drivers.aiokafka import _AIOKAFKA_HAS_API_VERSION
 from faust.sensors.monitor import Monitor
 from faust.transport.drivers import aiokafka as mod
 from faust.transport.drivers.aiokafka import (
+    _AIOKAFKA_HAS_API_VERSION,
     SLOW_PROCESSING_CAUSE_AGENT,
     SLOW_PROCESSING_CAUSE_STREAM,
     SLOW_PROCESSING_EXPLAINED,