diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 4bcdcde..4fc1a10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         go: ['1.16', '1.17', '1.18', '1.19']
-        tags: ['', 'viper_yaml2', 'viper_toml1']
+        tags: ['', 'viper_toml1']
     env:
       GOFLAGS: -mod=readonly
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 485a944..5ad60b7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.1
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/encoding/yaml/codec.go b/internal/encoding/yaml/codec.go
index 24cc19d..82dc136 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/yaml/codec.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/yaml/codec.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package yaml
 
-// import "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+import "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 // Codec implements the encoding.Encoder and encoding.Decoder interfaces for YAML encoding.
 type Codec struct{}
diff --git a/internal/encoding/yaml/codec_test.go b/internal/encoding/yaml/codec_test.go
index d24a013..9fe3838 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/yaml/codec_test.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/yaml/codec_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,93 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+// original form of the data
+const original = `# key-value pair
+key: value
+list:
+    - item1
+    - item2
+    - item3
+map:
+    key: value
+
+# nested
+# map
+nested_map:
+    map:
+        key: value
+        list:
+            - item1
+            - item2
+            - item3
+`
+
+// encoded form of the data
+const encoded = `key: value
+list:
+    - item1
+    - item2
+    - item3
+map:
+    key: value
+nested_map:
+    map:
+        key: value
+        list:
+            - item1
+            - item2
+            - item3
+`
+
+// decoded form of the data
+//
+// in case of YAML it's slightly different from Viper's internal representation
+// (eg. map is decoded into a map with interface key)
+var decoded = map[string]interface{}{
+	"key": "value",
+	"list": []interface{}{
+		"item1",
+		"item2",
+		"item3",
+	},
+	"map": map[string]interface{}{
+		"key": "value",
+	},
+	"nested_map": map[string]interface{}{
+		"map": map[string]interface{}{
+			"key": "value",
+			"list": []interface{}{
+				"item1",
+				"item2",
+				"item3",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+// Viper's internal representation
+var data = map[string]interface{}{
+	"key": "value",
+	"list": []interface{}{
+		"item1",
+		"item2",
+		"item3",
+	},
+	"map": map[string]interface{}{
+		"key": "value",
+	},
+	"nested_map": map[string]interface{}{
+		"map": map[string]interface{}{
+			"key": "value",
+			"list": []interface{}{
+				"item1",
+				"item2",
+				"item3",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 func TestCodec_Encode(t *testing.T) {
 	codec := Codec{}
 
diff --git a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml2.go b/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml2.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c398c2..0000000
--- a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml2.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-//go:build viper_yaml2
-// +build viper_yaml2
-
-package yaml
-
-import yamlv2 "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
-
-var yaml = struct {
-	Marshal   func(in interface{}) (out []byte, err error)
-	Unmarshal func(in []byte, out interface{}) (err error)
-}{
-	Marshal:   yamlv2.Marshal,
-	Unmarshal: yamlv2.Unmarshal,
-}
diff --git a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml2_test.go b/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml2_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b4fdd2..0000000
--- a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml2_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-//go:build viper_yaml2
-// +build viper_yaml2
-
-package yaml
-
-// original form of the data
-const original = `# key-value pair
-key: value
-list:
-- item1
-- item2
-- item3
-map:
-  key: value
-
-# nested
-# map
-nested_map:
-  map:
-    key: value
-    list:
-    - item1
-    - item2
-    - item3
-`
-
-// encoded form of the data
-const encoded = `key: value
-list:
-- item1
-- item2
-- item3
-map:
-  key: value
-nested_map:
-  map:
-    key: value
-    list:
-    - item1
-    - item2
-    - item3
-`
-
-// decoded form of the data
-//
-// in case of YAML it's slightly different from Viper's internal representation
-// (eg. map is decoded into a map with interface key)
-var decoded = map[string]interface{}{
-	"key": "value",
-	"list": []interface{}{
-		"item1",
-		"item2",
-		"item3",
-	},
-	"map": map[interface{}]interface{}{
-		"key": "value",
-	},
-	"nested_map": map[interface{}]interface{}{
-		"map": map[interface{}]interface{}{
-			"key": "value",
-			"list": []interface{}{
-				"item1",
-				"item2",
-				"item3",
-			},
-		},
-	},
-}
-
-// Viper's internal representation
-var data = map[string]interface{}{
-	"key": "value",
-	"list": []interface{}{
-		"item1",
-		"item2",
-		"item3",
-	},
-	"map": map[string]interface{}{
-		"key": "value",
-	},
-	"nested_map": map[string]interface{}{
-		"map": map[string]interface{}{
-			"key": "value",
-			"list": []interface{}{
-				"item1",
-				"item2",
-				"item3",
-			},
-		},
-	},
-}
diff --git a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml3.go b/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml3.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a4775c..0000000
--- a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml3.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !viper_yaml2
-// +build !viper_yaml2
-
-package yaml
-
-import yamlv3 "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-
-var yaml = struct {
-	Marshal   func(in interface{}) (out []byte, err error)
-	Unmarshal func(in []byte, out interface{}) (err error)
-}{
-	Marshal:   yamlv3.Marshal,
-	Unmarshal: yamlv3.Unmarshal,
-}
diff --git a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml3_test.go b/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml3_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e6a86c2..0000000
--- a/internal/encoding/yaml/yaml3_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !viper_yaml2
-// +build !viper_yaml2
-
-package yaml
-
-// original form of the data
-const original = `# key-value pair
-key: value
-list:
-    - item1
-    - item2
-    - item3
-map:
-    key: value
-
-# nested
-# map
-nested_map:
-    map:
-        key: value
-        list:
-            - item1
-            - item2
-            - item3
-`
-
-// encoded form of the data
-const encoded = `key: value
-list:
-    - item1
-    - item2
-    - item3
-map:
-    key: value
-nested_map:
-    map:
-        key: value
-        list:
-            - item1
-            - item2
-            - item3
-`
-
-// decoded form of the data
-//
-// in case of YAML it's slightly different from Viper's internal representation
-// (eg. map is decoded into a map with interface key)
-var decoded = map[string]interface{}{
-	"key": "value",
-	"list": []interface{}{
-		"item1",
-		"item2",
-		"item3",
-	},
-	"map": map[string]interface{}{
-		"key": "value",
-	},
-	"nested_map": map[string]interface{}{
-		"map": map[string]interface{}{
-			"key": "value",
-			"list": []interface{}{
-				"item1",
-				"item2",
-				"item3",
-			},
-		},
-	},
-}
-
-// Viper's internal representation
-var data = map[string]interface{}{
-	"key": "value",
-	"list": []interface{}{
-		"item1",
-		"item2",
-		"item3",
-	},
-	"map": map[string]interface{}{
-		"key": "value",
-	},
-	"nested_map": map[string]interface{}{
-		"map": map[string]interface{}{
-			"key": "value",
-			"list": []interface{}{
-				"item1",
-				"item2",
-				"item3",
-			},
-		},
-	},
-}
diff --git a/viper_yaml2_test.go b/viper_yaml2_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fa12a74..0000000
--- a/viper_yaml2_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-//go:build viper_yaml2
-// +build viper_yaml2
-
-package viper
-
-var yamlExample = []byte(`Hacker: true
-name: steve
-hobbies:
-- skateboarding
-- snowboarding
-- go
-clothing:
-  jacket: leather
-  trousers: denim
-  pants:
-    size: large
-age: 35
-eyes : brown
-beard: true
-`)
-
-var yamlWriteExpected = []byte(`age: 35
-beard: true
-clothing:
-  jacket: leather
-  pants:
-    size: large
-  trousers: denim
-eyes: brown
-hacker: true
-hobbies:
-- skateboarding
-- snowboarding
-- go
-name: steve
-`)
-
-var yamlExampleWithDot = []byte(`Hacker: true
-name: steve
-hobbies:
-- skateboarding
-- snowboarding
-- go
-clothing:
-  jacket: leather
-  trousers: denim
-  pants:
-    size: large
-age: 35
-eyes : brown
-beard: true
-emails:
-  steve@hacker.com:
-    created: 01/02/03
-    active: true
-`)
diff --git a/viper_yaml3_test.go b/viper_yaml_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from viper_yaml3_test.go
rename to viper_yaml_test.go
index ba2d8d7..264446b 100644
--- a/viper_yaml3_test.go
+++ b/viper_yaml_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-//go:build !viper_yaml2
-// +build !viper_yaml2
-
 package viper
 
 var yamlExample = []byte(`Hacker: true