diff --git a/.github/workflows/constraint_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/constraint_tests.yml
index e8aa2be5141b..37e6898761dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/constraint_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/constraint_tests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        constraints_file: ['stable', 'testing']
+        constraints_file: ['testing']
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py b/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py
index d816e3a40e8c..a22c518b3331 100644
--- a/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py
+++ b/ovos_core/intent_services/__init__.py
@@ -331,11 +331,6 @@ def handle_utterance(self, message: Message):
         # tag language of this utterance
         lang = self.disambiguate_lang(message)
 
-        try:  # TODO - uncouple lingua franca from core, up to skills to ensure locale is loaded if needed
-            setup_locale(lang)
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOG.exception(f"Failed to set lingua_franca default lang to {lang}")
-
         utterances = message.data.get('utterances', [])
 
         stopwatch = Stopwatch()
diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py b/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py
index 37a9d99ce29a..215cea57a632 100644
--- a/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py
+++ b/ovos_core/intent_services/converse_service.py
@@ -387,11 +387,6 @@ def handle_deactivate_skill_request(self, message: Message):
     def reset_converse(self, message: Message):
         """Let skills know there was a problem with speech recognition"""
         lang = get_message_lang()
-        try:
-            setup_locale(lang)  # restore default lang
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOG.exception(f"Failed to set lingua_franca default lang to {lang}")
-
         self.converse_with_skills([], lang, message)
 
     def handle_get_active_skills(self, message: Message):
diff --git a/requirements/extra-deprecated.txt b/requirements/extra-deprecated.txt
index 2760f4b4b635..daf18d98f763 100644
--- a/requirements/extra-deprecated.txt
+++ b/requirements/extra-deprecated.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pyaudio
 
 # mycroft-core imports / default plugins
 # for compat with mycroft namespace
+ovos-lingua-franca>=0.4.7,<1.0.0
 # NOTE: ovos-listener is causing conflicts in dependency resolution, blocks ovos-bus-client 1.0.0
 ovos-listener>=0.0.3,<1.0.0
 ovos-tts-plugin-mimic>=0.2.8, <1.0.0
diff --git a/requirements/plugins.txt b/requirements/plugins.txt
index c5e9c288726a..7a84a6180440 100644
--- a/requirements/plugins.txt
+++ b/requirements/plugins.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ovos-utterance-plugin-cancel>=0.2.2, <1.0.0
 ovos-bidirectional-translation-plugin>=0.1.0, <1.0.0
 ovos-translate-server-plugin>=0.0.2, <1.0.0
 ovos-utterance-normalizer>=0.2.1, <1.0.0
-
+ovos-number-parser>=0.0.1,<1.0.0
+ovos-date-parser>=0.0.3,<1.0.0
 # still in alpha
 ovos-classifiers
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index f0eca3f31c8b..c0b55630b93f 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ padacioso>=1.0.0, <2.0.0
 ovos-adapt-parser>=1.0.4, <2.0.0
 ovos_ocp_pipeline_plugin>=1.0.5, <2.0.0
 ovos-common-query-pipeline-plugin>=1.0.4, <2.0.0
+
 ovos-utils>=0.3.5,<1.0.0
 ovos_bus_client>=0.1.4,<2.0.0
 ovos-plugin-manager>=0.5.6,<1.0.0
 ovos-config>=0.0.13,<1.0.0
-ovos-lingua-franca>=0.4.7,<1.0.0
 ovos-backend-client>=0.1.0,<2.0.0
-ovos-workshop>=2.0.1,<3.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+ovos-workshop>=2.2.2,<3.0.0