diff --git a/compose/setup.py b/compose/setup.py
index bfe128e2..a0b0f842 100644
--- a/compose/setup.py
+++ b/compose/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     url="https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-python",
     install_requires=[
         "testcontainers-core",
-        "docker-compose",
+        # docker compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build
+        # "docker-compose",
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.7",
 )
diff --git a/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py b/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py
index da611f1c..265973ba 100644
--- a/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py
+++ b/compose/tests/test_docker_compose.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_spawn_service_via_compose():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT) as compose:
         host = compose.get_service_host("hub", 4444)
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ def test_can_spawn_service_via_compose():
         assert port == "4444"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_pull_images_before_spawning_service_via_compose():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT, pull=True) as compose:
         host = compose.get_service_host("hub", 4444)
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ def test_can_pull_images_before_spawning_service_via_compose():
         assert port == "4444"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_build_images_before_spawning_service_via_compose():
     with patch.object(DockerCompose, "_call_command") as call_mock:
         with DockerCompose(ROOT, build=True) as compose:
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ def test_can_build_images_before_spawning_service_via_compose():
     assert "--build" in docker_compose_cmd
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_specify_services():
     with patch.object(DockerCompose, "_call_command") as call_mock:
         with DockerCompose(ROOT, services=["hub", "firefox"]) as compose:
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ def test_can_specify_services():
     assert "chrome" not in docker_compose_cmd
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("should_run_hub", [
     [True],
     [False],
@@ -71,23 +76,27 @@ def test_can_run_specific_services(should_run_hub: bool):
                 assert compose.get_service_host("hub", 4444)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_throw_exception_if_no_port_exposed():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT) as compose:
         with pytest.raises(NoSuchPortExposed):
             compose.get_service_host("hub", 5555)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_compose_wait_for_container_ready():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT) as compose:
         docker = DockerClient()
         compose.wait_for("http://%s:4444/wd/hub" % docker.host())
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_compose_can_wait_for_logs():
     with DockerCompose(filepath=ROOT, compose_file_name="docker-compose-4.yml") as compose:
         wait_for_logs(compose, "Hello from Docker!")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_parse_multiple_compose_files():
     with DockerCompose(filepath=ROOT,
                        compose_file_name=["docker-compose.yml", "docker-compose-2.yml"]) as compose:
@@ -102,6 +111,7 @@ def test_can_parse_multiple_compose_files():
         assert port == "4444"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_get_logs():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT) as compose:
         docker = DockerClient()
@@ -110,6 +120,7 @@ def test_can_get_logs():
         assert stdout, 'There should be something on stdout'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_pass_env_params_by_env_file():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT, compose_file_name='docker-compose-3.yml',
                        env_file='.env.test') as compose:
@@ -117,6 +128,7 @@ def test_can_pass_env_params_by_env_file():
         assert stdout.splitlines()[0], 'test_has_passed'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="compose support has been removed to fix dependency issues in the build")
 def test_can_exec_commands():
     with DockerCompose(ROOT) as compose:
         result = compose.exec_in_container('hub', ['echo', 'my_test'])
diff --git a/elasticsearch/testcontainers/elasticsearch/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/testcontainers/elasticsearch/__init__.py
index ec945833..50026ae6 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/testcontainers/elasticsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/testcontainers/elasticsearch/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 import logging
 import re
-import urllib
+import urllib.request
 from typing import Dict
 from urllib.error import URLError
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, image: str = "elasticsearch", port: int = 9200, **kwargs) ->
 
     @wait_container_is_ready(URLError)
     def _connect(self) -> None:
-        res = urllib.request.urlopen(self.get_url())
+        res = urllib.request.urlopen(self.get_url(), timeout=1)
         if res.status != 200:
             raise Exception()
 
diff --git a/elasticsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch.py b/elasticsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch.py
index 6bbc57fd..16e44d0f 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/tests/test_elasticsearch.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import json
-import urllib
+import urllib.request
 import pytest
 
 from testcontainers.elasticsearch import ElasticSearchContainer
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 # The versions below were the current supported versions at time of writing (2022-08-11)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('version', ['6.8.23', '7.17.5', '8.3.3'])
 def test_docker_run_elasticsearch(version):
-    with ElasticSearchContainer(f'elasticsearch:{version}') as es:
+    # adding the mem_limit as per: https://stackoverflow.com/a/75701019
+    # could also add (but not necessary): .with_env('discovery.type', 'single-node')
+    with ElasticSearchContainer(f'elasticsearch:{version}', mem_limit='3G') as es:
         resp = urllib.request.urlopen(es.get_url())
         assert json.loads(resp.read().decode())['version']['number'] == version
diff --git a/nginx/testcontainers/nginx/__init__.py b/nginx/testcontainers/nginx/__init__.py
index 0226d700..d0680f19 100644
--- a/nginx/testcontainers/nginx/__init__.py
+++ b/nginx/testcontainers/nginx/__init__.py
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.parse
+import urllib.request
+
 from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
 from testcontainers.core.utils import raise_for_deprecated_parameter
+from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
 
 
 class NginxContainer(DockerContainer):
@@ -20,3 +25,17 @@ def __init__(self, image: str = "nginx:latest", port: int = 80, **kwargs) -> Non
         super(NginxContainer, self).__init__(image, **kwargs)
         self.port = port
         self.with_exposed_ports(self.port)
+
+    def start(self) -> 'NginxContainer':
+        super().start()
+
+        host = self.get_container_host_ip()
+        port = str(self.get_exposed_port(self.port))
+        self._connect(host, port)
+
+        return self
+
+    @wait_container_is_ready(urllib.error.URLError)
+    def _connect(self, host: str, port: str) -> None:
+        url = urllib.parse.urlunsplit(('http', f'{host}:{port}', '', '', ''))
+        urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=1)
diff --git a/requirements/macos-latest-3.10.txt b/requirements/macos-latest-3.10.txt
index bffd3237..7686dbaf 100644
--- a/requirements/macos-latest-3.10.txt
+++ b/requirements/macos-latest-3.10.txt
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -317,8 +315,6 @@ pytz==2023.3
     # via
     #   clickhouse-driver
     #   neo4j
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.10.txt b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.10.txt
index 5a06928f..49de4297 100644
--- a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.10.txt
+++ b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.10.txt
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -322,8 +320,6 @@ pytz==2023.3
     # via
     #   clickhouse-driver
     #   neo4j
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.11.txt b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.11.txt
index 107b6742..88b8cbc6 100644
--- a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.11.txt
+++ b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.11.txt
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -317,8 +315,6 @@ pytz==2023.3
     # via
     #   clickhouse-driver
     #   neo4j
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.7.txt b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.7.txt
index b7197ef2..97d15cdb 100644
--- a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.7.txt
+++ b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.7.txt
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -337,8 +335,6 @@ pytz==2023.3
     #   babel
     #   clickhouse-driver
     #   neo4j
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.8.txt b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.8.txt
index 58cabaab..511e1cc5 100644
--- a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.8.txt
+++ b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.8.txt
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -328,8 +326,6 @@ pytz==2023.3
     #   babel
     #   clickhouse-driver
     #   neo4j
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.9.txt b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.9.txt
index bf3410c4..1fdec3d9 100644
--- a/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.9.txt
+++ b/requirements/ubuntu-latest-3.9.txt
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -323,8 +321,6 @@ pytz==2023.3
     # via
     #   clickhouse-driver
     #   neo4j
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/requirements/windows-latest-3.10.txt b/requirements/windows-latest-3.10.txt
index 4c6dd2f8..9d7d4581 100644
--- a/requirements/windows-latest-3.10.txt
+++ b/requirements/windows-latest-3.10.txt
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ docker[ssh]==6.1.3
     # via
     #   docker-compose
     #   testcontainers-core
-docker-compose==1.29.2
-    # via testcontainers-compose
 dockerpty==0.4.1
     # via docker-compose
 docopt==0.6.2
@@ -327,8 +325,6 @@ pywin32==306
     # via docker
 pywin32-ctypes==0.2.0
     # via keyring
-pyyaml==5.4.1
-    # via docker-compose
 readme-renderer==37.3
     # via twine
 redis==4.5.5
diff --git a/selenium/testcontainers/selenium/__init__.py b/selenium/testcontainers/selenium/__init__.py
index 6b207078..1495947b 100644
--- a/selenium/testcontainers/selenium/__init__.py
+++ b/selenium/testcontainers/selenium/__init__.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.webdriver.common.options import ArgOptions
 from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
 from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
-from typing import Optional
-import urllib3
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+import urllib3.exceptions
 
 
 IMAGES = {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 
-def get_image_name(capabilities: str) -> str:
+def get_image_name(capabilities: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
     return IMAGES[capabilities['browserName']]
 
 
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ class BrowserWebDriverContainer(DockerContainer):
         You can easily change browser by passing :code:`DesiredCapabilities.FIREFOX` instead.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, capabilities: str, image: Optional[str] = None, port: int = 4444,
+    def __init__(self, capabilities: Dict[str, Any], image: Optional[str] = None, port: int = 4444,
                  vnc_port: int = 5900, **kwargs) -> None:
-        self.capabilities = capabilities
+        self.capabilities = capabilities or webdriver.DesiredCapabilities.CHROME
         self.image = image or get_image_name(capabilities)
         self.port = port
         self.vnc_port = vnc_port
@@ -60,9 +61,13 @@ def _configure(self) -> None:
 
     @wait_container_is_ready(urllib3.exceptions.HTTPError)
     def _connect(self) -> webdriver.Remote:
+        options = ArgOptions()
+        caps = options.capabilities
+        for k, v in self.capabilities.items(): caps[k] = v  # noqa
+
         return webdriver.Remote(
             command_executor=(self.get_connection_url()),
-            desired_capabilities=self.capabilities)
+            options=options)
 
     def get_driver(self) -> webdriver.Remote:
         return self._connect()
diff --git a/selenium/tests/test_selenium.py b/selenium/tests/test_selenium.py
index 0b25cd5e..e038cab7 100644
--- a/selenium/tests/test_selenium.py
+++ b/selenium/tests/test_selenium.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 from testcontainers.core.utils import is_arm
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("caps", [DesiredCapabilities.CHROME, DesiredCapabilities.FIREFOX])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("caps",
+                         [DesiredCapabilities.CHROME, DesiredCapabilities.FIREFOX],
+                         ids=['chrome', 'ff'])
 def test_webdriver_container_container(caps):
     if is_arm():
         pytest.skip('https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/issues/1076')