diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index e99bca8..83d4b7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install flake8 pytest pytest-asyncio cython
-        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run: |
         # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names