diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3020f89..6a78acc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
                 # Need (newer) git
                 for i in {1..${NET_RETRY_COUNT:-3}}; do sudo -E add-apt-repository -y ppa:git-core/ppa && break || sleep 10; done
                 apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=$NET_RETRY_COUNT update
-                apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=$NET_RETRY_COUNT install -y g++ python libpython-dev git
+                apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=$NET_RETRY_COUNT install -y g++ python git
             fi
             # multiple job types are not compatible with ccache, they use "ccache: no" in the matrix
             if [[ "${{ matrix.ccache }}" == "no" ]]; then