diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_base_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_base_dev.yml
index 227d60c5..be24f738 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_base_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_base_dev.yml
@@ -49,22 +49,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: MeteoSwiss/pyrad-tests
           path: pyrad-tests
-      - name: Setup Miniconda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.0.0
-        with:
-          init-shell: >-
-            bash
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          channels: conda-forge
-          channel-priority: flexible
-          activate-environment: test-environment
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        env:
-          PACKAGES: ${{env.MINIMAL_DEPENDENCIES}} ${{env.OPTIONAL_DEPENDENCIES}} ${{env.TEST_DEPENDENCIES}}
-          PYRAD_TESTS_PATH: ${{github.workspace}}/pyrad-tests/
-        run: |
-          conda install --quiet ${{env.PACKAGES}}
       - name: Install pyart
         working-directory:  ${{github.workspace}}/pyart/
         run: python -m pip install .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_mch_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_mch_dev.yml
index 48b34db3..dc819d04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_mch_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pyrad_tests_mch_dev.yml
@@ -46,21 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           repository: MeteoSwiss/pyart
           path: pyart
           ref: dev
-      - name: Setup Miniconda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.0.0
-        with:
-          auto-update-conda: true
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          channels: conda-forge
-          channel-priority: flexible
-          activate-environment: test-environment
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        env:
-          PACKAGES: ${{env.MINIMAL_DEPENDENCIES}} ${{env.OPTIONAL_DEPENDENCIES}} ${{env.TEST_DEPENDENCIES}}
-          PYRAD_TESTS_PATH: ${{github.workspace}}/pyrad-tests/
-        run: |
-          conda install -c conda-forge ${{env.PACKAGES}}
       - name: Install pyart
         if: matrix.os != 'macos-latest'
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/pyart/