diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 485ee362..d6b257aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
-          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck, cran/survMisc
-          needs: check
+          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
+          needs: check, tests
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 978e0b58..6a2cc2b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
-          extra-packages: any::pkgdown, local::., cran/survMisc
+          extra-packages: any::pkgdown, local::.
           needs: website
 
       - name: Build site
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index 4040a1f9..d93b2910 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
-          extra-packages: any::covr, any::xml2, cran/survMisc
-          needs: coverage
+          extra-packages: any::covr, any::xml2
+          needs: coverage, tests
 
       - name: Test coverage
         run: |
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index a0213466..f92b511d 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ Suggests:
     gt,
     knitr,
     rmarkdown,
-    survMisc,
     survRM2,
     testthat (>= 3.0.0),
     tibble,
@@ -69,3 +68,4 @@ LinkingTo:
 Roxygen: list(markdown = TRUE)
 Config/roxygen2/version: 8.1.0
 Config/testthat/edition: 3
+Config/Needs/tests: cran/survMisc