diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cf5822b0..7540df78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
                 # AK, 2020-12-13
                 rm pytools/mpiwrap.py
 
-                EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy frozendict immutabledict orderedsets constantdict immutables pyrsistent attrs mpi4py"
+                EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy frozendict immutabledict orderedsets constantdict immutables pyrsistent attrs"
 
                 curl -L -O https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/main/build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
                 . ./build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh