diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 872b2d4e4..45c54fa99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         pytest tests --strict-config --strict-markers --verbosity=1
-
   test-qutip-support:
     # test for qutip master branch
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -75,10 +74,6 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install numpy scipy cython qutip sphinx matplotlib numpydoc sphinx_rtd_theme
         pip install .
-    - name: Test with doctest
-        python -m pip install numpy scipy cython sphinx matplotlib numpydoc sphinx_rtd_theme
-        pip install qutip
-        pip install .
     - name: Test code snippets in the documentation
       run: |
         cd doc