diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ac34d3f3..47ed7557 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           # show timings of tests
           PYTEST_ADDOPTS: "--durations=0"
-        run: |
-          unset CI
-          uv run pytest --run-extra-mlips --cov janus_core --cov-append .
+        run: uv run pytest --run-extra-mlips --cov janus_core --cov-append .
 
       - name: Report coverage to Coveralls
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2