diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml
index 90bbc37f4..2e109fd84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install mandatory system libraries
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
-          sudo apt-get install -y libjsoncpp-dev libgtest-dev libboost-mpi-dev libboost-program-options-dev libtbb-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y libjsoncpp-dev libtbb-dev
           cd /usr/src/googletest/
           cmake .
           cmake --build .