diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/extractors/tests/test_neoextractors.py b/src/spikeinterface/extractors/tests/test_neoextractors.py
index 257c1d566a..64c6499767 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/extractors/tests/test_neoextractors.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/extractors/tests/test_neoextractors.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import unittest
 import platform
 import subprocess
+import os
 from packaging import version
 
 import pytest
-import numpy as np
 
 from spikeinterface.core.testing import check_recordings_equal
 from spikeinterface import get_global_dataset_folder
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     EventCommonTestSuite,
 )
 
+ON_GITHUB = bool(os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS"))
 local_folder = get_global_dataset_folder() / "ephy_testing_data"
 
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ class CedRecordingTest(RecordingCommonTestSuite, unittest.TestCase):
     ]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(ON_GITHUB, reason="Maxwell plugin not installed on GitHub")
 class MaxwellRecordingTest(RecordingCommonTestSuite, unittest.TestCase):
     ExtractorClass = MaxwellRecordingExtractor
     downloads = ["maxwell"]