diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
index 5112dae..b2fd8ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         pip install --upgrade pip
+        # we need the latest nomad version for testing
         pip install nomad-lab[infrastructure]@git+https://github.com/nomad-coe/nomad.git@develop
         pip install '.[dev]' --index-url https://gitlab.mpcdf.mpg.de/api/v4/projects/2187/packages/pypi/simple
-        # pip install --force-reinstall '.[tests]'
         pip install coverage coveralls
     - name: mypy
       run: |
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ec5486e..08a9472 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ authors = [{ name = "The NOMAD Authors" }]
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 dependencies = [
     "nomad-lab>=1.2.0",
-    # "nomad-lab[infrastructure]@git+https://github.com/nomad-coe/nomad.git@develop",
     "nomad-schema-plugin-run@git+https://github.com/nomad-coe/nomad-schema-plugin-run.git@develop",
 ]
 
@@ -27,11 +26,6 @@ dev = [
     "ruff==0.1.4",
 ]
 
-tests = [
-    # we need the latest nomad version for testing
-    # "nomad-lab[infrastructure]@git+https://github.com/nomad-coe/nomad.git@develop",
-]
-
 [tool.ruff]
 include = ["simulationworkflowschema/*.py", "tests/*.py"]
 select = [