diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-package.yml b/.github/workflows/R-package.yml
index 2e3a7d2..1aa9422 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-package.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           working-directory: R-package
-          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
+          extra-packages: |
+            any::rcmdcheck
+            cmdstanr=url::https://mc-stan.org/r-packages/src/contrib/cmdstanr_0.7.0.tar.gz
           needs: check
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
diff --git a/R-package/DESCRIPTION b/R-package/DESCRIPTION
index 2815e4f..b2a5173 100644
--- a/R-package/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/R-package/DESCRIPTION
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ Suggests:
     rmarkdown,
     cmdstanr
 VignetteBuilder: knitr
-Remotes:
-    cmdstanr=url::https://mc-stan.org/r-packages/src/contrib/cmdstanr_0.7.0.tar.gz