diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e8dfdfe6..e8c0b8a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ jobs:
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade pip
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade wheel
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade setuptools
-          "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade venv
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade importlib-metadata
           "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade setuptools-scm
           "$PYTHON" -m pip list