diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d3459831..23cbe748 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -37,16 +37,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install uv
         run: pip install uv
 
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          activate-environment: qchem
-
-      - name: Install OpenBabel
-        run: conda install -c conda-forge openbabel
-
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: uv pip install -e '.[dev]' --system
+        run: |
+          uv pip install -e '.[dev]' --system
+          uv pip install openbabel --system
+          # check if openbabel is installed
+          python -c "import openbabel"
 
       - name: pytest
         env: