diff --git a/.ci/install.sh b/.ci/install.sh
index b216afebd72..516b3105cb1 100755
--- a/.ci/install.sh
+++ b/.ci/install.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ packages=(
 sudo apt-get -qq install --no-install-recommends "${packages[@]}"
 
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-python3 -m pip install --upgrade coverage defusedxml ipython olefile pytest pytest-cov pytest-timeout
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade ipython
 
 # optional test dependencies, only install if there's a binary package.
 python3 -m pip install --only-binary=:all: numpy || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-install.sh b/.github/workflows/macos-install.sh
index cfa7f8e0ec4..40b126e3912 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-install.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 brew bundle --file=.github/workflows/Brewfile
 
-python3 -m pip install --upgrade coverage defusedxml ipython olefile pytest pytest-cov pytest-timeout
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade ipython
 
 # optional test dependencies, only install if there's a binary package.
 python3 -m pip install --only-binary=:all: numpy || true