diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f64a24c..ab669109 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pipenv install .[testing]
 
       - name: Run base test suite
-        run: pipenv run  NUMBA_NRT_STATS=1 py.test --flake8 -s -vvv africanus/
+        run: pipenv run  NUMBA_NRT_STATS=1 py.test -s -vvv africanus/
 
       - name: List the measures directory
         run: curl ftp://ftp.astron.nl/outgoing/Measures/ > measures_dir.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0a076767..e77d1788 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@
     "astropy": ["astropy >= 4.0"],
     "python-casacore": ["python-casacore >= 3.4.0, != 3.5.0"],
     "ducc0": ["ducc0 >= 0.9.0"],
-    "testing": [
-        "pytest",
-        "flaky",
-        "pytest-flake8 >= 1.0.6",
-        "flake8 >= 4.0.0, < 5.0.0",
-    ],
+    "testing": ["pytest", "flaky"],
 }
 
 with open(str(Path("africanus", "install", "extras_require.py")), "w") as f: