diff --git a/.github/workflows/Python-CI.yml b/.github/workflows/Python-CI.yml
index cef08661..f0084091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Python-CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Python-CI.yml
@@ -47,16 +47,10 @@ jobs:
             **/setup.py
             **/requirements.txt
             **/pyproject.toml
-      - if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: |
-          python -m venv test
-          source test/Scripts/Activate
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel cython
-          pip install . -v -U
-      - if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: |
+      - run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install . -v
+        working-directory: .
       # Check Qt on non-notebook
       - run: ./.github/check_qt_import.sh $MNE_QT_BACKEND
         if: ${{ env.MNE_QT_BACKEND != '' }}