diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python.yml
index 75f62fc2fa..108b531e58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_python.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
         cache: 'pip'
     - uses: mpi4py/setup-mpi@v1
-      if: ${{ matrix.tf == '' }}
       with:
         mpi: openmpi
     # https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/11770