diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/basic_checks.yml
index fb973f58490..a1e5308826f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic_checks.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install -y python3-intelhex python3-prettytable python3-future python3-jinja2 python3-click python3-git python3-tqdm python3-tabulate python3-requests python3-psutil python3-pyudev python3-typing-extensions python3-serial python3-dotenv
-          pip install -r tools/test/requirements.txt
+          sudo apt-get install -y python3-pytest python3-unittest python3-factory-boy python3-requests-mock python3-mock python3-coverage
 
       -
         name: Python Tests
diff --git a/tools/python/python_tests/requirements.txt b/tools/python/python_tests/requirements.txt
index a9c75b2efec..209061ae7ba 100644
--- a/tools/python/python_tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/python/python_tests/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ pytest
 unittest
 factory_boy
 requests-mock
-mock
\ No newline at end of file
+mock
+coverage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/requirements-ci-build.txt b/tools/requirements-ci-build.txt
index 5920cb158c9..821692691b1 100644
--- a/tools/requirements-ci-build.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements-ci-build.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# This file contains the requirements needed to run CI builds for Mbed OS.
-# It installs flashing support through the mbed tools packages and also the mbedhtrun test runner.
-mbed-host-tests
-mbed-greentea
-mbed-ls
-
 # For USB Device host tests
 hidapi>=0.7.99
 pyusb>=1.2.0