diff --git a/scripts/gh_release.py b/scripts/gh_release.py
index 388cef7ac..4e19a28e3 100755
--- a/scripts/gh_release.py
+++ b/scripts/gh_release.py
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ def platform_tag():
 # If this has changed, need to update
 # .github/workflows/*.yml.
 #
-test_packages = 'pytest fontTools psutil pymupdf-fonts'
+test_packages = 'pytest fontTools psutil pymupdf-fonts flake8'
 if platform.system() == 'Windows' and cpu_bits() == 32:
     # No pillow wheel available, and doesn't build easily.
     pass
diff --git a/tests/test_flake8.py b/tests/test_flake8.py
index 8f4967260..98482f5b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_flake8.py
+++ b/tests/test_flake8.py
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ def test_flake8():
     if not hasattr(fitz, 'mupdf'):
         print(f'Not running flake8 with classic implementation.')
         return
-    if sys.prefix == sys.base_prefix:
-        # We install flake8, which we only want to do if we are in a venv.
-        print(f'Not running flake8 because we are not in a venv.')
-        return
     ignores = (
             'E123', # closing bracket does not match indentation of opening bracket's line
             'E124', # closing bracket does not match visual indentation
@@ -53,6 +49,5 @@ def test_flake8():
     def run(command):
         print(f'test_flake8(): Running: {command}')
         subprocess.run(command, shell=1, check=1)
-    run(f'pip install flake8')
     run(f'flake8 --ignore={ignores} --statistics {root}/src/__init__.py {root}/src/utils.py {root}/src/table.py')
     print(f'test_flake8(): flake8 succeeded.')
diff --git a/tests/test_font.py b/tests/test_font.py
index 89bf5e9a1..8ca653024 100644
--- a/tests/test_font.py
+++ b/tests/test_font.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ def test_2608():
 
 def test_fontarchive():
     import subprocess
-    subprocess.run('pip install pymupdf-fonts', shell=1, check=1)
     arch = fitz.Archive()
     css = fitz.css_for_pymupdf_font("notos", archive=arch, name="sans-serif")
     print(css)