diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9df6e90..4b7c10d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: install dependencies
           command: |
-            python -m venv venv
-            . venv/bin/activate
             pip install -r dev_requirements.txt
             pip install -e .