diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi-deploy.yml
index b030b4426..cdaf0931f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi-deploy.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
-  build_and_test:
-    name: Build and test the package
+  build:
+    name: Build the package
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -36,22 +36,9 @@ jobs:
         name: wheels
         path: dist/
 
-    - name: Set up test environment
-      run: |
-        poetry install --no-interaction --extras tests
-        pip install -i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ pynetdicom
-
-    - name: Test with pytest
-      env:
-        PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      run: |
-        cd ${HOME}
-        python -m pynetdicom --version
-        python -c "import pytest; pytest.main(['--pyargs', 'pynetdicom.tests'])"
-
   deploy:
     name: Upload release to PyPI
-    needs: [ build_and_test ]
+    needs: [ build ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment:
       name: pypi