diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 40ed117..177567f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
         echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-
-    - name: Install Node.js # required for build-models.sh
-      run: |
-        curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | bash -
-        apt-get install -y nodejs
-
     - name: Set up JDK 11 # required for build-models.sh	
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with: