diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index da0bcda947..78f7f65053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ jobs:
           SOLARA_TEST_RUNNERS: "jupyter_notebook,jupyter_lab"
         run: |
           pip install pytest
-          cd python/ipywidgets
           pytest --cov=ipywidgets ipywidgets
 
   spec: