diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index cf9d2f847..774fd63c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify the built dist/wheel is valid
         run: |
           python -m pip install dist/hydromt*.whl
-          python -c 'from hydromt import __version__ as v; print(v)'
           hydromt --models
 
   upload-to-test-pypi: