diff --git a/.github/workflows/messages.yml b/.github/workflows/messages.yml
index 65a85b34..60923f0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/messages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/messages.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - sdk: stable
             run-tests: true
+            dependencies: [path, published]
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9
       - uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@b64355ae6ca0b5d484f0106a033dd1388965d06d
         with:
           sdk: ${{matrix.sdk}}
 
+      - run: dart run ../../tools/delete_pubspec_overrides.dart
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'published' }}
+
       - run: dart pub get
 
       - run: (cd example_json; dart pub get)
diff --git a/tools/delete_pubspec_overrides.dart b/tools/delete_pubspec_overrides.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ae2ff79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/delete_pubspec_overrides.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+void main(List<String> arguments) => Directory.current
+    .list(recursive: true)
+    .where((f) => f.path.endsWith('pubspec_overrides.yaml'))
+    .forEach((f) => f.deleteSync());