diff --git a/.github/workflows/tims_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/tims_docs.yml
index 9d9019a2b42..0cbc728e818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tims_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tims_docs.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ jobs:
           path: cylc-flow
           ref: ${{ inputs.cylc-flow-tag }}
 
-      - name: install pygraphviz
-        run: conda install graphviz pygraphviz -c conda-forge -y
+      # - name: install pygraphviz
+      #   run: conda install graphviz pygraphviz -c conda-forge -y
 
       - name: install cylc-flow
-        run: pip install -e cylc-flow
+        run: pip install -e cylc-flow --no-deps
 
       - name: configure git
         uses: cylc/release-actions/configure-git@v1