diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index adac8d0a..ef2be529 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install -y graphviz
       - name: Install requirements
-        run: pip install .[tests] --force-reinstall
+        run: pip install git+https://github.com/XENONnT/base_environment.git --force-reinstall
       - name: Start MongoDB
         uses: supercharge/mongodb-github-action@1.11.0
         with:
diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index e363f156..9de7c188 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 * Switch to master for docformatter by @dachengx in https://github.com/AxFoundation/strax/pull/912
 * Add `max_time` which is the time when hit reaches its maximum by @dachengx in https://github.com/AxFoundation/strax/pull/913
 * Small fix of dtype description by @dachengx in https://github.com/AxFoundation/strax/pull/914
+* Exclude git repo from the package metadata for PyPI by @dachengx in https://github.com/AxFoundation/strax/pull/915
 
 New Contributors
 * @yuema137 made their first contribution in https://github.com/AxFoundation/strax/pull/859
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0f90042b..d9e10b9b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ scipy = "*"
 tqdm = ">=4.46.0"
 zarr = "*"
 zstd = "*"
-sharedarray = { url = "https://xenon.isi.edu/python/SharedArray-3.2.3.tar.gz", optional = true }
-base_environment = { git = "https://github.com/XENONnT/base_environment.git", optional = true }
 sphinx = { version = "*", optional = true }
 sphinx_rtd_theme = { version = "*", optional = true }
 nbsphinx = { version = "*", optional = true }
@@ -56,10 +54,6 @@ urllib3 = { version = "2.2.2", optional = true }
 lxml_html_clean = { version = "*", optional = true }
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
-tests = [
-  "sharedarray",
-  "base_environment",
-]
 docs = [
   "sphinx",
   "sphinx_rtd_theme",