diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 87c0b08db52..cc1b9a08976 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           PREFIX: ${{ github.repository }}_
           UPSTREAM_CMAKE_ARGS: "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
           TARGET_CMAKE_ARGS: "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }} -DTESSERACT_ENABLE_TESTING=ON"
+          BEFORE_RUN_TARGET_TEST: 'apt remove *-dev -y -qq' \
           BEFORE_RUN_TARGET_TEST_EMBED: "ici_with_unset_variables source $BASEDIR/${PREFIX}target_ws/install/setup.bash"
           AFTER_SCRIPT: 'rm -r $BASEDIR/${PREFIX}upstream_ws/build $BASEDIR/${PREFIX}target_ws/build'
           DOCKER_COMMIT: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}