diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec-tests-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/spec-tests-branch.yml
index 24c5e1c81c44..9648f6db699f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec-tests-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec-tests-branch.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
           git clone https://github.com/${{ env.EEST_USER }}/execution-spec-tests -b ${{ env.EEST_BRANCH }} --depth 1
           cd execution-spec-tests
-          uv sync
           if [ "${{ matrix.test-type }}" == "genesis" ]; then
             uv run fill --evm-bin="${{ github.workspace }}/bin/evm" --fork Verkle --output=../fixtures-${{ matrix.test-type }} -v -m blockchain_test -n auto
           else
@@ -107,6 +106,5 @@ jobs:
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
           git clone https://github.com/${{ env.EEST_USER }}/execution-spec-tests -b ${{ env.EEST_BRANCH }}
           cd execution-spec-tests
-          uv sync
-          uv run consume direct --input=../fixtures-${{ matrix.test-type }} -n auto
+          uv run consume direct --evm-bin="${{ github.workspace }}/bin/evm" --input=../fixtures-${{ matrix.test-type }} -n auto
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable-spec-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/stable-spec-tests.yml
index 37fdfb8c58d1..b0701fb64ae2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable-spec-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable-spec-tests.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,5 @@ jobs:
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
           git clone https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests  -b ${{ env.FIXTURES_TAG }} --depth 1
           cd execution-spec-tests
-          uv sync
           uv run consume direct --evm-bin="${{ github.workspace }}/bin/evm" --input=../fixtures -n auto
         shell: bash