diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yaml b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yaml
index 6602027b..5b532f03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yaml
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       strategy: ${{ matrix.test-strategy }}
       additional-env-vars: |
         PKG_SYSREQS_DRY_RUN=true
-      extra-deps: |
-        lme4 (>= 1.1-35)
   branch-cleanup:
     if: >
       github.event_name == 'schedule' || (