diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index c6c288fea2..1fd2c7a402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
+      deps-installation-method: setup-r-dependencies
+      lookup-refs: |
+        insightsengineering/nestcolor
+        insightsengineering/rtables
+        insightsengineering/formatters
       additional-env-vars: |
         _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_REMOTE_=false
       additional-r-cmd-check-params: --as-cran
@@ -46,6 +51,11 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
+      deps-installation-method: setup-r-dependencies
+      lookup-refs: |
+        insightsengineering/nestcolor
+        insightsengineering/rtables
+        insightsengineering/formatters
       additional-env-vars: |
         _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_REMOTE_=false
         NOT_CRAN=true
@@ -69,6 +79,11 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
+      deps-installation-method: setup-r-dependencies
+      lookup-refs: |
+        insightsengineering/nestcolor
+        insightsengineering/rtables
+        insightsengineering/formatters
       additional-env-vars: |
         NOT_CRAN=true
   linter:
@@ -81,6 +96,11 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
+      deps-installation-method: setup-r-dependencies
+      lookup-refs: |
+        insightsengineering/nestcolor
+        insightsengineering/rtables
+        insightsengineering/formatters
       auto-update: true
   gitleaks:
     name: gitleaks 💧
diff --git a/staged_dependencies.yaml b/staged_dependencies.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 57d1d86a7b..0000000000
--- a/staged_dependencies.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-current_repo:
-  repo: insightsengineering/tern
-  host: https://github.com
-upstream_repos:
-  insightsengineering/formatters:
-    repo: insightsengineering/formatters
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/nestcolor:
-    repo: insightsengineering/nestcolor
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/rtables:
-    repo: insightsengineering/rtables
-    host: https://github.com
-downstream_repos:
-  insightsengineering/biomarker-catalog:
-    repo: insightsengineering/biomarker-catalog
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/chevron:
-    repo: insightsengineering/chevron
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/citril:
-    repo: insightsengineering/citril
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/osprey:
-    repo: insightsengineering/osprey
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/scda.test:
-    repo: insightsengineering/scda.test
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/teal.goshawk:
-    repo: insightsengineering/teal.goshawk
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/teal.osprey:
-    repo: insightsengineering/teal.osprey
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/teal.modules.clinical:
-    repo: insightsengineering/teal.modules.clinical
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/teal.modules.general:
-    repo: insightsengineering/teal.modules.general
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/teal.modules.hermes:
-    repo: insightsengineering/teal.modules.hermes
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/teal.modules.helios:
-    repo: insightsengineering/teal.modules.helios
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/tern.gee:
-    repo: insightsengineering/tern.gee
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/tern.mmrm:
-    repo: insightsengineering/tern.mmrm
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/tern.rbmi:
-    repo: insightsengineering/tern.rbmi
-    host: https://github.com
-  insightsengineering/tlg-catalog:
-    repo: insightsengineering/tlg-catalog
-    host: https://github.com
-    subdir: package