diff --git a/deps/build.jl b/deps/build.jl
index c9e8db8..8f80b2a 100644
--- a/deps/build.jl
+++ b/deps/build.jl
@@ -1,35 +1,16 @@
 using PyCall
 
-run(`$(PyCall.pyprogramname) -m pip install --user 'git+https://github.com/Spine-project/Spine-Database-API'`)
-
 try
     pyimport("spinedb_api")
 catch err
     if err isa PyCall.PyError
-        if get(ENV, "CI", nothing) == "true"
-            run(`$(PyCall.pyprogramname) -m pip install --user 'git+https://github.com/Spine-project/Spine-Database-API'`)
-        else
-            error(
-                """
-                The required Python package `spinedb_api` could not be found in the current Python environment
-
-                    $(PyCall.pyprogramname)
-
-                You can fix this in two different ways:
-
-                A. Install `spinedb_api` in the current Python environment; open a terminal (command prompt on Windows) and run
-
-                    $(PyCall.pyprogramname) -m pip install --user 'git+https://github.com/Spine-project/Spine-Database-API'
-
-                B. Switch to another Python environment that has `spinedb_api` installed; from Julia, run 
-
-                    ENV["PYTHON"] = "... path of the python executable ..."
-                    Pkg.build("PyCall")
+        error(
+            """
+            The required Python package `spinedb_api` could not be found in the current Python environment
 
-                And restart Julia.
-                """
-            )
-        end
+                $(PyCall.pyprogramname)
+            """
+        )
     else
         rethrow()
     end