diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9839ff296..17bfc518e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt install srecord
+        sudo apt install verilator libelf-dev
         sudo mkdir -p /tools/riscv
         sudo chmod 777 /tools/riscv
         curl -Ls -o rv32-toolchain.tar.xz "https://github.com/lowRISC/lowrisc-toolchains/releases/download/20230427-1/lowrisc-toolchain-gcc-rv32imcb-20230427-1.tar.xz"
         sudo tar -C /tools/riscv -xf rv32-toolchain.tar.xz --strip-components=1
         #curl -sSfL https://github.com/lowRISC/lowrisc-toolchains/releases/download/20230427-1/lowrisc-toolchain-gcc-rv32imcb-20230427-1.tar.xz | sudo tar -xzf -C /tools/riscv --strip-components=1
         echo "/tools/riscv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        pip install -r python-requirements.txt
 
     - name: Clang lint
       run: find -name "*.[cc|c|h]" -exec clang-format -n {} \;
@@ -45,3 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         cd sw/legacy/build
         make
 
+    - name: Build Verilator simulator
+      run: |
+        fusesoc --cores-root=. run --target=sim --tool=verilator --setup --build lowrisc:sonata:system --verilator_options="+define+RVFI"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verilator.yml b/.github/workflows/verilator.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0390cd116..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/verilator.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Verilator
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt install verilator libelf-dev
-        pip install -r python-requirements.txt
-
-    - name: Build simulator
-      run: |
-        fusesoc --cores-root=. run --target=sim --tool=verilator --setup --build lowrisc:sonata:system --verilator_options="+define+RVFI"
-