diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index c55d7bd144..e898b7694f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: |
-          2.7
-          3.9
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Setup CI environment
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci
     - name: Setup matrix job artifacts directory
@@ -236,12 +234,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         set -exu
         mkdir -p /tmp/artifacts/${{ matrix.job-name }}/
-    - name: Setup python2 test environment
+    - name: Setup python test environment
       run: |
         sudo apt-get install -y libdigest-hmac-perl
-        pip install virtualenv==20.21.0
-        virtualenv -p $(which python2) ~/.virtualenv/py2
-        source ~/.virtualenv/py2/bin/activate
         pip install 's3cmd==1.6.1'
     - name: Setup CI services
       run: docker-compose up -d
@@ -250,7 +245,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |-
         set -o pipefail;
         bash wait_for_local_port.bash 8000 40
-        source ~/.virtualenv/py2/bin/activate
         yarn run ft_test | tee /tmp/artifacts/${{ matrix.job-name }}/tests.log
     - name: Upload logs to artifacts
       uses: scality/action-artifacts@v3