diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 814f9294..71e3e302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          make install
+          pip --upgrade pip
+          pip install .[all]
 
       - name: Install dcm2niix posix
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Tests with pytest
         run: |
-          make test
+          pytest tests
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index df87d09c..00000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-help:
-	@egrep -h '\s##\s' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m  %-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
-
-install: ## install python dependencies and bidscoin package
-	@python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-	@python -m pip install .[all]
-
-test: ## run all the tests in the tests folder
-	@pytest tests/
-
-ci: install test ## emulate ci, runs install and test