diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
index 9f096f49b..16eccd5ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 3
           max_attempts: 3
-          command: pip install mtools==1.7.2 pymongo psutil coverage==4.5.4 pytest-xdist pytest-forked
+          command: pip install mtools==1.7.2 pymongo psutil coverage pytest-xdist pytest
 
       - name: Start a replicaset with mtools (3 nodes, starting from port 27017, auth enabled, rs name = replset)
         run: mlaunch --replicaset --auth