diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
index aa5f9e316..c20a07e6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install requirements
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-          pip install --retries 3 -r requirements.txt coremltools openvino-dev "tensorflow-cpu<2.15.1" --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+          pip install -r requirements.txt coremltools openvino-dev "tensorflow-cpu<2.15.1" --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
           yolo checks
           pip list
       - name: Benchmark DetectionModel
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "${{ matrix.torch }}" == "1.8.0" ]; then
             torch="torch==1.8.0 torchvision==0.9.0"
           fi
-          pip install --retries 3 -r requirements.txt $torch --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+          pip install -r requirements.txt $torch --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
         shell: bash # for Windows compatibility
       - name: Check environment
         run: |