diff --git a/src/ReactionMechanismSimulator.jl b/src/ReactionMechanismSimulator.jl
index 42ed8f24..1d1696bc 100644
--- a/src/ReactionMechanismSimulator.jl
+++ b/src/ReactionMechanismSimulator.jl
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ if !("rmg" in packages) && !("rmgmolecule" in packages)
         CondaPkg.add("pydot", channel="conda-forge",resolve=false)
         CondaPkg.resolve()
     end
-    @assert false
-    Pkgc = Base.require(Base.PkgId(Base.UUID("44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f"), "Pkg"))
-    Pkgc.build("PythonCall")
 end
 
 using PythonCall
diff --git a/src/rmstest.jl b/src/rmstest.jl
index a0bb3e1d..33c4c3f3 100644
--- a/src/rmstest.jl
+++ b/src/rmstest.jl
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ if !("rmg" in packages) && !("rmgmolecule" in packages)
         CondaPkg.add("pydot", channel="conda-forge",resolve=false)
         CondaPkg.resolve()
     end
-    @assert false
-    Pkgc = Base.require(Base.PkgId(Base.UUID("44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f"), "Pkg"))
-    Pkgc.build("PythonCall")
 end
 
 using PythonCall