diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c1c6d80..1f8163a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./dev_scripts/env.py --distro ${{ matrix.distro }} \
               --version ${{ matrix.version }} \
-              build --download-pyside6
+              build
 
       - name: Run a test command
         run: |
diff --git a/dev_scripts/qa.py b/dev_scripts/qa.py
index dae6160..076a4ba 100755
--- a/dev_scripts/qa.py
+++ b/dev_scripts/qa.py
@@ -915,7 +915,6 @@ class QALinux(QABase):
             "--version",
             self.VERSION,
             "build",
-            "--download-pyside6",
         )
 
     @classmethod