diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
index 586ef8f9c004449883350416ccb3b27be86cd777..2f23b9cdb39c507d0578bcb30dc4d377628ba9d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           . venv-pySDC/bin/activate
           pip install -e /repositories/pySDC
-          pip install qmat
           # test installation
           python -c "import pySDC; print(f'pySDC module: {pySDC}')"
       - name: Install gusto
diff --git a/pySDC/tests/test_helpers/test_gusto_coupling.py b/pySDC/tests/test_helpers/test_gusto_coupling.py
index 119442a223bd4ff088d424e116b8b136785df966..d9762550daa9231694289d5bc6942715113c509e 100644
--- a/pySDC/tests/test_helpers/test_gusto_coupling.py
+++ b/pySDC/tests/test_helpers/test_gusto_coupling.py
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ def test_pySDC_integrator_with_adaptivity(dt_initial, setup):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.firedrake
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('n_steps', [1, 2, 4])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('n_steps', [1, 4])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('useMPIController', [True, False])
 def test_pySDC_integrator_MSSDC(n_steps, useMPIController, setup, submit=True, n_tasks=4):
     if submit and useMPIController: