diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 005c0e8d..66df8393 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ version = "${version}"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
 build = "cp312-*"
-test-requires = ["pytest", "packaging"]
+test-requires = ["pytest"]
 test-command = "pytest {package}/tests"
 musllinux-x86_64-image = "musllinux_1_1"
 musllinux-i686-image = "musllinux_1_1"
diff --git a/python/tests/test_binder.py b/python/tests/test_binder.py
index a0d390ac..cc97dc76 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_binder.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_binder.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-from binder import __version__
-from packaging.version import Version
-
 
 def test_check_binder_llvm_version():
     # Check the output of the `binder -version` command to obtain the versions of Binder and LLVM
@@ -11,7 +8,5 @@ def test_check_binder_llvm_version():
     pattern = r"binder ([\d\.]+)\nLLVM ([\d\.]+)"
     binder_version, llvm_version = re.match(pattern, output).groups()
 
-    # Check the versions of Binder and LLVM
-    binder_base_version = Version(__version__).base_version
-    assert binder_base_version == binder_version, f"Binder version mismatch: {binder_base_version} != {binder_version}"
+    # Check the versions of LLVM
     assert llvm_version == "6.0.1", f"LLVM version mismatch: {llvm_version} != 6.0.1"