diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-helm-chart-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-helm-chart-testing.yml
index 5b0030301..f26ab43e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-helm-chart-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-helm-chart-testing.yml
@@ -23,21 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         version: v3.14.4
       
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
-        cache: 'pip'
-        cache-dependency-path: |
-          backend/requirements/default.txt
-          backend/requirements/dev.txt
-          backend/requirements/model_server.txt
-    - run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install --retries 5 --timeout 30 -r backend/requirements/default.txt
-        pip install --retries 5 --timeout 30 -r backend/requirements/dev.txt
-        pip install --retries 5 --timeout 30 -r backend/requirements/model_server.txt
-
     - name: Set up chart-testing
       uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.6.1
 
@@ -52,6 +37,22 @@ jobs:
           echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
 
+#     rkuo: I don't think we need python?
+#     - name: Set up Python
+#       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+#       with:
+#         python-version: '3.11'
+#         cache: 'pip'
+#         cache-dependency-path: |
+#           backend/requirements/default.txt
+#           backend/requirements/dev.txt
+#           backend/requirements/model_server.txt
+#     - run: |
+#         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+#         pip install --retries 5 --timeout 30 -r backend/requirements/default.txt
+#         pip install --retries 5 --timeout 30 -r backend/requirements/dev.txt
+#         pip install --retries 5 --timeout 30 -r backend/requirements/model_server.txt
+
     # lint all charts if any changes were detected
     - name: Run chart-testing (lint)
       if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'