diff --git a/.github/actions/default/action.yml b/.github/actions/default/action.yml
index e1a72318e2..3fefe7640e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/default/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/default/action.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ runs:
     - name: "Install Dependencies"
       run: ./scripts/test.sh deps
       shell: bash
-    - name: "Install Python Dependencies"
-      run: ./scripts/test.sh pydeps
-      shell: bash
     - name: "Build Dependencies"
       run: ./scripts/test.sh build-deps
       shell: bash
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index f8e191fbd1..35f22ff3d7 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -306,8 +306,14 @@ all|alpine|codeql|coverage|sonarcloud|no-dbg)
 	DEPS="$DEPS libcurl4-gnutls-dev libsoup2.4-dev libunbound-dev libldns-dev
 		  libmysqlclient-dev libsqlite3-dev clearsilver-dev libfcgi-dev
 		  libldap2-dev libpcsclite-dev libpam0g-dev binutils-dev libnm-dev
-		  libgcrypt20-dev libjson-c-dev python3-pip libtspi-dev libsystemd-dev
-		  libselinux1-dev libiptc-dev"
+		  libgcrypt20-dev libjson-c-dev libtspi-dev libsystemd-dev
+		  libselinux1-dev libiptc-dev python3-build tox"
+	if [ "$ID" = "ubuntu" -a "$VERSION_ID" = "22.04" -a "$1" = "build-deps" ]; then
+		# python3-build is broken on 22.04 with venv (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-build/+bug/1992108)
+		# while installing python3-virtualenv should help, it doesn't. as even
+		# after uninstalling python3-venv, build prefers the latter
+		sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade build
+	fi
 	if [ "$TEST" = "alpine" ]; then
 		# override the whole list for alpine
 		DEPS="git gmp-dev openldap-dev curl-dev ldns-dev unbound-dev libsoup-dev
@@ -324,7 +330,6 @@ all|alpine|codeql|coverage|sonarcloud|no-dbg)
 		# and no Clearsilver
 		CONFIG="$CONFIG --disable-fast --disable-manager --disable-medsrv"
 	fi
-	PYDEPS="build tox"
 	if test "$1" = "build-deps"; then
 		build_botan
 		build_wolfssl
@@ -491,10 +496,6 @@ deps)
 	esac
 	exit $?
 	;;
-pydeps)
-	test -z "$PYDEPS" || pip3 -q install --user $PYDEPS
-	exit $?
-	;;
 build-deps)
 	exit
 	;;