diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_napari_repo.yml b/.github/workflows/test_napari_repo.yml
index e6753889b..8230fbfee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_napari_repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_napari_repo.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform: [ ubuntu-24.04 ]
-        python: ['3.9' , '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         napari_version: ['repo']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4