diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 44b3eee2e..aa0fc447a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run extra tox targets
       if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.9' }}
       run: |
-        python setup.py bdist_wheel
-        rm -r djangorestframework.egg-info  # see #6139
         tox -e base,dist,docs
-        tox -e dist --installpkg ./dist/djangorestframework-*.whl
 
     - name: Upload coverage
       run: |