diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 36fcee53..05752eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -32,16 +32,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
 
-      - name: Install system dependencies Linux for r devel
-        if: steps.install-r.outputs.installed-r-version == 'devel'
-        run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable -y
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libgdal-dev libproj-dev libgeos-dev libudunits2-dev
-          sudo R CMD javareconf
-
-      - name: Install system dependencies Linux for r release and old release
-        if: steps.install-r.outputs.installed-r-version != 'devel' && runner.os == 'Linux'
+      - name: Install system dependencies Linux
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install gdal-bin proj-bin libgdal-dev libproj-dev libgeos-dev libudunits2-dev
           sudo apt-get install libharfbuzz-dev