diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f9e01c83e..0ff32a2bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
 
-      - uses: wntrblm/nox@2024.10.09
+      - uses: wntrblm/nox@2025.02.09
         with:
           python-versions: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ac394ca81..42ec3783a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ def __init__(self, env_dir: Path, *, wheelhouse: Path | None = None) -> None:
         self.purelib = Path(
             self.execute("import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('purelib'))")
         )
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 13):
-            self.run("pip", "install", "-U", "pip>=24.1")
 
     @overload
     def run(self, *args: str, capture: Literal[True]) -> str: ...