diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tantivy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tantivy.yml
index 3aaa32cf7..c361f3ba6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tantivy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tantivy.yml
@@ -64,15 +64,14 @@ jobs:
           # The repo-root tantivy/ package (from .tantivy import *) shadows the
           # wheel's compiled submodule when tested in place (no .so there outside
           # a maturin-develop editable install), so stage only what the suite
-          # needs and test the installed wheel via --pyargs (gotcha 25).
-          # docs/contributing.md is a symlink to ../CONTRIBUTING.md, so that file
-          # needs staging too or the doctest suite hits a dangling link.
+          # needs (gotcha 25). docs/contributing.md is a symlink to
+          # ../CONTRIBUTING.md, so that file needs staging too or test_docs.py
+          # hits a dangling link.
           CIBW_TEST_SOURCES: tests docs CONTRIBUTING.md
           CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest mktestdocs==0.2.1
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: >-
             python -c "import tantivy.tantivy as m; assert m.__file__.endswith('.so'), m.__file__" &&
-            python -m pytest tests &&
-            python -m pytest --pyargs tantivy --doctest-modules
+            python -m pytest tests
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
         with: