diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7f3f94e..70d97d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.9'
     - name: Configure Python
       run: |
-        # Install dependencies required to load ivpm.yaml file
-        python3 -m pip install ivpm
+        # Install dependencies required to load ivpm.yaml file.
+        # importlib_metadata is needed because ivpm imports the backport on
+        # Python < 3.10 but does not declare it as a dependency.
+        python3 -m pip install ivpm importlib_metadata
         export PYTHONPATH=./src
         python3 -m ivpm update
         ./packages/python/bin/python3 -m pip install setuptools --upgrade
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8626efa..f8b9b88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
       'astbuilder = astbuilder.__main__:main'
     ]
   },
-  setup_requires=[
-    'setuptools_scm'
-  ],
   install_requires=[
       'pyyaml',
       'toposort'