diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index e57787542..fff5224aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apt update -y
           apt install -y --no-install-recommends clang-format-15 cmake libb64-dev rapidjson-dev libre2-dev git wget software-properties-common
-          rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
           wget -O /tmp/boost.tar.gz https://archives.boost.io/release/1.80.0/source/boost_1_80_0.tar.gz && (cd /tmp && tar xzf boost.tar.gz) && mv /tmp/boost_1_80_0/boost /usr/include/boost
           # To avoid system/pip package conflict errors - use a venv:
           # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75602063/pip-install-r-requirements-txt-is-failing-this-environment-is-externally-mana