diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 82b3887b..e813cb72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r test-requirements.txt
+          # not included in test-requirements.txt as it depends on typing-extensions,
+          # so it's a pain to have it installed locally
+          pip install flake8-noqa
 
       - name: Lint implementation
         run: flake8
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ad5c3e58..675b2c5d 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 flake8
 flake8-bugbear
-flake8-noqa