diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 449581c9..0b7e4653 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@ env:
             g++
             gcc
             git
-            libgpgme-dev
             libpython3-dev
             libssl-dev
             pkg-config
             protobuf-compiler
-            swig
   EXTRA_DEB: |
             ca-certificates
             dpkg-dev
             libapt-pkg-dev
             libc6-dev
+            python3-gpg
             python3-minimal
             python3-pip
 
@@ -106,14 +105,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Due to PyPi's gpg v1.10.0 needing libgpgme-dev < 1.18.0-3
-      - name: Install PyPi GPG backward compatibility hacks
-        run: |
-          set -x
-          mkdir -pv "$HOME/.local/bin"
-          cp -vr ./scripts/* "$HOME/.local/bin/"
-          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" | tee -a $GITHUB_PATH
-
       - name: Install dependencies (apt)
         run: |
           set -x
@@ -165,14 +156,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Due to PyPi's gpg v1.10.0 needing libgpgme-dev < 1.18.0-3
-      - name: Install PyPi GPG backward compatibility hacks
-        run: |
-          set -x
-          mkdir -pv "$HOME/.local/bin"
-          cp -vr ./scripts/* "$HOME/.local/bin/"
-          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" | tee -a $GITHUB_PATH
-
       - name: Install dependencies (apt)
         run: |
           set -x