diff --git a/core/primitives/Cargo.toml b/core/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 61bb5b4b729..212e02ef532 100644
--- a/core/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ protocol_schema = [
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["clock"] }
-near-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["clock", "solomon", "rand"] }
+near-primitives = { path = ".", features = ["clock", "solomon", "rand"] }
 assert_matches.workspace = true
 bencher.workspace = true
 bolero.workspace = true