diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d117e97914..82aeacf746 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ jobs:
   publish-lfx:
     name: Publish LFX to PyPI
     if: ${{ inputs.release_lfx }}
-    needs: [build-lfx, test-lfx-cross-platform]
+    needs: [build-lfx]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download LFX artifact