diff --git a/tests/test_fastapi.sh b/tests/test_fastapi.sh
index d36057f..e784f03 100755
--- a/tests/test_fastapi.sh
+++ b/tests/test_fastapi.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ latest_tag_commit=$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)
 latest_tag=$(git describe --tags "${latest_tag_commit}")
 git checkout "${latest_tag}"
 
-# FIXME this is a temporary workaround while fastapi tests are broken with newer sqlalchemy
-pip install SQLAlchemy==1.3.23
-
 pip install -U flit
 flit install