diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index 1315875..4582f46 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pipeline:
       - "cd $NEOS_BUILD_DIR"
       - "composer create-project --no-install neos/flow-base-distribution:^$FLOW_VERSION ."
       - "composer config repositories.repo-name path /woodpecker/package"
+      # flow marked behat as a no dev dependency (but only in Flow 7.3) (PR already created)
       - "composer remove --dev neos/behat"
+      - "composer remove neos/behat"
       - "composer require digicomp/settingvalidator:@dev"
       - "bin/phpunit --configuration Build/BuildEssentials/PhpUnit/FunctionalTests.xml Packages/Application/DigiComp.SettingValidator/Tests/Functional"