diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
index 88305db15f..f8ee66adf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-meteor-
 
-      - name: Install system dependencies
-        # g++-12 is needed to build native Node.js add-ons (e.g. fibers).
-        # All Chromium dependencies are already satisfied on oss-vm.
-        run: |
-          if ! dpkg -s g++-12 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y g++-12
-          fi
-
       - name: Run test-in-console suite
         run: |
           export TEST_PACKAGES_EXCLUDE="stylus"
diff --git a/packages/test-in-console/puppeteer_runner.js b/packages/test-in-console/puppeteer_runner.js
index a2e0578489..546723de22 100644
--- a/packages/test-in-console/puppeteer_runner.js
+++ b/packages/test-in-console/puppeteer_runner.js
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ async function runNextUrl(browser) {
 
   // Use domcontentloaded: Meteor apps connect via DDP after DOM parse and never
   // fire the default 'load' event in the traditional sense. Increase timeout to
-  // 120 s to handle slow first-run builds on CI / underpowered machines.
+  // 90 s to handle slow first-run builds on CI / underpowered machines.
   await page.goto(process.env.URL, {
-    timeout: 120000,
+    timeout: 90000,
     waitUntil: "domcontentloaded",
   });