diff --git a/tests.yml b/tests.yml
index c321f7e..ff5b7dc 100644
--- a/tests.yml
+++ b/tests.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
         run: runuser testuser -c './venv.sh'
     - smoke27:
         dir: smoke
-        run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=2.7 METHOD=virtualenv ./venv.sh'
+        run: VERSION=2.7 INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true METHOD=virtualenv ./venv.sh
     - smoke27_seeder_pip:
         dir: smoke
-        run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=2.7 METHOD=virtualenv-seeder-pip ./venv.sh'
+        run: VERSION=2.7 INSTALL_OR_SKIP=true METHOD=virtualenv-seeder-pip ./venv.sh
     - smoke36:
         dir: smoke
         run: runuser testuser -c 'VERSION=3.6 METHOD=venv TOX=false ./venv.sh'
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     - gcc
     - gcc-c++
     - virtualenv
-    - python2.7
     - python3.6
     - python3.8
     - python3.9
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@
     - python3.12
     - pypy
     - pypy3.9-devel
-    - python2-devel
     - python3-devel
     - pypy-devel
     - python3-tox