diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
index 3405a3b6e72d3..2f3d5262a0980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pkg-install.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           pkg-folder: dist/${{ env.PKG_DIR }}
           pkg-name: ${{ matrix.pkg-name }}
 
-      - name: Run CLI (via python)
-        if: ${{ (matrix.pkg-name == 'lightning' || matrix.pkg-name == 'notset') }}
-        run: python -m lightning --version
-
       - name: DocTests actions
         working-directory: .actions/
         run: |
diff --git a/src/lightning/__main__.py b/src/lightning/__main__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 57b27ab968c82..0000000000000
--- a/src/lightning/__main__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-from lightning.app.cli.lightning_cli import main
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()