diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index e052e0bfe..e762713d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         make
     - name: execute test
       run: |
+        sudo modprobe uio uio_pdrv_genirq uio_dmem_genirq
         cd build
         make test
     - name: test logs
diff --git a/lib/system/linux/device.c b/lib/system/linux/device.c
index 79ac82446..549116c39 100644
--- a/lib/system/linux/device.c
+++ b/lib/system/linux/device.c
@@ -1113,21 +1113,6 @@ static int metal_linux_probe_driver(struct linux_bus *lbus,
 		ldrv->sdrv = sysfs_open_driver(lbus->bus_name, ldrv->drv_name);
 	}
 
-	/* Try sudo probing the module and then open the driver. */
-	if (!ldrv->sdrv) {
-		ret = snprintf(command, sizeof(command),
-			       "sudo modprobe %s > /dev/null 2>&1", ldrv->mod_name);
-		if (ret >= (int)sizeof(command))
-			return -EOVERFLOW;
-		ret = system(command);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			metal_log(METAL_LOG_WARNING,
-				  "%s: executing system command '%s' failed.\n",
-				  __func__, command);
-		}
-		ldrv->sdrv = sysfs_open_driver(lbus->bus_name, ldrv->drv_name);
-	}
-
 	/* If all else fails... */
 	return ldrv->sdrv ? 0 : -ENODEV;
 }