diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 8f0f6cb1..dacca44d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Next (TDB)
 
+Changed:
+- Running ensurepip and upgrading setuptools is no longer required to test with
+  Python 3.12 on GHA (#1008).
+
 2.1.1 (2023-07-20)
 
 Changed:
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 13ab37a6..2357e5a1 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ def coverage(session):
 
 @nox.session(python=["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"])
 def test(session):
-    session.run('python', '-m', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade')
-    session.install('-U', 'setuptools')
     session.install(".[test]")
 
     options = session.posargs