diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3ed25686..c73d8af8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ jobs:
             source activate cubids
             conda install -c conda-forge -y datalad
 
-            # Add nodejs and the validator
-            conda install nodejs
-            npm install -g yarn && \
-            npm install -g bids-validator@1.14.14-dev.0
+            # Add deno to run the schema validator
+            conda install deno
 
             # Install CuBIDS
             pip install -e .[tests]