diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 055687c0db..357d3dddbb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ before_script:
     # This adds tools (compilers) and the version-specific Python environment to PATH
     - *setup_tools_unless_target_test
     # Install packages required by CI scripts into IDF Python environment
-    - pip install -r $IDF_PATH/tools/ci/python_packages/ttfw_idf/requirements.txt
+    - pip install -r $IDF_PATH/tools/requirements/requirements.ci.txt
     - source tools/ci/configure_ci_environment.sh
     # Part of tools/ci/setup_python.sh; we don't use pyenv on macOS, so can't run the rest of the script.
     - export PYTHONPATH="$IDF_PATH/tools:$IDF_PATH/tools/ci/python_packages:$PYTHONPATH"
@@ -228,9 +228,8 @@ before_script:
     - *setup_tools_unless_target_test
     - fetch_submodules
     - *download_test_python_contraint_file
-    - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env --features pytest
-    # TODO: remove this, IDFCI-1207
-    - pip install esptool -c ~/.espressif/${CI_PYTHON_CONSTRAINT_FILE}
+    # only need ci and pytest related packages, ttfw requirements would be mocked if not installed
+    - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env --features pytest,ci
     - eval "$($IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py export)"  # use idf venv instead
 
 .before_script_build_jobs:
@@ -244,13 +243,9 @@ before_script:
     - *setup_tools_unless_target_test
     - fetch_submodules
     - *download_test_python_contraint_file
-    - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env --features pytest
-    # TODO: remove this, IDFCI-1207
-    - pip install esptool -c ~/.espressif/${CI_PYTHON_CONSTRAINT_FILE}
+    # only need ci and pytest related packages, ttfw requirements would be mocked if not installed
+    - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env --features pytest,ci
     - eval "$($IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py export)"  # use idf venv instead
-    # not only need pytest related packages, but also needs ttfw requirements
-    - internal_pip_install $IDF_BUILD_APPS_PROJ idf_build_apps
-    - pip install -r tools/ci/python_packages/ttfw_idf/requirements.txt -c ~/.espressif/${CI_PYTHON_CONSTRAINT_FILE}
     - export EXTRA_CFLAGS=${PEDANTIC_CFLAGS}
     - export EXTRA_CXXFLAGS=${PEDANTIC_CXXFLAGS}
 
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml b/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml
index 9a17a99145..c781c77a52 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ check_docs_lang_sync:
   dependencies: []
   script:
     - cd docs
-    - pip install -U -r requirements.txt
+    - pip install -U -r $IDF_PATH/tools/requirements/requirements.docs.txt
     - build-docs -t $DOCTGT -bs $DOC_BUILDERS -l $DOCLANG build
   parallel:
     matrix:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ check_docs_gh_links:
     - .doc-rules:build:docs
   script:
     - cd docs
-    - pip install -U -r requirements.txt
+    - pip install -U -r $IDF_PATH/tools/requirements/requirements.docs.txt
     - build-docs gh-linkcheck
 
 # stage: build_doc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ build_docs_pdf:
   script:
     - add_doc_server_ssh_keys $DOCS_DEPLOY_PRIVATEKEY $DOCS_DEPLOY_SERVER $DOCS_DEPLOY_SERVER_USER
     - export GIT_VER=$(git describe --always ${PIPELINE_COMMIT_SHA} --)
-    - pip install -U -r docs/requirements.txt
+    - pip install -U -r $IDF_PATH/tools/requirements/requirements.docs.txt
     - deploy-docs
 
 # stage: test_deploy
@@ -227,5 +227,5 @@ check_doc_links:
   allow_failure: true
   script:
     - cd docs
-    - pip install -U -r requirements.txt
+    - pip install -U -r $IDF_PATH/tools/requirements/requirements.docs.txt
     - build-docs -t $DOCTGT -l $DOCLANG linkcheck
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml b/.gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml
index 0b2f166195..b2ddb81bc4 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ upload-pip-cache:
     - is_based_on_commits $REQUIRED_ANCESTOR_COMMITS
     - source tools/ci/setup_python.sh
     - rm -rf .cache/pip  # clear old packages
-    - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env --features pytest
-    # TODO: remove this, IDFCI-1207
-    - pip install esptool -c ~/.espressif/${CI_PYTHON_CONSTRAINT_FILE}
+    - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env --features pytest,ci
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - GEO: [ 'shiny',  'brew' ]