diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4db11632..4ab66428 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ jobs:
           - ruby: "2.6"
           - ruby: "2.7"
           - ruby: "3.0"
-            coverage: "yes"
+            codecov: "yes"
     env:
-      COVERAGE: ${{ matrix.coverage }}
+      CODECOV: ${{ matrix.codecov }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby }}
diff --git a/.simplecov b/.simplecov
index 93a675b8..9023bf38 100644
--- a/.simplecov
+++ b/.simplecov
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
-begin
-  require 'simplecov'
-  require 'simplecov-console'
-  require 'codecov'
-rescue LoadError
-else
-  SimpleCov.start do
-    track_files 'lib/**/*.rb'
+SimpleCov.start do
+  track_files 'lib/**/*.rb'
+
+  add_filter '/spec'
 
-    add_filter '/spec'
+  enable_coverage :branch
 
-    enable_coverage :branch
+  # do not track vendored files
+  add_filter '/vendor'
+  add_filter '/.vendor'
+end
 
-    # do not track vendored files
-    add_filter '/vendor'
-    add_filter '/.vendor'
-  end
+if ENV['CODECOV']
+  require 'simplecov-console'
+  require 'codecov'
 
   SimpleCov.formatters = [
     SimpleCov::Formatter::Console,
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 42a7f317..c2c70247 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ group :release do
   gem 'github_changelog_generator', :require => false
 end
 
-group :coverage, optional: ENV['COVERAGE']!='yes' do
+group :coverage, optional: ENV['CODECOV']!='yes' do
   gem 'simplecov-console', :require => false
   gem 'codecov', :require => false
 end