diff --git a/.github/workflows/nestml-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nestml-build.yml
index 6b3c7400f..31a8b124b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nestml-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nestml-build.yml
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ jobs:
   build_and_test_nest_desktop:
     needs: [static_checks]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        nest_branch: [ "master" ]
-      fail-fast: false
     steps:
       # Checkout the repository contents
       - name: Checkout NESTML code
@@ -149,23 +145,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest jupyterlab matplotlib pycodestyle scipy
           python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-      - name: NEST simulator
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install cython
-          echo "GITHUB_WORKSPACE = $GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          NEST_SIMULATOR=$(pwd)/nest-simulator
-          NEST_INSTALL=$(pwd)/nest_install
-          echo "NEST_SIMULATOR = $NEST_SIMULATOR"
-          echo "NEST_INSTALL = $NEST_INSTALL"
-
-          git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator --branch ${{ matrix.nest_branch }}
-          mkdir nest_install
-          echo "NEST_INSTALL=$NEST_INSTALL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          cd nest_install
-          cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$NEST_INSTALL $NEST_SIMULATOR
-          make && make install
-          cd ..
-
       # Install NESTML
       - name: Install NESTML
         run: |
diff --git a/pynestml/codegeneration/python_standalone_target_tools.py b/pynestml/codegeneration/python_standalone_target_tools.py
index 7c0af5495..425e28ab1 100644
--- a/pynestml/codegeneration/python_standalone_target_tools.py
+++ b/pynestml/codegeneration/python_standalone_target_tools.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def _get_model_parameters_and_state(cls, model_name: str):
                                           module_name=module_name,
                                           logging_level="INFO")
 
-        py_module_name = "nest_desktop_module." + model_name + suffix
+        py_module_name = module_name + "." + model_name + suffix
         module = importlib.import_module(py_module_name)
         neuron_name = "Neuron_" + model_name + suffix + "(1.0)"
         neuron = eval("module." + neuron_name)