diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 4d7e8b09e8a..afecee674a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
             numpy-version: '1.26'
             pandas-version: ''
             xarray-version: ''
-            optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow rioxarray sphinx-gallery'
+            optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow pyogrio rioxarray sphinx-gallery'
 
     timeout-minutes: 30
     defaults:
diff --git a/pygmt/helpers/tempfile.py b/pygmt/helpers/tempfile.py
index 3cbb88060df..b59d58a1b32 100644
--- a/pygmt/helpers/tempfile.py
+++ b/pygmt/helpers/tempfile.py
@@ -154,14 +154,12 @@ def tempfile_from_geojson(geojson):
             # Other 'geo' formats which implement __geo_interface__
             import json
 
-            import fiona
-
-            with fiona.Env():
-                jsontext = json.dumps(geojson.__geo_interface__)
-                # Do Input/Output via Fiona virtual memory
-                with fiona.io.MemoryFile(file_or_bytes=jsontext.encode()) as memfile:
-                    geoseries = gpd.GeoSeries.from_file(filename=memfile)
-                    geoseries.to_file(**ogrgmt_kwargs)
+            import pyogrio
+
+            jsontext = json.dumps(geojson.__geo_interface__)
+            # Do Input/Output via Pyogrio (GDAL) virtual memory
+            geodataframe = pyogrio.read_dataframe(jsontext)
+            geodataframe.to_file(**ogrgmt_kwargs)
 
         yield tmpfile.name