diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 71ff03cba3..35f04e61c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -61,21 +61,6 @@ jobs:
       timeout-minutes: 3
       run: release/check-submodules.sh
 
-  build:
-    runs-on: ${{
-      (github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot') &&
-      ((github.event_name != 'pull_request') ||
-      (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'commaai/openpilot'))
-      && fromJSON('["namespace-profile-amd64-8x16", "namespace-experiments:docker.builds.local-cache=separate"]')
-      || fromJSON('["ubuntu-24.04"]') }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      with:
-        submodules: true
-    - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-with-retry
-    - uses: ./.github/workflows/compile-openpilot
-      timeout-minutes: 30
-
   build_mac:
     name: build macOS
     runs-on: ${{ ((github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot') && ((github.event_name != 'pull_request') || (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'commaai/openpilot'))) && 'namespace-profile-macos-8x14' || 'macos-latest' }}