diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a37ae745c4..c4af6021b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -185,21 +185,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
-      - name: check for yarn.lock changes
-        id: yarn-lock
-        run: git diff --quiet origin/master HEAD -- yarn.lock
-        continue-on-error: true
-
       - name: lint changed packages
-        if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: yarn backstage-cli repo lint --since origin/master
 
-      - name: lint all packages
-        if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        run: yarn backstage-cli repo lint
-
       - name: test changed packages
-        if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: yarn backstage-cli repo test --maxWorkers=2 --workerIdleMemoryLimit=1300M --since origin/master
         env:
           BACKSTAGE_TEST_DISABLE_DOCKER: 1
@@ -207,17 +196,6 @@ jobs:
           BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_POSTGRES9_CONNECTION_STRING: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:${{ job.services.postgres9.ports[5432] }}
           BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_MYSQL8_CONNECTION_STRING: mysql://root:root@localhost:${{ job.services.mysql8.ports[3306] }}/ignored
 
-      - name: test all packages (and upload coverage)
-        if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        run: |
-          yarn backstage-cli repo test --maxWorkers=2 --workerIdleMemoryLimit=800M --coverage
-          bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -N $(git rev-parse FETCH_HEAD)
-        env:
-          BACKSTAGE_TEST_DISABLE_DOCKER: 1
-          BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_POSTGRES13_CONNECTION_STRING: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:${{ job.services.postgres13.ports[5432] }}
-          BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_POSTGRES9_CONNECTION_STRING: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:${{ job.services.postgres9.ports[5432] }}
-          BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_MYSQL8_CONNECTION_STRING: mysql://root:root@localhost:${{ job.services.mysql8.ports[3306] }}/ignored
-
       - name: ensure clean working directory
         run: |
           if files=$(git ls-files --exclude-standard --others --modified) && [[ -z "$files" ]]; then