diff --git a/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml b/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml
index 5a68ad9568..025b604c1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml
@@ -25,21 +25,17 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 16.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
 
-      - name: backstage create-app | delete if already exists
+      - name: yarn install
         run: |
-          rm -rf ./example-app
-          node ./packages/e2e-test/.bin/e2e-test create -o ./example-app
-        env:
-          BACKSTAGE_APP_NAME: example-app
+          yarn install
+
+      - name: Use Uffizzi's backstage app config
+        run: |
+          cp -f ./backstage/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml ./app-config.production.yaml;
 
       - name: yarn build
         run: |
           yarn build:all
-        working-directory: ./example-app
-
-      - name: Use Uffizzi's backstage app config
-        run: |
-          cp ./backstage/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml ./example-app/app-config.production.yaml;
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
@@ -55,15 +51,11 @@ jobs:
           images: registry.uffizzi.com/${{ env.UUID_TAG_APP }}
           tags: type=raw,value=60d
 
-      - name: Add examples directory to Dockerfile
-        run: |
-          echo "COPY examples /examples" >> ./example-app/packages/backend/Dockerfile
-
       - name: Build Image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           context: example-app
-          file: example-app/packages/backend/Dockerfile
+          file: packages/backend/Dockerfile
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           push: true
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts
index db9ea225a3..4a7cb7272b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ import { run, create } from './run';
 
 export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
   program.command('run').description('Run e2e tests').action(run);
-  program.command('create').option('-o, --output <path>').action(create);
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts
index b022862c8c..3eedb90b21 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -43,24 +43,6 @@ const templatePackagePaths = [
   'packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs',
 ];
 
-export async function create({ output }: { output: string }) {
-  const outputDir = resolvePath(process.cwd(), output);
-
-  const rootDir = await fs.mkdtemp(resolvePath(os.tmpdir(), 'backstage-e2e-'));
-  print(`CLI E2E test root: ${rootDir}\n`);
-
-  print('Building dist workspace');
-  const workspaceDir = await buildDistWorkspace('workspace', rootDir);
-
-  // // Otherwise yarn will refuse to install with CI=true
-  process.env.YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS = 'false';
-
-  print('Creating a Backstage App');
-  const appDir = await createApp('test-app', workspaceDir, rootDir);
-
-  await fs.move(appDir, outputDir, { overwrite: true });
-}
-
 export async function run() {
   const rootDir = await fs.mkdtemp(resolvePath(os.tmpdir(), 'backstage-e2e-'));
   print(`CLI E2E test root: ${rootDir}\n`);