diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 71e2564..33c7d76 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,32 +8,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  test-backend:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            packages/core/pyproject.toml
-            packages/server/pyproject.toml
-
-      - name: Install core + server + dev deps (in venv)
-        run: |
-          python -m venv .venv
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          python -m pip install -e ./packages/core -e "./packages/server[dev]"
-
-      - name: Run pytest (server)
-        run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          cd packages/server
-          pytest -q --maxfail=1
-
   test-frontend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -62,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           npm run build
 
   build-image:
-    needs: [test-backend, test-frontend]
+    needs: [test-frontend]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 01ec689..67387ab 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,26 +10,7 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: alexei.dolgolyov/notify-bridge
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            packages/core/pyproject.toml
-            packages/server/pyproject.toml
-      - name: Install + test (in venv, isolated from hosted tool cache)
-        run: |
-          python -m venv .venv
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          python -m pip install -e ./packages/core -e "./packages/server[dev]"
-          cd packages/server && pytest -q --maxfail=1
-
   release:
-    needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo