diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 863a0d2898d..7666188b61a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ inputs.skip-salt-pkg-download-test-suite == false }}
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
-      - publish-repositories
       - build-ci-deps
       - download-onedir-artifact
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-package-downloads-action.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
index 2f3e29c23b2..22f8276d075 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
       - build-docs
-      - build-src-repo
     environment: staging
     runs-on:
       - linux-x86_64
@@ -1335,7 +1334,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare-workflow.outputs.jobs)['test-pkg-download'] }}
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
-      - publish-repositories
       - build-ci-deps
       - build-salt-onedir
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-package-downloads-action.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/templates/staging.yml.jinja b/.github/workflows/templates/staging.yml.jinja
index d3e1ab4e2a1..0bb7e744ed9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/templates/staging.yml.jinja
+++ b/.github/workflows/templates/staging.yml.jinja
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ concurrency:
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
       - build-docs
-      - build-src-repo
     environment: <{ gh_environment }>
     runs-on:
       - linux-x86_64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/templates/test-salt-pkg-repo-downloads.yml.jinja b/.github/workflows/templates/test-salt-pkg-repo-downloads.yml.jinja
index 81403eeb2b2..82c8593c59c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/templates/test-salt-pkg-repo-downloads.yml.jinja
+++ b/.github/workflows/templates/test-salt-pkg-repo-downloads.yml.jinja
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     <%- endif %>
     needs:
       - prepare-workflow
-      - publish-repositories
       - build-ci-deps
     <%- if gh_environment == "release" %>
       - download-onedir-artifact