diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml
index fad591e859..40eb3f802f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Catalyst-Runtime
         run: |
+          # TODO: reenable kokkos builds
           COMPILER_LAUNCHER="" \
           RT_BUILD_DIR="$(pwd)/runtime-build" \
-          ENABLE_LIGHTNING_KOKKOS=ON \
+          ENABLE_LIGHTNING_KOKKOS=OFF \
           CMAKE_ARGS="-DENABLE_SANITIZER=ON" \
           ENABLE_OPENQASM=ON \
           make runtime
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           # Left other flags the same.
           COMPILER_LAUNCHER="" \
           RT_BUILD_DIR="$(pwd)/runtime-build" \
-          ENABLE_LIGHTNING_KOKKOS=ON \
+          ENABLE_LIGHTNING_KOKKOS=OFF \
           ENABLE_OPENQASM=ON \
           make dummy_device
 
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Frontend Tests (backend="lightning.kokkos")
     needs: [constants, llvm, runtime, quantum]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: false
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Catalyst repo