diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8fa3598c99..3ddcf41f3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Cache NPM install files
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: restore-npm-install-packages
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           path: node_modules
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cache-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
       - name: Check tool versions
-        run: npm --version && node --version && python3 --version
+        run: npm --version && node --version
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.restore-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run test
   build:
     name: Build
-    needs: [install, check_data_file_consistency]
+    needs: [install]
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 15
     services:
       mongodb:
-        image: mongo:4.0.27
+        image: mongo:6.0.8
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
     strategy:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 794d295098..d5d4548f34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "build:server": "tsc -p tsconfig.server.json",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "lint": "eslint backend data iframes lib src --ext ts,js,vue --max-warnings 0",
-    "ci": "npm run stats && cd dist-server && NODE_ENV=production node ./backend/server.js",
+    "ci": "cd dist-server && NODE_ENV=production node ./backend/server.js",
     "cypress": "cypress run",
     "cypress:open": "cypress open",
     "db": "mongod --dbpath db",