diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 876d071712a..655eedd1127 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
 
     env:
       # Needed to ignore specific warns, otherwise, it'll warn a generic message
@@ -48,44 +48,5 @@ jobs:
           python -c "import win32api"
 
       - name: "Run tests for ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-        run: "python -m twisted.trial --reporter=text --rterrors --exitfirst buildbot.test buildbot_worker.test"
-        timeout-minutes: 30
-
-  linux:
-    name: Linux / python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
-
-    env:
-      # Needed to ignore specific warns, otherwise, it'll warn a generic message
-      SQLALCHEMY_WARN_20: 1
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
-      - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
-        with:
-          python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-          cache: 'pip'
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            requirements-ci.txt
-            requirements-cidb.txt
-            master/setup.py
-            worker/setup.py
-            pkg/setup.py
-      - name: "Install dependencies"
-        run: |
-          python -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"
-          python -c "import sys; print(sys.exec_prefix)"
-          python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)"
-          python -V -V
-          python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
-          python -m pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
-          python -m pip list
-
-      - name: "Run tests for ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-        run: "python -m twisted.trial --reporter=text --rterrors --exitfirst buildbot.test buildbot_worker.test"
+        run: "python -m twisted.trial -j4 --reporter=text --rterrors --exitfirst buildbot.test buildbot_worker.test"
         timeout-minutes: 30
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cidb.yml b/.github/workflows/cidb.yml
index c8119de8147..7a694dfd475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cidb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cidb.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI (DB)
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - fake_master
+    # - fake_master
     - release
 
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