diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
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@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build_ubuntu:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: gitconfig
-      run: |
-        git config --global core.autocrlf input
-
-    - name: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Install Rust
-      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-      with:
-        toolchain: stable
-        target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-        override: true
-        components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-    - name: Set up cargo cache
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      continue-on-error: false
-      with:
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('zeroidc//Cargo.lock') }}
-        shared-key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
-        workspaces: |
-          zeroidc/
-
-    - name: validate-1m-linux
-      env:
-        CC: 'gcc'
-        CXX: 'g++'
-        BRANCH: ${{  github.ref_name }}
-      run: |
-        sudo apt install -y valgrind xmlstarlet gcovr iperf3 tree
-        make one ZT_COVERAGE=1 ZT_TRACE=1
-        sudo chmod +x ./.github/workflows/validate-linux.sh
-        sudo ./.github/workflows/validate-linux.sh
-
-    - name: Archive test results
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: ${{github.sha}}-test-results
-        path: "*test-results*"
-
-    - name: final-report
-      run: |
-        sudo chmod +x ./.github/workflows/validate-report.sh
-        sudo ./.github/workflows/validate-report.sh
-