diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e3090696f02..dd1648f21c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -94,43 +94,6 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: interop/packages/interop
         env:
           KUBO_BINARY: ${{ github.workspace }}/cmd/ipfs/ipfs
-  go-ipfs-api:
-    needs: [interop-prep]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    env:
-      TEST_DOCKER: 0
-      TEST_FUSE: 0
-      TEST_VERBOSE: 1
-      TRAVIS: 1
-      GIT_PAGER: cat
-      IPFS_CHECK_RCMGR_DEFAULTS: 1
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: kubo
-          path: cmd/ipfs
-      - run: chmod +x cmd/ipfs/ipfs
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: ipfs/go-ipfs-api
-          path: go-ipfs-api
-      - run: cmd/ipfs/ipfs daemon --init --enable-namesys-pubsub &
-      - run: |
-          while ! cmd/ipfs/ipfs id --api=/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001 2>/dev/null; do
-            sleep 1
-          done
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-      - run: go test -count=1 -v ./...
-        working-directory: go-ipfs-api
-      - run: cmd/ipfs/ipfs shutdown
-        if: always()
   ipfs-webui:
     needs: [interop-prep]
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(github.repository == 'ipfs/kubo' && '["self-hosted", "linux", "x64", "2xlarge"]' || '"ubuntu-latest"') }}