diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-timestamped-master.yml b/.github/workflows/build-timestamped-master.yml
index a7d352898..16fe43ae8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-timestamped-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-timestamped-master.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'ballerina-platform' }}
         uses: ballerina-platform/ballerina-library/.github/workflows/build-timestamp-master-template.yml@main
         secrets: inherit
-        with:
-            additional-build-flags: "-x test"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index e1a761fd8..d8c58cb4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,3 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'ballerina-platform' }}
         uses: ballerina-platform/ballerina-library/.github/workflows/pull-request-build-template.yml@main
         secrets: inherit
-        with:
-            additional-ubuntu-test-flags: "-x test"
-            additional-windows-test-flags: "-x test"