diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml
index d666e1b12fa8..a6ac1ea0342e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plugin-mixed.yaml
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         erlang_version:
         - 25.0
-        metadata_store:
-          - mnesia
-          - khepri
         include:
         - erlang_version: 25.0
           elixir_version: 1.15
@@ -170,7 +167,6 @@ jobs:
         ## env vars and leak them
 
         bazelisk test $(< ${{ steps.shard.outputs.file }}) \
-          --test_env RABBITMQ_METADATA_STORE=${{ matrix.metadata_store }} \
           --build_tests_only \
           --verbose_failures
     - name: UPLOAD TEST LOGS
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
index c3d74b00fc30..3ce50d81f68c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         erlang_version:
         - 26
-        metadata_store:
-          - mnesia
-          - khepri
         include:
         - erlang_version: 26
           elixir_version: 1.15
@@ -165,7 +162,6 @@ jobs:
         ## env vars and leak them
 
         bazelisk test $(< ${{ steps.shard.outputs.file }}) \
-          --test_env RABBITMQ_METADATA_STORE=${{ matrix.metadata_store }} \
           --build_tests_only \
           --verbose_failures
     - name: UPLOAD TEST LOGS