diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 836b22b9ea..3de910d1f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -234,70 +234,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODSPEED_TOKEN }}
           run: $CONDA/envs/test/bin/pytest --codspeed
 
-  # linux memray
-  linux-memray:
-    # only run test suite if there are code changes
-    needs: changes
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        # https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda#use-a-default-shell
-        shell: bash -el {0}  # bash exit immediately on error + login shell
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.12']
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Source
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Hash + Timestamp
-        run: echo "HASH=${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-Py${{ matrix.python-version }}-memray-$(date -u "+%Y%m")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Cache Conda
-        uses: actions/cache@0c45773b623bea8c8e75f6c82b208c3cf94ea4f9 # v4.0.2
-        with:
-          path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir
-          key: cache-${{ env.HASH }}
-
-      - name: Setup Miniconda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@a4260408e20b96e80095f42ff7f1a15b27dd94ca # v3.0.4
-        with:
-          condarc-file: .github/condarc
-          run-post: false  # skip post cleanup
-
-      - name: Conda Install
-        run: >
-          conda install
-          --yes
-          --file tests/requirements.txt
-          --file tests/requirements-${{ runner.os }}.txt
-          --file tests/requirements-ci.txt
-          python=${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          conda-forge::pytest-memray
-
-      # TODO: how can we remove this step?
-      - name: Install Self
-        run: pip install -e .
-
-      - name: Conda Info
-        # view test env info (not base)
-        run: python -m conda info --verbose
-
-      - name: Conda Config
-        run: conda config --show-sources
-
-      - name: Conda List
-        run: conda list --show-channel-urls
-
-      - name: Run memray
-        run: python -m pytest -k memray --memray
-
   # windows test suite
   windows:
     # only run test suite if there are code changes