diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml
index 1c3cc003..66cee7c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image-pr.yml
@@ -31,24 +31,3 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.tags.outputs.tag }}
         run: ./scripts/build_deploy.sh
-      - name: Start Kind Cluster
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.9.0
-      - name: Load Local Registry Test Image
-        env:
-          IMG: "quay.io/opendatahub/model-registry:${{ steps.tags.outputs.tag }}"
-        run: |
-          kind load docker-image -n chart-testing ${IMG}
-      - name: Deploy Operator With Test Image
-        env:
-          IMG: "quay.io/opendatahub/model-registry:${{ steps.tags.outputs.tag }}"
-        run: |
-          echo "Deploying operator from model-registry-operator branch ${BRANCH}"
-          kubectl apply -k "https://github.com/opendatahub-io/model-registry-operator.git/config/default?ref=${BRANCH}"
-          kubectl set env -n model-registry-operator-system deployment/model-registry-operator-controller-manager REST_IMAGE="${IMG}"
-      - name: Create Test Registry
-        run: |
-          kubectl apply -k "https://github.com/opendatahub-io/model-registry-operator.git/config/samples?ref=${BRANCH}"
-          kubectl get mr
-      - name: Wait for Test Registry Deployment
-        run: |
-          kubectl wait --for=condition=Available=true modelregistries/modelregistry-sample --timeout=5m