diff --git a/.github/workflows/appservice.yml b/.github/workflows/appservice.yml
index de970ca62..980b082a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/appservice.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/appservice.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           command: clippy
           args: --manifest-path crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml ${{ matrix.cargo_args }} -- -D warnings
 
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --manifest-path crates/matrix-sdk-appservice/Cargo.toml ${{ matrix.cargo_args }}
-
       - name: Test
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bc83da2bb..de2311cdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
 
-      - name: Check
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: check
-          args: --manifest-path crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml ${{ matrix.cargo_args }}
-
       - name: Test
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
@@ -186,11 +180,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
 
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-
       - name: Test
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with: