diff --git a/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml b/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml
index 1e351f15006..66286a655dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agentics-maintenance.yml
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Compile workflows
         run: |
-          ./gh-aw compile --validate --validate-images --verbose
+          ./gh-aw compile --validate --verbose
           echo "✓ All workflows compiled successfully"
 
       - name: Setup Scripts
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_test.go b/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_test.go
index 36defc8e6cd..372a660f3eb 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_test.go
@@ -1107,6 +1107,9 @@ func TestGenerateMaintenanceWorkflow_PushTrigger(t *testing.T) {
 		if !strings.Contains(yaml, "compile --validate --no-emit --verbose") {
 			t.Errorf("Workflow should run pre-compile validation with --no-emit, but did not. Generated YAML:\n%s", yaml)
 		}
+		if strings.Contains(yaml, "compile --validate --validate-images --verbose") {
+			t.Errorf("Workflow should not require --validate-images in compile-workflows, but generated YAML includes it:\n%s", yaml)
+		}
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_yaml.go b/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_yaml.go
index 9d0c7fde4c3..e1ec930e61a 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_yaml.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/maintenance_workflow_yaml.go
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Compile workflows
         run: |
-          ` + getCLICmdPrefix(actionMode) + ` compile --validate --validate-images --verbose
+          ` + getCLICmdPrefix(actionMode) + ` compile --validate --verbose
           echo "✓ All workflows compiled successfully"
 
       - name: Setup Scripts