diff --git a/.github/workflows/external-message.yml b/.github/workflows/external-message.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6771057c7..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/external-message.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-name: PR Comment
-
-# WARNING:
-# THIS WORKFLOW ALWAYS RUNS FOR EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTORS WITHOUT ANY APPROVAL.
-# THIS WORKFLOW RUNS FROM MAIN BRANCH, NOT FROM THE PR BRANCH.
-# DO NOT PULL THE PR OR EXECUTE ANY CODE FROM THE PR.
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  comment-on-pr:
-    runs-on:
-      group: databricks-deco-testing-runner-group
-      labels: ubuntu-latest-deco
-
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Delete old comments
-        env:
-           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-            # Delete previous comment if it exists
-            previous_comment_ids=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/comments" \
-              --jq '.[] | select(.body | startswith("<!-- INTEGRATION_TESTS_MANUAL -->")) | .id')
-            echo "Previous comment IDs: $previous_comment_ids"
-            # Iterate over each comment ID and delete the comment
-            if [ ! -z "$previous_comment_ids" ]; then
-              echo "$previous_comment_ids" | while read -r comment_id; do
-                echo "Deleting comment with ID: $comment_id"
-                gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/$comment_id" -X DELETE
-              done
-            fi
-
-      - name: Comment on PR
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-        run: |
-          gh pr comment ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --body \
-          "<!-- INTEGRATION_TESTS_MANUAL -->
-          If integration tests don't run automatically, an authorized user can run them manually by following the instructions below:
-
-          Trigger:
-          [go/deco-tests-run/sdk-py](https://go/deco-tests-run/sdk-py)
-
-          Inputs:
-          * PR number: ${{github.event.pull_request.number}}
-          * Commit SHA: \`${{ env.COMMIT_SHA }}\`
-
-          Checks will be approved automatically on success.
-          "
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ae242c1d8..892bbc5c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,16 +7,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    runs-on:
-      group: databricks-deco-testing-runner-group
-      labels: ubuntu-latest-deco
-
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
-
     permissions:
       contents: write
       id-token: write
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3