diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index fc44659ab..a10657e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    name: Run tests
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yaml
-
   build:
     name: Build package
-    needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 4f0590c0d..9059698f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["**"]
   workflow_dispatch:
-  workflow_call:  # Allow release.yaml to call this workflow.
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}