diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-powerfail-simulator.yml b/.github/workflows/test-powerfail-simulator.yml
index 7b20fa4c..4c686989 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-powerfail-simulator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-powerfail-simulator.yml
@@ -355,12 +355,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run update-revert test with power failures (AES128 NVM_WRITEONCE FLAGS_HOME)
         run: |
           tools/scripts/sim-update-powerfail-resume.sh
-      - name: Rebuild wolfboot.elf
-        run: |
-          make clean && make test-sim-external-flash-with-enc-update
-      - name: Run update-revert test with progressive power failures (AES128 NVM_WRITEONCE FLAGS_HOME)
-        run: |
-          tools/scripts/sim-update-powerfail-resume-nvm-writeonce.sh
 
      # TEST with encryption (aes128) and NVM_WRITEONCE and FLAGS_HOME and FLAGS_INVERT
 
@@ -394,9 +388,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run update-revert test with power failures (AES128 NVM_WRITEONCE FLAGS_HOME FLAGS_INVERT)
         run: |
           tools/scripts/sim-update-powerfail-resume.sh
-      - name: Rebuild wolfboot.elf
-        run: |
-          make clean && make test-sim-external-flash-with-enc-update
-      - name: Run update-revert test with progressive power failures (AES128 NVM_WRITEONCE FLAGS_HOME FLAGS_INVERT)
-        run: |
-          tools/scripts/sim-update-powerfail-resume-nvm-writeonce.sh