diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml
index 8b9982b..00efbe6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        req_workflow:
-          [
-            verify_library_structure.yaml,
-            build_examples.yaml,
-          ]
+        req_workflow: [verify_library_structure.yaml, build_examples.yaml]
     name: Wait for Checks to complete
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_library_json.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_library_json.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 256b8a7..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_library_json.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-name: Verify JSON structure for library manifest
-
-# Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip')"
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
-
-      - name: Install PlatformIO
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install --upgrade platformio
-
-      - name: Run python script to verify library structure
-        run: python continuous_integration/validate_manifest.py