diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_template.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_template.yml
index 3c1871d0..a3c731c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_template.yml
@@ -16,26 +16,6 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
-  paper:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build draft PDF
-        uses: openjournals/openjournals-draft-action@master
-        with:
-          journal: joss
-          # This should be the path to the paper within your repo.
-          paper-path: docs/paper/paper.md
-      - name: Upload
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: paper
-          # This is the output path where Pandoc will write the compiled
-          # PDF. Note, this should be the same directory as the input
-          # paper.md
-          path: docs/paper/paper.pdf
-
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy: