diff --git a/.github/workflows/_changelog-entry-check.yml b/.github/workflows/_changelog-entry-check.yml
index 3e2c324f..ddc97290 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_changelog-entry-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_changelog-entry-check.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: "Changelog entry check"
 
+# this cannot be tested via workflow_dispatch
+# dorny/paths-filter inspects the current trigger to determine how to compare branches
 on:
-    pull_request:
     workflow_call:
         inputs:
             package:
@@ -12,16 +13,6 @@ on:
                 description: "The PR number"
                 type: string
                 required: true
-    workflow_dispatch:
-        inputs:
-            package:
-                description: "Choose the package to test"
-                type: string
-                default: "dbt-adapters"
-            pull-request:
-                description: "The PR number"
-                type: string
-                required: true
 
 permissions:
     contents: read
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0fef004a..36c63556 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ dependencies = [
 setup = "pre-commit install"
 code-quality = "pre-commit run --all-files"
 unit-tests = "python -m pytest {args:tests/unit}"
-
-test-changelog-entry-check = "gh workflow run _changelog-entry-check.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f pull-request={args}"
 test-publish = "gh workflow run publish.yml --ref $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f package=dbt-adapters -f branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f deploy-to=test -f pypi-internal=false -f pypi-public=true"
 
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