diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4e4a670b9..bbe3f00c9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,35 +1,6 @@
 version: 2
 
 jobs:
-  test_python:
-    docker:
-      - image: continuumio/miniconda3
-    environment:
-      BASH_ENV: '/root/.bashrc'
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: setup conda
-          command: |
-            conda create -n testenv Python=3.10
-            conda init
-      - run: git config --global user.email "bids.maintenance@gmail.com"
-      - run: git config --global user.name "bids-maintenance"
-      - run:
-          name: install datalad
-          command: |
-            conda activate testenv
-            conda install -c conda-forge git-annex
-            pip install pytest flake8 pydocstyle datalad
-      - run:
-          name: test python
-          command: |
-            conda activate testenv
-            cd bids-validator
-            pip install .
-            pytest --doctest-modules bids_validator
-            flake8 bids_validator
-            pydocstyle bids_validator/bids_validator.py
   test:
     docker:
       - image: node:18-alpine
@@ -104,63 +75,6 @@ jobs:
             - ./.next/cache
       - store_artifacts:
           path: ~/web_version
-  pypi_precheck:
-    docker:
-      - image: alpine:3.13
-    steps:
-      - run: apk --no-cache add ca-certificates git openssh-client rust cargo
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Set up environment
-          command: apk --no-cache add build-base libffi-dev libressl-dev
-      - run:
-          name: Install Python 3 and build tools
-          command: apk --no-cache add python3 python3-dev
-      - run:
-          name: Update Python install tools
-          command: |
-            python3 -m ensurepip
-            python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip build
-      - run:
-          name: Install twine, readme renderer
-          command: python3 -m pip install twine readme_renderer[md]
-      - run:
-          name: Check build and readme rendering
-          command: |
-            python3 -m build bids-validator/
-            twine check bids-validator/dist/*
-      - run:
-          name: Check sdist installation
-          command: |
-            cd bids-validator
-            python3 -m venv .venv
-            source .venv/bin/activate
-            python3 --version
-            python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-            python3 -m pip install dist/*.tar.gz
-  pypi_deployment:
-    docker:
-      - image: alpine:3.13
-    steps:
-      - run: apk --no-cache add ca-certificates git openssh-client rust cargo
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Set up environment
-          command: apk --no-cache add build-base libffi-dev libressl-dev
-      - run:
-          name: Install Python 3 and build tools
-          command: apk --no-cache add python3 python3-dev
-      - run:
-          name: Update Python install tools
-          command: |
-            python3 -m ensurepip
-            python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip build
-      - run:
-          name: Install twine, readme renderer
-          command: python3 -m pip install twine readme_renderer[md]
-      - run: git checkout -f $CIRCLE_TAG
-      - run: python3 -m build bids-validator/
-      - run: python3 -m twine upload bids-validator/dist/*
   gh-pages_deployment:
     docker:
       - image: node:18-alpine
@@ -213,12 +127,6 @@ workflows:
   version: 2
   build-deploy:
     jobs:
-      - test_python:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only: /.*/
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
       - test:
           filters:
             branches:
@@ -237,21 +145,6 @@ workflows:
               only: /.*/
             tags:
               only: /.*/
-      - pypi_precheck:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
-      - pypi_deployment:
-          requires:
-            - test_python
-            - test
-            - test_docker
-            - pypi_precheck
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore: /.*/
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
       - gh-pages_deployment:
           requires:
             - test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index eb14ca67e..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-name: Python tests
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [master]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set git name/email
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "bids.maintenance@gmail.com"
-          git config --global user.name "bids-maintenance"
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-        with:
-          auto-update-conda: true
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-      - name: Install git-annex ubuntu
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: conda install -c conda-forge git-annex
-
-      - name: Install git-annex macos
-        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-latest'
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: brew install git-annex
-
-      - name: Install git-annex windows
-        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-chocolatey@v3
-        with:
-          args: install git-annex --yes --ignore-checksums
-        continue-on-error: true  # This can fail for stupid reasons ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-
-      - name: Install remaining dependencies
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          which python
-          pip install datalad
-          pip install pytest pytest-sugar flake8 pydocstyle
-          pip install -e ./bids-validator
-
-      - name: Check formatting
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          cd bids-validator
-          flake8 bids_validator
-          pydocstyle bids_validator/bids_validator.py
-      - name: Test with pytest
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          cd bids-validator
-          pytest --doctest-modules bids_validator --verbose