diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2def3df..39ab786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -41,34 +41,8 @@ jobs:
             name: research-template-image
             path: /tmp/research-template.tar.gz
 
-  test-devcontainer-with-research-template:
-    needs: [build-and-test]
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    - name: Checkout research template default branch
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      repository: opensafely/research-template
-
-    - name: Download Docker image
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: research-template-image
-        path: /tmp/image
-
-    - name: Import Docker image
-      run: docker load --input /tmp/image/research-template.tar.gz
-
-    - name: Tag Docker image for use with dev container
-      run: docker tag $IMAGE_NAME $PUBLIC_IMAGE_NAME:latest
-
-    - name: Build and run dev container task
-      uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
-      with:
-        runCmd: opensafely run run_all
-
   publish:
-    needs: [build-and-test, test-devcontainer]
+    needs: [build-and-test]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04