diff --git a/.github/buildomat/build-and-test.sh b/.github/buildomat/build-and-test.sh
index 1e4b655cb9..135ae7d3ea 100755
--- a/.github/buildomat/build-and-test.sh
+++ b/.github/buildomat/build-and-test.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ ptime -m timeout 2h cargo nextest run --profile ci --locked --verbose
 banner doctest
 ptime -m timeout 1h cargo test --doc --locked --verbose --no-fail-fast
 
+# Build the live-tests.  (We can't actually run them here.  See the README.)
+ptime -m cargo xtask live-tests
+
 # We expect the seed CRDB to be placed here, so we explicitly remove it so the
 # rmdir check below doesn't get triggered. Nextest doesn't have support for
 # teardown scripts so this is the best we've got.
diff --git a/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-live-tests.sh b/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-live-tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c60c1048ba..0000000000
--- a/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-live-tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#:
-#: name = "build-live-tests"
-#: variety = "basic"
-#: target = "helios-2.0"
-#: rust_toolchain = true
-#: output_rules = []
-
-# Builds the "live-tests" nextest archive
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o pipefail
-set -o xtrace
-
-cargo --version
-rustc --version
-
-#
-# Set up our PATH for use with this workspace.
-#
-source ./env.sh
-
-banner prerequisites
-ptime -m bash ./tools/install_builder_prerequisites.sh -y
-
-banner live-tests
-ptime -m cargo xtask live-tests