diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 421c5bd636..7e73f90359 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,25 +40,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cargo fmt
         run: cargo +nightly fmt --all -- --check
 
-  clippy-nightly:
-    name: Cargo clippy
+  clippy:
+    name: Clippy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [set-image]
+    # todo: fixme
+    continue-on-error: true
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.CI_IMAGE }}
-    env:
-      RUSTFLAGS: "-D warnings"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Rust Cache
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@82a92a6e8fbeee089604da2575dc567ae9ddeaab # v2.7.5
-        with:
-          cache-on-failure: true
-          cache-all-crates: true
-
-      - name: Run clippy
+      - name: Clippy
         run: SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 cargo clippy --all-targets --locked --workspace
 
   spellcheck:
@@ -93,30 +87,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check
         run: SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 time cargo check --locked  --workspace
 
-  check-nightly:
-    name: Check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [set-image]
-    container:
-      image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.CI_IMAGE }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Rust Cache
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@82a92a6e8fbeee089604da2575dc567ae9ddeaab # v2.7.5
-        with:
-          cache-on-failure: true
-          cache-all-crates: true
-
-      - name: Check
-        run: |
-          rustup default nightly
-          SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 time cargo check --locked  --workspace
-
   test:
     name: Test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: parity-large
     needs: [set-image]
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.CI_IMAGE }}
@@ -135,28 +108,6 @@ jobs:
           cargo fetch
           CARGO_NET_OFFLINE=true SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 time cargo test  --workspace
 
-  test-nightly:
-    name: Test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [set-image]
-    container:
-      image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.CI_IMAGE }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Rust Cache
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@82a92a6e8fbeee089604da2575dc567ae9ddeaab # v2.7.5
-        with:
-          cache-on-failure: true
-          cache-all-crates: true
-
-      - name: Test nightly
-        run: |
-          rustup default nightly
-          cargo fetch
-          CARGO_NET_OFFLINE=true SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 time cargo test  --workspace
-
   # do we really need this check?
   deny:
     name: Deny
@@ -224,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     name: Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: parity-large
     needs: [set-image]
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.CI_IMAGE }}