diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-centos7.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-centos7.yaml
index 95c3fef4cde..9c8ae1ce0cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-centos7.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-centos7.yaml
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Newlib toolchain
         run: scl enable devtoolset-11 -- make -j $(nproc)
 
-      - name: Build QEMU
-        run: scl enable devtoolset-11 -- make -j $(nproc) build-sim SIM=qemu
-
       - name: Build Spike
         run: scl enable devtoolset-11 -- make -j $(nproc) build-sim SIM=spike