diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml
index 22dcd214b..33a41bcaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-validation.yml
@@ -104,55 +104,6 @@ jobs:
         name: soh-linux
         path: build-cmake/src/*.a
         if-no-files-found: error
-  build-linux-no-mpq:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y $(cat .github/workflows/apt-deps.txt)
-    - name: ccache
-      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.11
-      with:
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-ccache-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ matrix.os }}-ccache-${{ github.ref }}
-          ${{ matrix.os }}-ccache-
-    - name: Install latest SDL
-      run: |
-        export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
-        wget https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.24.1.tar.gz
-        tar -xzf SDL2-2.24.1.tar.gz
-        cd SDL2-2.24.1
-        ./configure
-        make -j 10
-        sudo make install
-    - name: Install latest tinyxml2
-      run: |
-        export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
-        wget https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/archive/refs/tags/10.0.0.tar.gz
-        tar -xzf 10.0.0.tar.gz
-        cd tinyxml2-10.0.0
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake ..
-        make
-        sudo make install
-    - name: Build libultraship
-      run: |
-        export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
-        cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -H. -Bbuild-cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DEXCLUDE_MPQ_SUPPORT=TRUE
-        cmake --build build-cmake --config Release --parallel 10
-      env:
-        CC: gcc-10
-        CXX: g++-10
-    - name: Upload build
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: soh-linux
-        path: build-cmake/src/*.a
-        if-no-files-found: error
   build-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps: