diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh b/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh
index f11cd43ab..cfe7c4486 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate_binaries.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ else
     if [[ ${MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION} == '3.11' ]]; then
         conda create -y -n ${ENV_NAME} python=${MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION}
         conda activate ${ENV_NAME}
-        eval $MATRIX_INSTALLATION
-        python ./test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py --package torchonly
+
+        INSTALLATION=${MATRIX_INSTALLATION/"-c pytorch"/"-c malfet -c pytorch"}
+        INSTALLATION=${INSTALLATION/"pytorch-cuda"/"pytorch-${MATRIX_CHANNEL}::pytorch-cuda"}
+        INSTALLATION=${INSTALLATION/"conda install"/"conda install -y"}
+
+        eval $INSTALLATION
+        python ./test/smoke_test/smoke_test.py
         conda deactivate
         conda env remove -n ${ENV_NAME}
     else
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release-binaries.yml
index c0e239d03..9549e1e33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release-binaries.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/validate-macos-binaries.yml
       - .github/workflows/validate-macos-arm64-binaries.yml
       - test/smoke_test/*
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/validate-release-binaries.yml
-      - .github/workflows/validate-linux-binaries.yml
-      - .github/workflows/validate-windows-binaries.yml
-      - .github/workflows/validate-macos-binaries.yml
-      - .github/workflows/validate-macos-arm64-binaries.yml
-      - test/smoke_test/*
 
 jobs:
   release: