diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 49d41611e4d7..8607b9e75ec9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           flags: unit
           fail_ci_if_error: false
           verbose: true
-      # delete the next 2 steps once we are confident in the coverage setup
-      - name: Tar jacoco coverage report to debug
-        run: tar -cvf coverage.tar dhis-2/dhis-test-coverage/target/site/jacoco-aggregate
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        name: Upload jacoco coverage report to debug
-        with:
-          name: unit-test-coverage
-          path: coverage.tar
-          retention-days: 5
       - name: Generate surefire aggregate report
         run: mvn surefire-report:report-only -Daggregate=true --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --file ./dhis-2/pom.xml --projects -dhis-test-coverage
       # tar due to https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/blob/3cea5372237819ed00197afe530f5a7ea3e805c8/README.md?plain=1#L254
@@ -223,15 +214,6 @@ jobs:
           flags: integration-h2
           fail_ci_if_error: false
           verbose: true
-      # delete the next 2 steps once we are confident in the coverage setup
-      - name: Tar jacoco coverage report to debug
-        run: tar -cvf coverage.tar dhis-2/dhis-test-coverage/target/site/jacoco-aggregate
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
-        name: Upload jacoco coverage report to debug
-        with:
-          name: integration-h2-test-coverage
-          path: coverage.tar
-          retention-days: 5
       - name: Generate surefire aggregate report
         run: mvn surefire-report:report-only -Daggregate=true --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress --file ./dhis-2/pom.xml --projects -dhis-test-coverage
       # tar due to https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/blob/3cea5372237819ed00197afe530f5a7ea3e805c8/README.md?plain=1#L254