diff --git a/.github/workflows/li_runners_test.yml b/.github/workflows/li_runners_test.yml
index 597c6f872d8c..ee08ef014d0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/li_runners_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/li_runners_test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
 
     - name: Validate Samza runner
-      run: ./gradlew :runners:samza:build :runners:samza:validatesRunner :runners:samza:job-server:validatesPortableRunner
+      run: ./gradlew :runners:samza:build :runners:samza:validatesRunner
 
     - name: Validate Spark runner
       run: ./gradlew :runners:spark:build :runners:spark:validatesRunner