diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index c328ca7..9685c69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -65,30 +65,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "::warning::Version mismatch — repo has $EXPECTED but Headlamp runs $DEPLOYED_VERSION. Tests may fail due to stale plugin."
           fi
 
-      - name: Setup Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
-
-      - name: Setup kubectl
-        uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
-
-      - name: Deploy Polaris to CI cluster
-        run: |
-          helm repo add fairwinds-stable https://charts.fairwinds.com/stable
-          helm repo update
-          helm upgrade --install polaris fairwinds-stable/polaris \
-            --namespace polaris --create-namespace \
-            --set dashboard.enabled=true \
-            --set webhook.enabled=false \
-            --wait --timeout 5m
-
-      - name: Apply RBAC
-        run: kubectl apply -f deployment/polaris-rbac.yaml
-
-      - name: Wait for Polaris dashboard readiness
-        run: |
-          kubectl rollout status deployment/polaris-dashboard -n polaris --timeout=120s
-          kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=polaris,app.kubernetes.io/component=dashboard -n polaris --timeout=120s
-
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium