diff --git a/.github/workflows/multi-arch-test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-arch-test-build.yml
index f7c6da7c41..a10be99cc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-arch-test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-arch-test-build.yml
@@ -82,16 +82,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "Building $PACKAGES"
           echo "PACKAGES=$PACKAGES" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Determine depended packages
-        run: |
-          DEPENDS=$(docker run --rm \
-            "openwrt/imagebuilder:${{ matrix.target }}-$BRANCH" \
-            make whatdepends PACKAGE="$PACKAGES" | grep $'\t' | \
-            grep -v luci-i18n | awk '{ print $1 }' | tr '\n' ' ')
-
-          echo "Building $DEPENDS"
-          echo "PACKAGES=$PACKAGES $DEPENDS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Build
         uses: openwrt/gh-action-sdk@v1
         env: