diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml
index 0266c44e..cd8149f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: backend-tests
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, development, automated-testing]
+    branches: [main, development]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main, development]
   workflow_dispatch: