diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 0c0e1d10ae..f0019bf8ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -1555,104 +1555,6 @@ jobs:
           cluster-id: ${{ steps.create-cluster.outputs.cluster-id }}
 
 
-  validate-yamlescape:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: [ enable-tests, can-run-ci, cmx-versions, build-push-kotsadm-image, build-e2e, build-kurl-proxy, build-migrations, push-minio, push-mc, push-rqlite ]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        cluster: ${{ fromJson(needs.cmx-versions.outputs.versions-to-test) }}
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.cluster.stage != 'stable' }}
-    env:
-      APP_SLUG: yamlescape
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Create Cluster 
-        id: create-cluster 
-        uses: replicatedhq/replicated-actions/create-cluster@v1 
-        with:
-          api-token: ${{ secrets.C11Y_MATRIX_TOKEN }}
-          kubernetes-distribution: ${{ matrix.cluster.distribution }}
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.cluster.version }}
-          cluster-name: automated-kots-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ matrix.cluster.distribution }}-${{ matrix.cluster.version }}
-          timeout-minutes: '120'
-          ttl: 2h
-          instance-type: ${{ matrix.cluster.distribution == 'gke' && 'n2-standard-4' || '' }}
-          export-kubeconfig: true
-
-      - name: download kots binary
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: kots
-          path: bin/
-
-      - run: chmod +x bin/kots
-
-      - name: create namespace and dockerhub secret
-        run: |
-          kubectl create ns "$APP_SLUG"
-          kubectl create secret docker-registry kotsadm-dockerhub --docker-server index.docker.io --docker-username "${{ secrets.E2E_DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}" --docker-password "${{ secrets.E2E_DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}" --namespace "$APP_SLUG"
-
-      - name: run the test
-        run: |
-          set +e
-          echo ${{ secrets.YAMLESCAPE_LICENSE }} | base64 -d > license.yaml
-          ./bin/kots \
-            install "$APP_SLUG/automated" \
-            --license-file license.yaml \
-            --no-port-forward \
-            --namespace "$APP_SLUG" \
-            --shared-password password \
-            --kotsadm-registry ttl.sh \
-            --kotsadm-namespace automated-${{ github.run_id }} \
-            --skip-preflights \
-            --kotsadm-tag 24h
-
-          EXIT_CODE=$?
-          if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "------pods:"
-            kubectl -n "$APP_SLUG" get pods
-            echo "------kotsadm logs"
-            kubectl logs -l app=kotsadm --tail=100 --namespace "$APP_SLUG"
-            exit $EXIT_CODE
-          fi
-
-          COUNTER=1
-          while [ "$(./bin/kots get apps --namespace "$APP_SLUG" | awk 'NR>1{print $2}')" != "ready" ]; do
-            ((COUNTER += 1))
-            if [ $COUNTER -gt 120 ]; then
-              echo "Timed out waiting for app to be ready"
-              ./bin/kots get apps --namespace "$APP_SLUG"
-              echo "kotsadm logs:"
-              kubectl logs -l app=kotsadm --tail=100 --namespace "$APP_SLUG"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            sleep 1
-          done
-
-          printf "App is installed successfully and is ready\n\n"
-          ./bin/kots get apps --namespace "$APP_SLUG"
-
-      - name: Generate support bundle on failure
-        if: failure()
-        uses: ./.github/actions/generate-support-bundle
-        with:
-          kots-namespace: "$APP_SLUG"
-          aws-access-key-id: '${{ secrets.E2E_SUPPORT_BUNDLE_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}'
-          aws-secret-access-key: '${{ secrets.E2E_SUPPORT_BUNDLE_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}'
-
-      - name: Remove Cluster
-        id: remove-cluster
-        uses: replicatedhq/replicated-actions/remove-cluster@v1
-        if: ${{ always() && steps.create-cluster.outputs.cluster-id != '' }}
-        continue-on-error: true
-        with:
-          api-token: ${{ secrets.C11Y_MATRIX_TOKEN }}
-          cluster-id: ${{ steps.create-cluster.outputs.cluster-id }}
-
-
   validate-no-redeploy-on-restart:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     needs: [ enable-tests, can-run-ci, build-push-kotsadm-image, build-kurl-proxy, build-migrations, push-minio, push-mc, push-rqlite ]
@@ -3518,7 +3420,6 @@ jobs:
       - validate-kots-pull
       - validate-app-version-label
       - validate-helm-install-order
-      - validate-yamlescape
       - validate-no-redeploy-on-restart
       - validate-kubernetes-installer-preflight
       - validate-kots-upgrade