diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-docker.yml
index 881d4aa0..8a21c4e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-docker.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
       run: | 
         python3 wis2box-ctl.py execute wis2box dataset publish $DISCOVERY_METADATA 
         curl -s http://localhost/oapi/collections/discovery-metadata/items/$DISCOVERY_METADATA_ID --output /tmp/$DISCOVERY_METADATA_ID 
-        pywcmp ets validate /tmp/$DISCOVERY_METADATA_ID 
         python3 tests/send_CAP_as_message.py 
     - name: add Malawi synop data (csv2bufr synop_bufr template) 🇲🇼
       env: