diff --git a/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml b/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml
index b3796e93c..9ec521dee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/axon-start-with-short-genesis.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  # Build Axon and cache the binary
-  build-axon:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
   # Start a single Axon node
   single-node:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
@@ -23,14 +18,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Cache of the axon binary
-      id: axon-bin-cache
+
+    - name: Cache of Cargo
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: |
-          target/debug/axon
-          target/release/axon
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-axon-${{ github.sha }}
+          ~/.cargo/bin/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+          ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          target/
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+    - name: Build Axon in the development profile
+      run: cargo build
 
     - name: Start a single Axon node
       env:
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ jobs:
           ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ matrix.os }}-single-axon-node.log
 
   multi-nodes:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
@@ -73,14 +72,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Cache of the axon binary
-      id: axon-bin-cache
+    
+    - name: Cache of Cargo
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
         path: |
-          target/debug/axon
-          target/release/axon
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-axon-${{ github.sha }}
+          ~/.cargo/bin/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+          ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          target/
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+    - name: Build Axon in the development profile
+      run: cargo build
 
     - name: Start multiple Axon nodes
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 51b541152..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Axon Binary
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  # Rather than copying and pasting from one workflow to another, you can make workflows reusable.
-  # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows
-  workflow_call:
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-cache:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
-        # see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
-      fail-fast: false
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Cache of the Axon binary
-      id: axon-bin-cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: |
-          target/debug/axon
-          target/release/axon
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-axon-${{ github.sha }}
-
-    - name: Cache of Cargo
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      if: steps.axon-bin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.cargo/bin/
-          ~/.cargo/registry/index/
-          ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
-          ~/.cargo/git/db/
-          target/
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-cargo-build-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-cargo-build
-
-    - name: Build Axon in the development profile 
-      if: steps.axon-bin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: cargo build
-
-    # TOOD: not sure if this step is required
-    # - name: Build a release version of Axon
-    #   if: steps.axon-bin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-    #   run: cargo build --release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml
index c368fa0a7..c593c2042 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_11.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Build Axon and cache the binary
-  build-axon:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
   openzeppelin-contracts-1:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml
index 1aac71085..014e70e16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_16_19.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Build Axon and cache the binary
-  build-axon:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
   openzeppelin-contracts-1:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml
index 67b92f845..2263d2599 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_1_5_and_12_15.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Build Axon and cache the binary
-  build-axon:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
   openzeppelin-contracts-1:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml
index ff3f62693..cc45574e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openzeppelin_test_6_10.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Build Axon and cache the binary
-  build-axon:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
   openzeppelin-contracts-1:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml b/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml
index 581ff0dcc..020254240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v3_core_test.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
-  # Build Axon and cache the binary
-  build-axon:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
-
   v3-core-test:
-    needs: build-axon
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # Supported GitHub-hosted runners and hardware resources