diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml
index fdc80e6cb8595..ffc71a46ff1be 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml
@@ -20,114 +20,114 @@ steps:
         - exit_status: '-1'
           limit: 3
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/quick_checks.sh
-    label: 'Quick Checks'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-highcpu-8
-      preemptible: true
-    key: quick_checks
-    timeout_in_minutes: 60
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/quick_checks.sh
+  #   label: 'Quick Checks'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-highcpu-8
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   key: quick_checks
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/lint.sh
-    label: 'Linting'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-16
-      preemptible: true
-    key: linting
-    timeout_in_minutes: 60
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/lint.sh
+  #   label: 'Linting'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-16
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   key: linting
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/lint_with_types.sh
-    label: 'Linting (with types)'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-32
-      preemptible: true
-    key: linting_with_types
-    timeout_in_minutes: 90
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/lint_with_types.sh
+  #   label: 'Linting (with types)'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-32
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   key: linting_with_types
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
 
-  - wait
+  # - wait
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/ci_stats_ready.sh
-    label: Mark CI Stats as ready
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-2
-    timeout_in_minutes: 10
-    depends_on:
-      - build
-      - build_api_docs
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '*'
-          limit: 1
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/ci_stats_ready.sh
+  #   label: Mark CI Stats as ready
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-2
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - build
+  #     - build_api_docs
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '*'
+  #         limit: 1
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/test/pick_test_group_run_order.sh
-    label: 'Pick Test Group Run Order'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-2
-    timeout_in_minutes: 10
-    env:
-      JEST_UNIT_SCRIPT: '.buildkite/scripts/steps/test/jest.sh'
-      JEST_INTEGRATION_SCRIPT: '.buildkite/scripts/steps/test/jest_integration.sh'
-      FTR_CONFIGS_SCRIPT: '.buildkite/scripts/steps/test/ftr_configs.sh'
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '*'
-          limit: 1
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/test/pick_test_group_run_order.sh
+  #   label: 'Pick Test Group Run Order'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-2
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  #   env:
+  #     JEST_UNIT_SCRIPT: '.buildkite/scripts/steps/test/jest.sh'
+  #     JEST_INTEGRATION_SCRIPT: '.buildkite/scripts/steps/test/jest_integration.sh'
+  #     FTR_CONFIGS_SCRIPT: '.buildkite/scripts/steps/test/ftr_configs.sh'
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '*'
+  #         limit: 1
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/check_types.sh
-    label: 'Check Types'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-4
-      preemptible: true
-    key: check_types
-    timeout_in_minutes: 70
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/check_types.sh
+  #   label: 'Check Types'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-4
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   key: check_types
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 70
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
-    label: 'Checks'
-    key: checks
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-2
-      preemptible: true
-    timeout_in_minutes: 60
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks.sh
+  #   label: 'Checks'
+  #   key: checks
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-2
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks/capture_oas_snapshot.sh
-    label: 'Check OAS Snapshot'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-2
-      preemptible: true
-    timeout_in_minutes: 60
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/checks/capture_oas_snapshot.sh
+  #   label: 'Check OAS Snapshot'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-2
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 60
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
 
-  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/api_docs/build_api_docs.sh
-    label: 'Build API Docs'
-    agents:
-      machineType: n2-standard-4
-      preemptible: true
-    key: build_api_docs
-    timeout_in_minutes: 90
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '-1'
-          limit: 3
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/api_docs/build_api_docs.sh
+  #   label: 'Build API Docs'
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-4
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #   key: build_api_docs
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml
index e82d1ef2e494c..f9efd4a27a309 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/deploy_cloud.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ steps:
       preemptible: true
     depends_on:
       - build
-      - quick_checks
-      - linting
-      - linting_with_types
+      # - quick_checks
+      # - linting
+      # - linting_with_types
     timeout_in_minutes: 30
     soft_fail: true
     retry: