diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-smoke-gh_runner.yml b/.github/workflows/test-smoke-gh_runner.yml
index b9031eb41fe..b01fdd3ebbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-smoke-gh_runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-smoke-gh_runner.yml
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y ${{ inputs.dependencies }}
           sudo apt-get install -y gdb
 
-          curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
-          sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
-
-          echo "node.js version = $(node --version), npm version = $(npm --version), release = $(lsb_release -sc)"
-
       - name: Install Package
         shell: "bash"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-ui-gh_runner.yml b/.github/workflows/test-ui-gh_runner.yml
index ec2a6b79235..b111a86fb78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-ui-gh_runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-ui-gh_runner.yml
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y ${{ inputs.dependencies }}
           sudo apt-get install -y gdb
 
-          curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
-          sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
-
-          echo "node.js version = $(node --version), npm version = $(npm --version), release = $(lsb_release -sc)"
-
       - name: UI-Test-Prerequisites
         if: steps.check.outputs.runtests
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit-gh_runner.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit-gh_runner.yml
index 173f4b1d166..69928aa0811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit-gh_runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit-gh_runner.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ inputs.asset-name }}
           path: ${{ inputs.asset-name }}
 
-      - name: Download Support Files
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: ${{ inputs.asset-name }}-support-files
-          path: ${{ inputs.asset-name }}-support-files
-
       - name: Install Dependencies
         shell: "bash"
         run: |
@@ -48,22 +42,12 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y ${{ inputs.dependencies }}
           sudo apt-get install -y gdb
 
-          curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
-          sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
-
-          echo "node.js version = $(node --version), npm version = $(npm --version), release = $(lsb_release -sc)"
-
       - name: Install Package
         shell: "bash"
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install -y -f ./${{ inputs.asset-name }}/*.deb
           sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/HPCCSystems
 
-          sudo xmlstarlet ed -L -u 'Environment/Software/ThorCluster/@slavesPerNode' -v 2 -u 'Environment/Software/ThorCluster/@channelsPerSlave' -v 1 /etc/HPCCSystems/environment.xml
-
-          chmod +x ./${{ inputs.asset-name }}-support-files/*
-          sudo cp ./${{ inputs.asset-name }}-support-files/* /opt/HPCCSystems/bin
-
       - name: Run Tests
         timeout-minutes: 10 # generous, expected time is approx 1 min.
         shell: "bash"
@@ -76,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ failure() || cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: test-unit-${{ inputs.asset-name }}-${{ matrix.engine }}-${{ steps.vars.outputs.matrix-setname }}
+          name: test-unit-${{ inputs.asset-name }}
           path: |
               /var/log/HPCCSystems
               /home/runner/HPCCSystems-regression