diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2918ecef..a2d46f2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@ jobs:
           juju-channel: 3.6/stable
           charmcraft-channel: latest/candidate # TODO: remove after charmcraft 3.3 stable release
 
-      - name: Download packed charm(s)
-        id: download-charms
-        timeout-minutes: 5
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          pattern: ${{ inputs.artifact-prefix }}-*
-          merge-multiple: true
-
       - name: Download packed charm(s)
         id: download-charms
         timeout-minutes: 5