diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipelines.yml b/.github/workflows/pipelines.yml
index 3e658e5d..b2642dff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipelines.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipelines.yml
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  prepare_linux:
-    name: 🐧 Prepare Linux
-    uses: codebeltnet/jobs-dotnet-restore/.github/workflows/default.yml@v2
-    with:
-      use-restore-cache: true
-
-  # prepare_windows:
-  #   name: 🪟 Prepare Windows
-  #   uses: codebeltnet/jobs-dotnet-restore/.github/workflows/default.yml@v1
-  #   with:
-  #     use-restore-cache: true
-  #     runs-on: windows-2022
-
   prepare_test:
     name: 📜 Prepare Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -58,14 +45,12 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     name: call-build
-    needs: [prepare_linux]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         configuration: [Debug, Release]
     uses: codebeltnet/jobs-dotnet-build/.github/workflows/default.yml@v3
     with:
       configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
-      restore-cache-key: ${{ needs.prepare_linux.outputs.restore-cache-key }}
       strong-name-key-filename: cuemon.snk
     secrets:
       GCP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GCP_TOKEN }}
@@ -73,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
   pack:
     name: call-pack
-    needs: [prepare_linux, build]
+    needs: [build]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         configuration: [Debug, Release]
@@ -81,11 +66,10 @@ jobs:
     with:
       configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
       version: ${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
-      restore-cache-key: ${{ needs.prepare_linux.outputs.restore-cache-key }}
 
   test_linux:
     name: call-test-linux
-    needs: [build, prepare_test, prepare_linux]
+    needs: [build, prepare_test]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -96,8 +80,8 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
       configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
       projects: ${{ matrix.project }}
-      restore-cache-key: ${{ needs.prepare_linux.outputs.restore-cache-key }}
       build: true # we need to build due to xUnitv3
+      restore: true # we need to restore since we disabled caching
 
   test_windows:
     name: call-test-windows
@@ -118,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
   integration_test:
     name: ⚗️ Integration Test
-    needs: [build, prepare_linux]
+    needs: [build]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -144,19 +128,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SA_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SA_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Restore Cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ github.workspace }}
-            !${{ github.workspace }}/.git
-            ~/.nuget/packages
-          key: ${{ needs.prepare_linux.outputs.restore-cache-key }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            dotnet-restore-
-          enableCrossOsArchive: true
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
-
       - name: Download Build Artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -169,6 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           projects: ${{ matrix.project }}
           configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
           build: true # apparently we need to due to xUnitv3
+          restore: true # we need to restore since we disabled caching
         env:
           CONNECTIONSTRINGS__ADVENTUREWORKS: ${{ secrets.DB_ADVENTUREWORKS }}