diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0802e2b..6972735 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  define_nxf_versions:
-    name: Choose nextflow versions to test against depending on target branch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.nxf_versions.outputs.matrix }}
-    steps:
-      - id: nxf_versions
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" && "${{ github.base_ref }}" == "dev" && "${{ matrix.NXF_VER }}" != "latest-everything" ]]; then
-            echo matrix='["latest-everything"]' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo matrix='["latest-everything", "23.04.0"]' | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
   test:
     name: Run pipeline with test data
     # Only run on push if this is the nf-core dev branch (merged PRs)
@@ -43,7 +29,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        NXF_VER: ${{ fromJson(needs.define_nxf_versions.outputs.matrix) }}
+        NXF_VER:
+          - "23.04.0"
+          - "latest-everything"
         test:
           - tests/pipeline/test_spaceranger_ffpe_v1.nf.test
           - tests/pipeline/test_spaceranger_ffpe_v2_cytassist.nf.test