diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8edd1fc5..d2bcde3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{env.OS}}
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
-          mode: 'release'
 
       - name: v8 snapshot
         run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8/libc_v8.a -Doptimize=ReleaseFast snapshot_creator -- src/snapshot.bin
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{env.OS}}
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
-          mode: 'release'
 
       - name: v8 snapshot
         run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8/libc_v8.a -Doptimize=ReleaseFast snapshot_creator -- src/snapshot.bin
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{env.OS}}
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
-          mode: 'release'
 
       - name: v8 snapshot
         run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8/libc_v8.a -Doptimize=ReleaseFast snapshot_creator -- src/snapshot.bin
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{env.OS}}
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
-          mode: 'release'
 
       - name: v8 snapshot
         run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8/libc_v8.a -Doptimize=ReleaseFast snapshot_creator -- src/snapshot.bin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index feb1e04f..87cf9d8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install
-        with:
-          mode: 'release'
 
       - name: zig build release
         run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8/libc_v8.a -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -Dcpu=x86_64 -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})