diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index 0945eea82d5..c50176b05d1 100755
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Linux gradle_java8_compile_test
     builder: Linux gradle_java8_compile_test
-    bringup: true
     properties:
       tags: >
         ["devicelab","hostonly"]