diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml b/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml
index 51c77e30..514fc335 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml
@@ -51,17 +51,15 @@ jobs:
         # run pylint
         pylint fre/ || echo "pylint returned non-zero exit code. preventing workflow from dying with this echo."
       
-    - name: Install dependencies
+    - name: Install Sphinx and Build Documentation
       run: |
         pip install sphinx renku-sphinx-theme sphinx-rtd-theme          
         pip install --upgrade sphinx-rtd-theme
-      
-    - name: Sphinx build
-      run: |
         sphinx-build docs build
 
     - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
       uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+      if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/add_badges' }}
       with:
         publish_branch: gh-pages
         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2cfce1d..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-name: documentation
-
-on: [push]
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install sphinx renku-sphinx-theme sphinx-rtd-theme          
-          pip install --upgrade sphinx-rtd-theme
-      - name: Sphinx build
-        run: |
-          sphinx-build docs build
-      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
-        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
-        with:
-          publish_branch: gh-pages
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          publish_dir: build/
-          force_orphan: true