diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bdc0936a3a..7e1c8d0b09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,51 +17,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  check:
-    name: Run checks on ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest, windows-latest]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Clone this repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        run: |
-          rustup show
-          rustup component add rustfmt clippy
-
-      - name: Code format check
-        run: cargo fmt --check
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
-
-      - name: Clippy
-        run: cargo clippy --all-targets -- --deny warnings
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
-
-      - name: Clippy unstable targets
-        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --features unstable -- --deny warnings
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
-
-      - name: Clippy all features
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.os == 'macOS-latest' }}
-        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- --deny warnings
-
-      - name: Install generic no_std target
-        # Generic no_std target architecture is x86_64-unknown-none
-        run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-none
-
-      - name: Perform no_std checks
-        run: cargo check --bin nostd_check --target x86_64-unknown-none --manifest-path ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
-
   test:
     name: Run tests on ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -74,9 +29,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Install latest Rust toolchain
         run: rustup show
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Set rustflags
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -84,15 +45,24 @@ jobs:
             *windows*) echo "RUSTFLAGS=-Clink-arg=/DEBUG:NONE" >> $GITHUB_ENV ;;
           esac
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Install latest nextest
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo nextest run --exclude zenoh-examples --exclude zenoh-plugin-example --workspace
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
           ASYNC_STD_THREAD_COUNT: 4
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Run tests with SHM
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
         run: cargo nextest run -F shared-memory -F transport_unixpipe -p zenoh-transport
@@ -100,26 +70,18 @@ jobs:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
           ASYNC_STD_THREAD_COUNT: 4
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Check for feature leaks
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
         run: cargo nextest run -p zenohd --no-default-features
 
+      - run: du -h -d 1 .
+      - run: df -h
+
       - name: Run doctests
         run: cargo test --doc
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
           ASYNC_STD_THREAD_COUNT: 4
-
-  # NOTE: In GitHub repository settings, the "Require status checks to pass
-  # before merging" branch protection rule ensures that commits are only merged
-  # from branches where specific status checks have passed. These checks are
-  # specified manually as a list of workflow job names. Thus we use this extra
-  # job to signal whether all CI checks have passed.
-  ci:
-    name: CI status checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [check, test]
-    if: always()
-    steps:
-      - name: Check whether all jobs pass
-        run: echo '${{ toJson(needs) }}' | jq -e 'all(.result == "success")'