diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2b23229f2..a87f56cf7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -339,17 +339,6 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp/test-reports
       - store_artifacts:
           path: /tmp/test-reports
-  lint-go:
-    executor: go
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run: apt-get update; apt-get install -y shellcheck sudo unzip
-      - install-buf
-      - install-circleci-local-cli
-      - run: make deps lint-deps
-      - run: make check
-      - run: make checkscripts
-      - run: mkdir -p ui/dist && make generate-all static-assets
   build-darwin-binaries:
     executor: go-macos
     steps:
@@ -510,9 +499,8 @@ workflows:
               ignore:
                 - stable-website
 
-      - lint-go:
-          # check branches are almost all the backend branches
-          filters: &backend_check_branches_filter
+      - test-e2e:
+          filters:
             branches:
               ignore:
                 - /^.-ui\b.*/
@@ -520,9 +508,6 @@ workflows:
                 - /^backport/docs-.*/
                 - stable-website
 
-      - test-e2e:
-          filters: *backend_check_branches_filter
-
       - test-ui:
           filters:
             branches: