diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index afc1cea684a..8da560b44fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v2
       - name: Run journey tests
         run: just ci-journey-tests
diff --git a/tests/journey/gix.sh b/tests/journey/gix.sh
index a7acfc8f70e..dd180cff8c7 100644
--- a/tests/journey/gix.sh
+++ b/tests/journey/gix.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ title "gix (with repository)"
 
         # for some reason, on CI the daemon always shuts down before we can connect,
         # or isn't actually ready despite having accepted the first connection already.
-        (not_on_ci with "git:// protocol"
+        (with "git:// protocol"
           launch-git-daemon
           (with "version 1"
             it "generates the correct output" && {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ title "gix commit-graph"
           )
         )
         fi
-        (not_on_ci with "git:// protocol"
+        (with "git:// protocol"
           launch-git-daemon
           (with "version 1"
             (with "NO output directory"