diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
index fe497a7922a973..7afd7d2171f57d 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
@@ -62,18 +62,17 @@
           flavor: "Debug"
           executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_template:
+          architecture: "OldArch"
           requires:
             - build_npm_package
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              architecture: ["NewArch", "OldArch"]
               flavor: ["Debug", "Release"]
               jsengine: ["Hermes", "JSC"]
               use_frameworks: ["StaticLibraries", "DynamicFrameworks"]
             exclude:
               # This config is tested with Ruby 3.2.0. Let's not double test it.
-              - architecture: "NewArch"
-                flavor: "Debug"
+              - flavor: "Debug"
                 jsengine: "Hermes"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
       - test_ios_rntester:
@@ -84,33 +83,30 @@
           architecture: "NewArch"
           executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_rntester:
+          architecture: "NewArch"
           requires:
             - build_hermes_macos
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              architecture: ["NewArch", "OldArch"]
               jsengine: ["Hermes", "JSC"]
               use_frameworks: ["StaticLibraries", "DynamicFrameworks"]
             exclude:
               # Tested by test_ios-Hermes
-              - architecture: "OldArch"
-                jsengine: "Hermes"
+              - jsengine: "Hermes"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
               # Tested by test_ios-JSC
-              - architecture: "OldArch"
-                jsengine: "JSC"
+              - jsengine: "JSC"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
               # Tested with Ruby 3.2.0, do not test this twice.
-              - architecture: "NewArch"
-                jsengine: "Hermes"
+              - jsengine: "Hermes"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
       - test_ios_rntester:
           run_unit_tests: true
-          architecture: "OldArch"
           use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
           ruby_version: "2.6.10"
           requires:
             - build_hermes_macos
           matrix:
             parameters:
+              architecture: ["OldArch", "NewArch"]
               jsengine: ["Hermes", "JSC"]
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
index bff9e73786d795..eb6cf50a527aa3 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
@@ -53,18 +53,17 @@
           flavor: "Debug"
           executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_template:
+          architecture: "OldArch"
           requires:
             - build_npm_package
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              architecture: ["NewArch", "OldArch"]
               flavor: ["Debug", "Release"]
               jsengine: ["Hermes", "JSC"]
               use_frameworks: ["StaticLibraries", "DynamicFrameworks"]
             exclude:
              # Tested with Ruby 3.2.0, let's not double test this
-              - architecture: "NewArch"
-                flavor: "Debug"
+              - flavor: "Debug"
                 jsengine: "Hermes"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
       - test_ios_rntester:
@@ -75,33 +74,30 @@
           architecture: "NewArch"
           executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_rntester:
+          architecture: "NewArch"
           requires:
             - build_hermes_macos
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              architecture: ["NewArch", "OldArch"]
               jsengine: ["Hermes", "JSC"]
               use_frameworks: ["StaticLibraries", "DynamicFrameworks"]
             exclude:
               # Tested by test_ios-Hermes
-              - architecture: "OldArch"
-                jsengine: "Hermes"
+              - jsengine: "Hermes"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
               # Tested by test_ios-JSC
-              - architecture: "OldArch"
-                jsengine: "JSC"
+              - jsengine: "JSC"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
               # Tested with Ruby 3.2.0, let's not double test this
-              - architecture: "NewArch"
-                jsengine: "Hermes"
+              - jsengine: "Hermes"
                 use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
       - test_ios_rntester:
           run_unit_tests: true
-          architecture: "OldArch"
           use_frameworks: "StaticLibraries"
           ruby_version: "2.6.10"
           requires:
             - build_hermes_macos
           matrix:
             parameters:
+              architecture: ["NewArch", "OldArch"]
               jsengine: ["Hermes", "JSC"]