diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fe32912059..0114090b60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "JWKS_BASE64=$(python manage.py generate_jwks)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Run celery worker for tests
-        run: celery -A config.celery_app worker -B --loglevel=INFO --detach
-
       - name: Run Tests with coverage
         run: coverage run manage.py test --settings=config.settings.test --parallel=$(nproc)
 
diff --git a/config/settings/test.py b/config/settings/test.py
index 26b8c42676..bd05bb751e 100644
--- a/config/settings/test.py
+++ b/config/settings/test.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 # https://whitenoise.evans.io/en/stable/django.html#whitenoise-makes-my-tests-run-slow
 WHITENOISE_AUTOREFRESH = True
 
-
 LOGGING = {
     "version": 1,
     "disable_existing_loggers": False,
@@ -89,3 +88,5 @@
         "level": "ERROR",
     },
 }
+
+CELERY_TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER = True