diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 87f0878e2d..7073bae773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -478,11 +478,6 @@ jobs:
           uv sync --project moli-cdp-smoke --locked
           npm ci --prefix moli-cdp-smoke
           uv run --project moli-cdp-smoke --no-sync playwright install --with-deps chromium
-      - name: Repeat target semantics for shutdown investigation
-        run: |
-          uv run --project moli-cdp-smoke --no-sync moli-cdp-smoke \
-            --browser chromium --group target-semantics --repeat 20 --jobs 4 \
-            --output-dir target/smoke/cdp-chromium-ci/shutdown-repeat
       - name: Run full CDP smoke on Chromium
         run: |
           # Piped core handlers ignore ulimit, and can block Page.crash teardown.