diff --git a/.buildkite/longruns/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/longruns/pipeline.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ce326f49b5..0000000000
--- a/.buildkite/longruns/pipeline.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-agents:
-  queue: new-central
-  slurm_mem_per_cpu: 8G
-  modules: climacommon/2024_05_27
-
-env:
-  JULIA_LOAD_PATH: "${JULIA_LOAD_PATH}:${BUILDKITE_BUILD_CHECKOUT_PATH}/.buildkite"
-  OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS: 1
-  JULIA_NVTX_CALLBACKS: gc
-  JULIA_MAX_NUM_PRECOMPILE_FILES: 100
-  CONFIG_PATH: "config/longrun_configs"
-  SLURM_KILL_BAD_EXIT: 1
-  JULIA_NVTX_CALLBACKS: gc
-
-timeout_in_minutes: 1440
-
-steps:
-  - label: "init :computer:"
-    key: "init_cpu_env"
-    command:
-      - echo "--- Instantiate project"
-      - "julia --project -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true)'"
-      - "julia --project -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.precompile()'"
-      - "julia --project -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.status()'"
-
-      - echo "--- Instantiate"
-      - "julia --project=examples -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true)'"
-      - "julia --project=examples -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.precompile()'"
-      - "julia --project=examples -e 'using CUDA; CUDA.precompile_runtime()'"
-      - "julia --project=examples -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.status()'"
-      - "julia --project=examples artifacts/download_artifacts.jl"
-
-    agents:
-      slurm_cpus_per_task: 8
-      slurm_gpus: 1
-    env:
-      JULIA_NUM_PRECOMPILE_TASKS: 8
-
-  - wait
-
-  - group: "Experimental long runs"
-
-    steps:
-
-      # TODO: uncomment when zalesak works
-      # - label: ":computer: lim ARS zalesak baroclinic wave (ρe_tot) equilmoist high resolution"
-      #   command:
-      #     - srun julia --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/$$JOB_NAME.yml --job_id $$JOB_NAME
-      #   artifact_paths: "$$JOB_NAME/output_active/*"
-      #   env:
-      #     CLIMACOMMS_CONTEXT: "MPI"
-      #   agents:
-      #     slurm_ntasks: 32
-      #     slurm_mem_per_cpu: 32GB
-      #     slurm_time: 24:00:00
-      #   env:
-      #     JOB_NAME: "longrun_zalesak_tracer_energy_bw_rhoe_equil_highres"
diff --git a/.buildkite/longruns_gpu/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/longruns_gpu/pipeline.yml
index 89341cf89a..3917c02919 100644
--- a/.buildkite/longruns_gpu/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/longruns_gpu/pipeline.yml
@@ -262,3 +262,21 @@ steps:
         env:
           CLIMACOMMS_DEVICE: "CUDA"
           JOB_NAME: "amip_target_diagedmf"
+
+  - group: "Experimental long runs"
+
+    steps:
+
+      # TODO: uncomment when zalesak works
+      # - label: ":computer: lim ARS zalesak baroclinic wave (ρe_tot) equilmoist high resolution"
+      #   command:
+      #     - srun julia --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl --config_file $CONFIG_PATH/$$JOB_NAME.yml --job_id $$JOB_NAME
+      #   artifact_paths: "$$JOB_NAME/output_active/*"
+      #   env:
+      #     CLIMACOMMS_CONTEXT: "MPI"
+      #   agents:
+      #     slurm_ntasks: 32
+      #     slurm_mem_per_cpu: 32GB
+      #     slurm_time: 24:00:00
+      #   env:
+      #     JOB_NAME: "longrun_zalesak_tracer_energy_bw_rhoe_equil_highres"