diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index c73ec9e4c4..596270aeb8 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -436,30 +436,31 @@ steps:
         command:
           - |
             # Submit the sbatch script and capture its job ID
-            JOB_ID=$(sbatch  test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | awk '{print $4}')
-            echo "Submitted job with ID: $JOB_ID, output log: slurm-$JOB_ID.out"
-            START_TIME=$(date +%s)
-
-            # Loop until the job finishes
-            while true; do
-                # Check the status of the job
-                STATUS=$(squeue -j $JOB_ID | grep $JOB_ID | awk '{print $5}')
-                ELAPSED_TIME=$(( $(date +%s) - $START_TIME ))
-
-                # If the job status is 'PD' (pending) or 'R' (running), wait and continue checking
-                if [ "$STATUS" == "PD" ] || [ "$STATUS" == "R" ]; then
-                    sleep 60
-                    echo "Job is still running... Elapsed time: $ELAPSED_TIME seconds."
-                # If the job status is 'CF' (completed successfully), print success message and exit
-                elif [ "$STATUS" == "CF" ]; then
-                    echo "Job completed successfully."
-                    exit 0
-                # If the job status is anything else, print error message and exit
-                else
-                    echo "Error: Job failed or terminated. See slurm-$JOB_ID.out for more information."
-                    exit 1
-                fi
-            done
+
+            # JOB_ID=$(sbatch  test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | awk '{print $4}')
+            # echo "Submitted job with ID: $JOB_ID, output log: slurm-$JOB_ID.out"
+            # START_TIME=$(date +%s)
+
+            # # Loop until the job finishes
+            # while true; do
+            #     # Check the status of the job
+            #     STATUS=$(squeue -j $JOB_ID | grep $JOB_ID | awk '{print $5}')
+            #     ELAPSED_TIME=$(( $(date +%s) - $START_TIME ))
+
+            #     # If the job status is 'PD' (pending) or 'R' (running), wait and continue checking
+            #     if [ "$STATUS" == "PD" ] || [ "$STATUS" == "R" ]; then
+            #         sleep 60
+            #         echo "Job is still running... Elapsed time: $ELAPSED_TIME seconds."
+            #     # If the job status is 'CF' (completed successfully), print success message and exit
+            #     elif [ "$STATUS" == "CF" ]; then
+            #         echo "Job completed successfully."
+            #         exit 0
+            #     # If the job status is anything else, print error message and exit
+            #     else
+            #         echo "Error: Job failed or terminated. See slurm-$JOB_ID.out for more information."
+            #         exit 1
+            #     fi
+            # done
 
         agents:
           slurm_ntasks: 1