diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 538d0813..84445e19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
       checks: write
       contents: read
 
-  submodules:
-    name: Compile Kakarot contracts
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/kakarot.yml
+  # submodules:
+  #   name: Compile Kakarot contracts
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/kakarot.yml
 
   tests:
     name: Rust tests
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
-    needs: submodules
+    # needs: submodules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index bd506eea..e93f4b8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Load compiled kakarot contracts
-        id: cached-contracts
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./lib/kakarot/build
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-contracts
       - name: Setup rust env
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
@@ -32,6 +26,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: fetch ef tests
         run: make setup
+      - name: fetch Kakarot
+        run: make setup-kakarot
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: run tests
         run: make tests