diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec41d63..ea89c86 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ fault_injection_sim:
 	cd $@ && git checkout $(FAULT_SIM_COMMIT)
 
 ## Clone regression tests
-REGRESSION_TESTS_REMOTE ?= https://github.com/pulp-platform/regression_tests.git
-REGRESSION_TESTS_COMMIT ?= b1c3f82 # branch: astral
+#REGRESSION_TESTS_REMOTE ?= https://github.com/pulp-platform/regression_tests.git
+#REGRESSION_TESTS_COMMIT ?= b1c3f82 # branch: astral
 
-regression-tests:
-	git clone $(REGRESSION_TESTS_REMOTE)
-	cd $@ && git checkout $(REGRESSION_TESTS_COMMIT)
-	cd $@ && git submodule update --init --recursive
+#regression-tests:
+#	git clone $(REGRESSION_TESTS_REMOTE)
+#	cd $@ && git checkout $(REGRESSION_TESTS_COMMIT)
+#	cd $@ && git submodule update --init --recursive
 
 ########################
 # Build and simulation #
diff --git a/regression.mk b/regression.mk
index 5bc16bf..71a9cee 100644
--- a/regression.mk
+++ b/regression.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 ## Clone regression tests for bare-metal verification
 TARGET ?= pulp_cluster
 
+## Clone regression tests
+REGRESSION_TESTS_REMOTE ?= https://github.com/pulp-platform/regression_tests.git
+REGRESSION_TESTS_COMMIT ?= b1c3f82 # branch: astral
+
 regression-tests:
+	git clone $(REGRESSION_TESTS_REMOTE)
+	git checkout $(REGRESSION_TESTS_COMMIT)
 	git submodule update --init --recursive $@
 
 .PHONY: test-rt-par-bare