diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ea0568347..3f676c7b3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             git --no-pager diff go.mod go.sum
             git --no-pager diff --quiet go.mod go.sum
-  build-debug:
-    executor: golang
-    steps:
-      - prepare
-      - run:
-          command: make debug
 
   test:
     description: |
@@ -1064,7 +1058,6 @@ workflows:
           suite: conformance-bleeding-edge
           target: "./conformance"
           vectors-branch: specs-actors-v7
-      - build-debug
 
   release:
     jobs:
diff --git a/.circleci/template.yml b/.circleci/template.yml
index fce4b2ac6..5a2ef1b32 100644
--- a/.circleci/template.yml
+++ b/.circleci/template.yml
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             git --no-pager diff go.mod go.sum
             git --no-pager diff --quiet go.mod go.sum
-  build-debug:
-    executor: golang
-    steps:
-      - prepare
-      - run:
-          command: make debug
 
   test:
     description: |
@@ -759,7 +753,6 @@ workflows:
           suite: conformance-bleeding-edge
           target: "./conformance"
           vectors-branch: specs-actors-v7
-      - build-debug
 
   release:
     jobs: