diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/system-tests-backend.yml
index ed6b5eab5f..2a05689cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests-backend.yml
@@ -122,35 +122,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
 
-      - name: Exclude android modules from build
-        run: |
-          sed -i \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-ndk",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-compose",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-core",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-fragment",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-navigation",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-sqlite",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-timber",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-integration-tests:sentry-uitest-android-benchmark",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-integration-tests:sentry-uitest-android",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-integration-tests:sentry-uitest-android-critical",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-integration-tests:test-app-sentry",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-samples:sentry-samples-android",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-android-replay",/d' \
-            settings.gradle.kts
-
-      - name: Exclude android modules from ignore list
-        run: |
-          sed -i \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-uitest-android",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-uitest-android-benchmark",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-uitest-android-critical",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"test-app-sentry",/d' \
-            -e '/.*"sentry-samples-android",/d' \
-            build.gradle.kts
-
       - name: Build and run system tests
         run: |
           python3 test/system-test-runner.py test --module "${{ matrix.sample }}" --agent "${{ matrix.agent }}" --auto-init "${{ matrix.agent-auto-init }}" --build "true"