diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index d3603cbbf9..5bfb3e67e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -3,44 +3,15 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches: [develop]
-  issue_comment:
-    types: [created]
 jobs:
   test-e2e:
-    # temporary while new e2e environment is not yet created:
-    # only trigger on workflow_dispatch, maintainer comment, or if PR is from GSOC project mentor or mentee
-    if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-      (
-        github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-        contains(fromJSON('["Geethegreat", "clairep94"]'), github.event.pull_request.user.login)
-      ) ||
-      (
-        github.event.issue.pull_request &&
-        github.event.comment.body == '/e2e' &&
-        contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]'), github.event.comment.author_association)
-      )
+    environment: e2e-tests
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - name: Resolve PR head ref
-      if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
-      id: pr
-      uses: actions/github-script@v7
-      with:
-        script: |
-          const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
-            owner: context.repo.owner,
-            repo: context.repo.repo,
-            pull_number: context.issue.number
-          });
-          core.setOutput('sha', pr.head.sha);
-
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && steps.pr.outputs.sha || github.ref }}
 
     - name: Set up node
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4