diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 83fc314107..40c7968c5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -158,20 +158,11 @@ jobs:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
-      - name: Run cargo check
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release'
-        env:
-          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
-        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
-        run: |
-          cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
-          git -c core.quotePath=false ls-files -- '*.rs' | ForEach-Object {
-            (Get-Item -LiteralPath $_).LastWriteTime = Get-Date
-          }
       - name: Run cargo clippy
         if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
         run: |
           rustup component add clippy
           cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
@@ -358,20 +349,11 @@ jobs:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
-      - name: Run cargo check
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release'
-        env:
-          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
-        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
-        run: |
-          cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
-          git -c core.quotePath=false ls-files -- '*.rs' | ForEach-Object {
-            (Get-Item -LiteralPath $_).LastWriteTime = Get-Date
-          }
       - name: Run cargo clippy
         if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
         run: |
           rustup component add clippy
           cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
@@ -564,20 +546,11 @@ jobs:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
-      - name: Run cargo check
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release'
-        env:
-          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
-        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
-        run: |
-          cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
-          git -c core.quotePath=false ls-files -- '*.rs' | ForEach-Object {
-            (Get-Item -LiteralPath $_).LastWriteTime = Get-Date
-          }
       - name: Run cargo clippy
         if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
         run: |
           rustup component add clippy
           cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
@@ -1580,10 +1553,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rustup toolchain install nightly --profile=minimal -c=rustfmt
           cargo +nightly xfmt --check
-      - name: Run cargo check and clippy
+      - name: Run cargo clippy
         run: |
-          cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
-          git ls-files -- '*.rs' | xargs touch
           cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
   # This is ci/actions-templates/all-features-template.yaml
   # Do not edit this file in .github/workflows
diff --git a/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml b/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml
index aae264f749..05703ba318 100644
--- a/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml
+++ b/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ jobs: # skip-all
         run: |
           rustup toolchain install nightly --profile=minimal -c=rustfmt
           cargo +nightly xfmt --check
-      - name: Run cargo check and clippy
+      - name: Run cargo clippy
         run: |
-          cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
-          git ls-files -- '*.rs' | xargs touch
           cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
diff --git a/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml b/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml
index 387e17b80a..3ac3107828 100644
--- a/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml
+++ b/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml
@@ -149,20 +149,11 @@ jobs: # skip-main skip-pr skip-stable
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
-      - name: Run cargo check
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release'
-        env:
-          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
-        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
-        run: |
-          cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
-          git -c core.quotePath=false ls-files -- '*.rs' | ForEach-Object {
-            (Get-Item -LiteralPath $_).LastWriteTime = Get-Date
-          }
       - name: Run cargo clippy
         if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
         run: |
           rustup component add clippy
           cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings