diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a1bccb177db4a..dfa26e7e8d291 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -291,46 +291,46 @@ jobs:
 workflows:
   version: 2
   # workflow for testing pushes and PRs
-  bioconda-test:
-    jobs:
-      # Linting is now also performed just before a recipe is built with
-      # bioconda-utils build --prelint.
-      - lint:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore:
-                - master
-                - bulk
-      - test-linux:
-          requires:
-            - lint
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore:
-                - master
-                - bulk
-      - test-macos:
-          requires:
-            - lint
-            - test-linux
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore:
-                - master
-                - bulk
-  # workflow for uploading packages from master and bulk branch
-  bioconda-upload-master:
-    jobs:
-      - upload-linux:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - master
-      - upload-macos:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - master
+  #bioconda-test:
+  #  jobs:
+  #    # Linting is now also performed just before a recipe is built with
+  #    # bioconda-utils build --prelint.
+  #    - lint:
+  #        filters:
+  #          branches:
+  #            ignore:
+  #              - master
+  #              - bulk
+  #    - test-linux:
+  #        requires:
+  #          - lint
+  #        filters:
+  #          branches:
+  #            ignore:
+  #              - master
+  #              - bulk
+  #    - test-macos:
+  #        requires:
+  #          - lint
+  #          - test-linux
+  #        filters:
+  #          branches:
+  #            ignore:
+  #              - master
+  #              - bulk
+  ## workflow for uploading packages from master and bulk branch
+  #bioconda-upload-master:
+  #  jobs:
+  #    - upload-linux:
+  #        filters:
+  #          branches:
+  #            only:
+  #              - master
+  #    - upload-macos:
+  #        filters:
+  #          branches:
+  #            only:
+  #              - master
   ## workflow for bulk-updates
   #bioconda-upload-bulk-linux:
   #  jobs: