diff --git a/.github/workflows/licenses.yml b/.github/workflows/licenses.yml
index 1b8252cb174..e22f37c16e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licenses.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licenses.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.repository != 'discourse/discourse-private-mirror'
     name: run
-    runs-on: ${{ (github.repository != 'discourse/discourse' && 'ubuntu-latest') || 'debian-12' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: discourse/discourse_test:slim
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 06709f26c0a..623b4a7d97f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.repository != 'discourse/discourse-private-mirror'
     name: run
-    runs-on: ${{ (github.repository != 'discourse/discourse' && 'ubuntu-latest') || 'debian-12' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: discourse/discourse_test:slim
     timeout-minutes: 30
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
index eb0a35d45a8..c373723904f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: run
-    runs-on: ${{ (github.repository != 'discourse/discourse' && 'ubuntu-latest') || 'debian-12' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: discourse/discourse_test:slim
     timeout-minutes: 10
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-pr-closer.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-pr-closer.yml
index de7299191d9..e9a04ea6c09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-pr-closer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-pr-closer.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   stale:
-    runs-on: ${{ (github.repository != 'discourse/discourse' && 'ubuntu-latest') || 'debian-12' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with: