diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-image.yaml
index 53d0f4d..91cf0ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image.yaml
@@ -10,30 +10,11 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: wait for rootfs build to finish
-        uses: lewagon/wait-on-check-action@v1.3.3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
-          running-workflow-name: build-rootfs
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          wait-interval: 10
-
       - name: download repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: download rootfs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: rootfs_tar
-          path: data/rootfs.tar.gz
-      
-      - name: extract rootfs
-        run: |
-          sudo mkdir -p data/rootfs
-          sudo tar -xvf data/rootfs.tar.gz -C data/rootfs
       
       - name: run build
-        run: sudo DEBUG=1 ./build_complete.sh ${{ matrix.board }} compress_img=1 rootfs_dir=./data/rootfs
+        run: sudo DEBUG=1 ./build_complete.sh ${{ matrix.board }} compress_img=1
 
       - name: upload img
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rootfs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-rootfs.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c0a2e38..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rootfs.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-name: build-rootfs
-run-name: Build the base Debian rootfs
-on: [push]
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash
-    working-directory: ./
-
-jobs:
-  main:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: download repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: install deps
-        run: | 
-          sudo apt-get install debootstrap coreutils -y
-
-      - name: run build
-        run: sudo DEBUG=1 ./build_rootfs.sh data/rootfs bookworm hostname=shimboot root_passwd=root username=user user_passwd=user
-      
-      - name: archive rootfs
-        run: sudo tar -vcf data/rootfs.tar.gz -C data/rootfs ./
-
-      - name: upload rootfs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: rootfs_tar
-          path: data/rootfs.tar.gz
-          compression-level: 0
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