diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-required-override.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-required-override.yml
index 8153dd415c0..566ba6472ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-required-override.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-required-override.yml
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - run: echo "No-op job to trigger the required checks."
 
-  override_unit_tests:
-    name: tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    needs:
-      - changes-docs
-      - changes-not-docs
-    if: ${{ (needs.changes-docs.outputs.changesFound == 'true') && (needs.changes-not-docs.outputs.otherChangesFound == 'false') }}
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "No-op job to trigger the required checks."
-
   override_unit_tests_release:
     name: tests-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 419be02c96c..84511234a1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -33,25 +33,6 @@ env:
   CXX: "sccache clang++"
 
 jobs:
-  tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    # Run the job only if the PR is not a draft.
-    # This is done to limit the runner cost.
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Setup sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
-        timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(env.CACHE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES) }}
-        continue-on-error: true
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.work"
-      - name: install nextest
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
-      - run: make test
   tests-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     # Run the job only if the PR is not a draft.
@@ -80,7 +61,9 @@ jobs:
           go-version-file: "go.work"
       - name: install nextest
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
-      - run: make test-release
+      - run: |
+          make test-release-docs
+          make test-release
         env:
           # To minimize compile times: https://nnethercote.github.io/perf-book/build-configuration.html#minimizing-compile-times
           RUSTFLAGS: "-C linker=clang -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35beaf3e627..93c230baa92 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ docker-run:
 test:
 	cargo nextest run --workspace --no-fail-fast
 
+test-docs:
 	# nextest doesn't run doctests https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest/issues/16
 	# see also lib.rs::doctest_private
 	cargo test --doc --features doctest-private
@@ -108,10 +109,13 @@ test:
 test-release:
 	cargo nextest run --cargo-profile quick --workspace --no-fail-fast
 
-test-all: test test-release
+test-release-docs:
+	# nextest doesn't run doctests https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest/issues/16
+	# see also lib.rs::doctest_private
+	cargo test --profile quick --doc --features doctest-private
 
 codecov:
-	cargo llvm-cov --workspace --codecov --output-path lcov.info --ignore-run-fail
+	cargo llvm-cov --workspace --codecov --output-path lcov.info
 
 # Checks if all headers are present and adds if not
 license: