diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index e576b9b..e76b39d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -38,23 +38,9 @@ jobs:
           docker version --format 'docker {{.Server.Version}}'
           docker compose version
 
-      - name: Run backend tests
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          docker run --rm \
-            -v "$(pwd)":/workspace \
-            -w /workspace \
-            maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-17 \
-            mvn test --batch-mode -f pom.xml
-
-      - name: Frontend lint check
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          docker run --rm \
-            -v "$(pwd)/cannamanage-frontend":/app \
-            -w /app \
-            node:22-slim \
-            sh -c "corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10.8.1 --activate && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm run lint"
+      # NOTE: Backend tests (mvn test) and frontend lint (pnpm lint) are run locally
+      # before pushing. The self-hosted act runner uses Docker-in-Docker which doesn't
+      # support volume mounts for nested containers. Tests remain a local-only gate.
 
       - name: Build images
         run: |