diff --git a/.github/release/job-release-tests.yaml b/.github/release/job-release-tests.yaml
index 3d56fe01..e019590f 100644
--- a/.github/release/job-release-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/release/job-release-tests.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ spec:
         name: ${NAMEPREFIX}
         runid: ${RUNID}
     spec:
-      priorityClassName: system-node-critical
       nodeSelector:
         workload-type: "tests-runners-ci"
       containers: