diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 4da84b1a9..8acd39ae7 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ test:
     # run installed apk with tests
     - node ./scripts/run-android-ci-instrumentation-tests.js --retries 3 --path ./ReactAndroid/src/androidTest/java/com/facebook/react/tests --package com.facebook.react.tests
 
-    # gradle may invalidate bridge build cache, so we pass single-threaded setting just in case
-    - ./gradlew :ReactAndroid:testDebugUnitTest -Pjobs=1 -Pcom.android.build.threadPoolSize=1
-    # Deprecated: these tests are executed using Buck above, while we support Gradle we just make sure the test code compiles
-    - ./gradlew :ReactAndroid:assembleDebugAndroidTest -Pjobs=1 -Pcom.android.build.threadPoolSize=1
-
     # Android e2e test
     - source scripts/circle-ci-android-setup.sh && retry3 node ./scripts/run-ci-e2e-tests.js --android --js --retries 2