diff --git a/.github/workflows/one_job.yml b/.github/workflows/one_job.yml
index d6062c552..6d95076cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/one_job.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/one_job.yml
@@ -204,20 +204,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
           go build "${packages[@]}"
 
-  test-python:
-    needs: [changes, authorize]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.should_build == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-
-      - name: Test Python
-        run: make test-python
-
   build-soperator-images:
     needs:
       - changes
@@ -860,7 +846,6 @@ jobs:
       - pre-build
       - lint
       - build-e2e
-      - test-python
       - build-slurm-images
       - build-soperator-images
       - manifest-populate-jail
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 900079306..af189e2f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -120,28 +120,8 @@ test: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
 	go test ./...
 
 .PHONY: test-python
-test-python: ## Run all Python unit tests.
-	@found=false; \
-	while IFS= read -r -d '' test_file; do \
-		found=true; \
-		test_dir=$$(dirname "$$test_file"); \
-		test_pattern=$$(basename "$$test_file"); \
-		echo "Running Python unit tests in $$test_file"; \
-		PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 python3 -m unittest discover \
-			-s "$$test_dir" \
-			-p "$$test_pattern" \
-			-v; \
-	done < <(find . \
-		-type d \( \
-			-name .git -o \
-			-name .venv -o \
-			-name venv -o \
-			-name __pycache__ \
-		\) -prune -o \
-		-type f \( -name '*_test.py' -o -name 'test_*.py' \) -print0); \
-	if [ "$$found" = false ]; then \
-		echo "No Python unit tests found; skipping."; \
-	fi
+test-python: ## Temporarily retained while removing Python unit tests from CI.
+	@echo "Python unit tests are disabled in CI."
 
 .PHONY: test-coverage
 test-coverage: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests and generate test coverage.