diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
index c8764e089..b36bada98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
           pytest GPy/testing
 
   build-windows:
-    # if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest]
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist
 
   build-macos:
-    # if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest]
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/*
 
   build-linux:
-    # if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     strategy:
         matrix:
           python: ['cp39-cp39', 'cp310-cp310', 'cp311-cp311', 'cp312-cp312']
@@ -226,81 +226,6 @@ jobs:
         name: dist-artifacts-manylinux-${{ matrix.python }}
         path: ${{ steps.get-wheel-name.outputs.wheel-name }}
 
-  deploy-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [test-windows, test-linux, test-macos, build-linux, build-windows, build-macos]
-    # if: github.event_name == 'release'
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
-
-      - name: Install twine
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install twine
-    
-      - name: Download all artifacts to a specific directory
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: dist
-
-      - name: List all downloaded artifacts
-        run: |
-          echo "Listing all downloaded artifacts:"
-          ls -lh dist
-
-      - name: Create dist directory
-        run: mkdir -p dist
-
-      - name: List tar files before extraction
-        run: |
-          echo "Listing all tar files before extraction:"
-          find dist -name "*.tar.gz"
-
-      - name: Extract tar.gz files
-        run: |
-          for artifact in dist/*; do
-            if [[ "$artifact" == *.tar.gz ]]; then
-              echo "Extracting $artifact"
-              tar -tzf "$artifact"
-              tar -xzf "$artifact" -C dist
-              rm "$artifact"
-            fi
-          done
-
-      - name: Inspect wheel files
-        run: |
-          ls -R dist
-
-      - name: Move files from subdirectories
-        run: |
-          for subdirectory in dist/*/; do
-            dir_name=$(basename "$subdirectory")
-            mv "$subdirectory"* dist/
-            rm -r "$subdirectory"
-            echo "Moved files from '$dir_name' to 'dist/'"
-          done
-
-      - name: Move files from subdirectories
-        run: |
-          for subdirectory in dist/*/; do
-            if [ -d "$subdirectory" ]; then
-              dir_name=$(basename "$subdirectory")
-              mv "$subdirectory"* dist/
-              rm -r "$subdirectory"
-              echo "Moved files from '$dir_name' to 'dist/'"
-            fi
-          done
-
-      - name: Inspect wheel files
-        run: |
-          ls -R dist
-
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test-windows, test-linux, test-macos, build-linux, build-windows, build-macos]