diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 85e9d15..0063a5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ on:
   # Trigger the workflow on push to master or develop, except tag creation
   push:
     branches:
-    - 'main'
-    - 'develop'
+    - "master"
+    - "develop"
     tags-ignore:
-    - '**'
+    - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - "docs/**"
+    - "README.md"
 
   # Trigger the workflow on pull request
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+    - "docs/**"
+    - "README.md"
 
   # Trigger the workflow manually
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -18,6 +24,9 @@ on:
   # Trigger after public PR approved for CI
   pull_request_target:
     types: [labeled]
+    paths-ignore:
+    - "docs/**"
+    - "README.md"
 
 jobs:
   # Run CI including downstream packages on self-hosted runners
@@ -30,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
       # codecov_upload: true
     secrets: inherit
 
-
   # Build downstream packages on HPC
   downstream-ci-hpc:
     name: downstream-ci-hpc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/legacy-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/legacy-ci.yml
index 25357b5..6cdb62e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/legacy-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/legacy-ci.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ name: legacy-ci
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-    - main
+    - master
     - develop
     tags:
     - "*"
   pull_request:
     branches:
-    - main
+    - master
     - develop
   pull_request_target:
     types: [labeled]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index fe42d05..0000000
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-extend-ignore = E203, W503
-max-line-length = 110
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f147c9a..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-#
-# (C) Copyright 2019- ECMWF.
-#
-# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
-# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-# In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities
-# granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation
-# nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
-
-import setuptools  # type: ignore
-
-setuptools.setup()