diff --git a/.github/workflows/_sandbox.yaml b/.github/workflows/_sandbox.yaml
index c143b45c8..d4cee0be2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_sandbox.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_sandbox.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
 
   test-maxtext:
-    needs: build-maxtext
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_test_maxtext.yaml
     with:
       MAXTEXT_IMAGE: ghcr.io/nvidia/jax:maxtext