diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test.yml b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
index d31878d1c..f80ce0fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 5050:5050
 
+    # TODO - temporary conditional, remove if/when devnet RPC support is restored
+    if: ${{ (!inputs.use-rpc-devnet) }}
+
     env:
       TEST_PROVIDER_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.TEST_PROVIDER_BASE_URL }}
       TEST_RPC_URL: ${{ secrets.TEST_RPC_URL }}
diff --git a/__tests__/jestGlobalSetup.ts b/__tests__/jestGlobalSetup.ts
index 07d663e78..dd6e9d46b 100644
--- a/__tests__/jestGlobalSetup.ts
+++ b/__tests__/jestGlobalSetup.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * ref: order of execution jestGlobalSetup.ts -> jest.setup.ts -> fixtures.ts
  */
 
-import { getDefaultNodeUrl } from '../src';
+// import { getDefaultNodeUrl } from '../src';
 import { BaseUrl } from '../src/constants';
 
 type DevnetStrategy = {
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ const verifySetup = (final?: boolean) => {
     if (final) throw new Error('TEST_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY env is not provided');
     else warnings.push('TEST_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY env is not provided!');
   }
-  if (!process.env.TEST_RPC_URL) {
-    process.env.TEST_RPC_URL = getDefaultNodeUrl();
-    console.warn('TEST_RPC_URL env is not provided');
-  }
+  // if (!process.env.TEST_RPC_URL) {
+  //   process.env.TEST_RPC_URL = getDefaultNodeUrl();
+  //   console.warn('TEST_RPC_URL env is not provided');
+  // }
 
   if (warnings.length > 0) {
     console.log('\x1b[33m', warnings.join('\n'), '\x1b[0m');