diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-hack-check.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo-hack-check.yml
index c1f208562d..7279526c9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo-hack-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo-hack-check.yml
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Setup Rust with Cache
+      - name: Setup Rust
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@11df97af8e8102fd60b60a77dfbf58d40cd843b8 # v1.10.1
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.rust-toolchain }}
           target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu,x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          cache: true
-          cache-key: cargo-hack-native-${{ needs.setup.outputs.rust-toolchain }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Install cargo-hack
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@2383334cf567d78771fc7d89b6b3802ef1412cf6  # v2.56.8
@@ -66,53 +65,45 @@ jobs:
             --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu \
             --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
-  # WASM targets - separate cache since dependencies differ
+  # WASM targets - No caching needed as it runs in parallel with longer jobs
   wasm-targets:
-    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    name: WASM targets
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - name: "Clarity & Stacks-Common WASM Web"
-            command: |
-              cargo hack check \
-                -p clarity-serialization \
-                -p stacks-common \
-                --each-feature \
-                --no-dev-deps \
-                --exclude-features=default,rusqlite,ctrlc-handler,wasm-deterministic \
-                --features=wasm-web
-
-          - name: "Clarity & Stacks-Common WASM Deterministic"
-            command: |
-              cargo hack check \
-                -p clarity-serialization \
-                -p stacks-common \
-                --each-feature \
-                --no-dev-deps \
-                --include-features=wasm-deterministic,slog_json \
-                --features=wasm-deterministic
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Setup Rust with Cache
+      - name: Setup Rust
         uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@11df97af8e8102fd60b60a77dfbf58d40cd843b8 # v1.10.1
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.rust-toolchain }}
           target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
-          cache: true
-          cache-key: cargo-hack-wasm-${{ matrix.name }}-${{ needs.setup.outputs.rust-toolchain }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Install cargo-hack
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@2383334cf567d78771fc7d89b6b3802ef1412cf6 # v2.56.8
         with:
           tool: cargo-hack
 
-      - name: Run cargo hack check
-        run: ${{ matrix.command }}
+      - name: Run cargo hack check (WASM Web)
+        run: |
+          cargo hack check \
+            -p clarity-serialization \
+            -p stacks-common \
+            --each-feature \
+            --no-dev-deps \
+            --exclude-features=default,rusqlite,ctrlc-handler,wasm-deterministic \
+            --features=wasm-web
+
+      - name: Run cargo hack check (WASM Deterministic)
+        run: |
+          cargo hack check \
+            -p clarity-serialization \
+            -p stacks-common \
+            --each-feature \
+            --no-dev-deps \
+            --include-features=wasm-deterministic,slog_json \
+            --features=wasm-deterministic