diff --git a/.github/actions/pip-wheels/action.yml b/.github/actions/pip-wheels/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 19f2e7bf5e182..0000000000000
--- a/.github/actions/pip-wheels/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-name: Dump local wheels
-description: scan local env and dump needed wheels
-
-inputs:
-  torch-url:
-    description: path to the PyTorch downloads
-    required: false
-    default: "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch_stable.html"
-  wheel-dir:
-    description: local path for export wheels
-    required: false
-    default: "_pip-wheels/"
-  cache-key:
-    description: update this cache
-    required: false
-    default: "pypi_wheels"
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: install dev. env
-      run: pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Freeze local emv.
-      run: |
-        pip freeze > requirements.dump
-        cat requirements.dump
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Filter self pkg
-      run: |
-        import os
-        fp = 'requirements.dump'
-        with open(fp) as fopen:
-          lines = [ln.strip() for ln in fopen.readlines()]
-        # prevent collisions with version appendix
-        lines = [ln.split('+')[0] for ln in lines if '-e ' not in ln]
-        # drop sphinx theme package
-        lines = [ln for ln in lines if 'sphinx-theme' not in ln]
-        with open(fp, 'w') as fopen:
-          fopen.writelines([ln + os.linesep for ln in lines])
-      shell: python
-
-    - name: Dump wheels
-      run: |
-        # cat requirements.dump
-        pip wheel -r requirements.dump --prefer-binary \
-          --wheel-dir=".wheels" \
-          --extra-index-url=${{ inputs.torch-url }} -f ${{ inputs.wheel-dir }}
-        ls -lh .wheels/
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Find diff
-      id: wheels-diff
-      run: |
-        import os, glob
-        wheels = [os.path.basename(p) for p in glob.glob(".wheels/*")]
-        pkgs = [os.path.basename(p) for p in glob.glob("${{ inputs.wheel-dir }}/*")]
-        diff = [w for w in wheels if w not in pkgs]
-        print(diff)
-        with open(os.environ['GITHUB_OUTPUT'], 'a') as fh:
-            print(f'count-new={len(diff)}', file=fh)
-      shell: python
-
-    - name: Cache pull
-      if: ${{ steps.wheels-diff.outputs.count-new != 0 }}
-      uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
-      with:
-        path: ${{ inputs.wheel-dir }}
-        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
-
-    - run: cp .wheels/* ${{ inputs.wheel-dir }}
-      if: ${{ steps.wheels-diff.outputs.count-new != 0 }}
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Cache push
-      if: ${{ steps.wheels-diff.outputs.count-new != 0 }}
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v3
-      with:
-        path: ${{ inputs.wheel-dir }}
-        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
index 882fea6c965c6..33f1dac7b27c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
@@ -134,15 +134,6 @@ jobs:
             --find-links="${TORCH_URL}"
           uv pip list
 
-      - name: Dump handy wheels
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: ./.github/actions/pip-wheels
-        with:
-          wheel-dir: ${{ env.PYPI_CACHE_DIR }}
-          torch-url: ${{ env.TORCH_URL }}
-          cache-key: "pypi_wheels"
-
       - name: Adjust tests
         if: ${{ matrix.config.pkg-name != 'lightning' }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
index 168a6783514c3..cd445022f9df2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
@@ -147,15 +147,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.config.pkg-name == 'lightning' }}
         run: uv pip uninstall pytorch-lightning
 
-      - name: Dump handy wheels
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: ./.github/actions/pip-wheels
-        with:
-          wheel-dir: ${{ env.PYPI_CACHE_DIR }}
-          torch-url: ${{ env.TORCH_URL }}
-          cache-key: "pypi_wheels"
-
       - name: Cache datasets
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
index 23ab8417a1c68..79545063905df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ defaults:
 env:
   FREEZE_REQUIREMENTS: "1"
   TORCH_URL: "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/"
-  PYPI_CACHE_DIR: "_pip-wheels"
   PYPI_LOCAL_DIR: "pypi_pkgs/"
 
 jobs:
@@ -95,12 +94,6 @@ jobs:
           aws s3 sync --no-sign-request s3://sphinx-packages/ ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
           uv pip install lai-sphinx-theme -U -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR}
 
-      - name: pip wheels cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.PYPI_CACHE_DIR }}
-          key: pypi_wheels
-
       - name: Install pandoc & texlive
         if: ${{ matrix.pkg-name == 'pytorch' }}
         timeout-minutes: 5
@@ -111,10 +104,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package & dependencies
         timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
-          mkdir -p ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}  # in case cache was not hit
-          ls -lh ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR}
           uv pip install .[all] -U -r requirements/${{ matrix.pkg-name }}/docs.txt \
-            -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR} -f ${PYPI_CACHE_DIR} --extra-index-url="${TORCH_URL}"
+            -f ${PYPI_LOCAL_DIR} --extra-index-url="${TORCH_URL}"
           uv pip list
 
       - name: Install req. for Notebooks/tutorials
@@ -149,15 +140,6 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_DAYS }}
           include-hidden-files: true
 
-      #- name: Dump handy wheels
-      #  if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-      #  continue-on-error: true
-      #  uses: ./.github/actions/pip-wheels
-      #  with:
-      #    wheel-dir: ${{ env.PYPI_CACHE_DIR }}
-      #    torch-url: ${{ env.TORCH_URL }}
-      #    cache-key: "pypi_wheels"
-
   deploy-docs:
     needs: docs-make
     if: github.repository_owner == 'Lightning-AI' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'