diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-test.yml b/.github/workflows/core-test.yml
index c929e73dad6..5c0004c2545 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-test.yml
@@ -69,20 +69,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Build cBioPortal once without tests'
         working-directory: ./cbioportal
         run: |
-          mvn --settings settings.xml -q -U -Ppublic -DskipTests clean install
+          mvn --settings settings.xml -q -U -DskipTests clean install
       - name: 'Build cbioportal with tests'
         working-directory: ./cbioportal
         run: |
-          mvn --settings settings.xml -q -U -Ppublic clean install
+          mvn --settings settings.xml -q -U clean install
       - name: 'Run tests separately'
         working-directory: ./cbioportal
         run: |
-          mvn -U -Ppublic test -Ddb.test.username=cbio_user -Ddb.test.password=somepassword
-#     TODO: decide if we want to keep this in the future, or remove it entirely
-#      - name: 'Run integration tests separately'
-#        working-directory: ./cbioportal
-#        run: |
-#          mvn verify -Pintegration-test
+          mvn -U test -Ddb.test.username=cbio_user -Ddb.test.password=somepassword
+      - name: 'Run integration tests separately'
+        working-directory: ./cbioportal
+        run: |
+          mvn verify -Pintegration-test -Ddb.test.username=cbio_user -Ddb.test.password=somepassword
       - name: 'Run e2e tests separately'
         working-directory: ./cbioportal
         run: |