diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
index 2e264e6cf..36e568f44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: periodic
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Runs daily at midnight UTC
+  # schedule:
+  #  - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Runs daily at midnight UTC
   push:
     tags:
       - ciflow/periodic/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-readme-periodic.yml b/.github/workflows/run-readme-periodic.yml
index 2c49a975f..e0ac7ffd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-readme-periodic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-readme-periodic.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: Run the README instructions periodically to ensure they work
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Runs daily at midnight UTC
+  #schedule:
+  #  - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Runs daily at midnight UTC
   push:
     tags:
       - ciflow/periodic/*