diff --git a/release/ray_release/glue.py b/release/ray_release/glue.py
index 5b722b8fb422..bedd105a5468 100644
--- a/release/ray_release/glue.py
+++ b/release/ray_release/glue.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from ray_release.buildkite.output import buildkite_group, buildkite_open_last
 from ray_release.cloud_util import archive_directory
 from ray_release.cluster_manager.cluster_manager import ClusterManager
-from ray_release.cluster_manager.full import FullClusterManager
 from ray_release.cluster_manager.minimal import MinimalClusterManager
 from ray_release.command_runner.anyscale_job_runner import AnyscaleJobRunner
 from ray_release.command_runner.command_runner import CommandRunner
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
 from ray_release.reporter.reporter import Reporter
 from ray_release.result import Result, ResultStatus, handle_exception
 from ray_release.signal_handling import (
-    register_handler,
     reset_signal_handling,
     setup_signal_handling,
 )
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@
 from ray_release.test import Test
 
 type_str_to_command_runner = {
-    "job": AnyscaleJobRunner,
     "anyscale_job": AnyscaleJobRunner,
 }
 
@@ -236,12 +233,6 @@ def _local_environment_information(
     cluster_id: Optional[str],
     cluster_env_id: Optional[str],
 ) -> None:
-    if isinstance(cluster_manager, FullClusterManager):
-        if not no_terminate:
-            register_handler(
-                lambda sig, frame: cluster_manager.terminate_cluster(wait=True)
-            )
-
     # Start cluster
     if cluster_id:
         buildkite_group(":rocket: Using existing cluster")
@@ -256,10 +247,7 @@ def _local_environment_information(
 
         cluster_manager.build_configs(timeout=build_timeout)
 
-        if isinstance(cluster_manager, FullClusterManager):
-            buildkite_group(":rocket: Starting up cluster")
-            cluster_manager.start_cluster(timeout=cluster_timeout)
-        elif isinstance(command_runner, AnyscaleJobRunner):
+        if isinstance(command_runner, AnyscaleJobRunner):
             command_runner.job_manager.cluster_startup_timeout = cluster_timeout
 
     result.cluster_url = cluster_manager.get_cluster_url()
diff --git a/release/ray_release/tests/test_glue.py b/release/ray_release/tests/test_glue.py
index ba8b552febba..f6c532d11b77 100644
--- a/release/ray_release/tests/test_glue.py
+++ b/release/ray_release/tests/test_glue.py
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
 from ray_release.cluster_manager.full import FullClusterManager
 from ray_release.command_runner.command_runner import CommandRunner
 from ray_release.exception import (
-    ClusterCreationError,
     ClusterNodesWaitTimeout,
-    ClusterStartupError,
-    ClusterStartupTimeout,
     CommandError,
     CommandTimeout,
     ExitCode,
@@ -321,40 +318,6 @@ def testInvalidClusterCompute(self):
             self._run(result, True)
         self.assertEqual(result.return_code, ExitCode.CONFIG_ERROR.value)
 
-    def testStartClusterFails(self):
-        result = Result()
-
-        self._succeed_until("cluster_env")
-
-        # Fails because API response faulty
-        with self.assertRaises(ClusterCreationError):
-            self._run(result)
-        self.assertEqual(result.return_code, ExitCode.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_ERROR.value)
-
-        self.cluster_manager_return["cluster_id"] = "valid"
-
-        # Fail for random cluster startup reason
-        self.cluster_manager_return["start_cluster"] = _fail_on_call(
-            ClusterStartupError
-        )
-        with self.assertRaises(ClusterStartupError):
-            self._run(result)
-        self.assertEqual(result.return_code, ExitCode.CLUSTER_STARTUP_ERROR.value)
-
-        # Ensure cluster was terminated
-        self.assertGreaterEqual(self.sdk.call_counter["terminate_cluster"], 1)
-
-        # Fail for cluster startup timeout
-        self.cluster_manager_return["start_cluster"] = _fail_on_call(
-            ClusterStartupTimeout
-        )
-        with self.assertRaises(ClusterStartupTimeout):
-            self._run(result)
-        self.assertEqual(result.return_code, ExitCode.CLUSTER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT.value)
-
-        # Ensure cluster was terminated
-        self.assertGreaterEqual(self.sdk.call_counter["terminate_cluster"], 1)
-
     def testPrepareRemoteEnvFails(self):
         result = Result()