diff --git a/.github/actions/create-lint-wf/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-lint-wf/action.yml
index 2573784799..3ffd960d23 100644
--- a/.github/actions/create-lint-wf/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/create-lint-wf/action.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ runs:
         cd create-lint-wf
         export NXF_WORK=$(pwd)
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        java-version: "17"
-        distribution: "temurin"
-
     - name: Install Nextflow
       uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-test-lint-wf-template.yml b/.github/workflows/create-test-lint-wf-template.yml
index f5e40e8377..cabd4b9abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-test-lint-wf-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-test-lint-wf-template.yml
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install .
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
       - name: Install Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml b/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml
index b12b503b27..53f84b72c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install .
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
       - name: Install Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 5bb526396d..76d5d710c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ jobs:
         id: date
         run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
       - name: Install Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3bc9db4d76..9db393d9f0 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out pipeline code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
       - name: Set up Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
         with:
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/download_pipeline.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/download_pipeline.yml
index 326ac0936d..05397358cf 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/download_pipeline.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/download_pipeline.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ jobs:
   download:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
       - name: Install Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index f9ef12335b..cfdbcc12a9 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out pipeline code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
       - name: Install Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2