diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index 39ef6a9..ecdf4ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           pip install pytest pytest-cov
           pytest --cov-report html --cov="." tests/
         continue-on-error: true
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        if: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.10'}}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: reference_files
-          path: ./tests/reference_files
       - name: Upload coverage data to smokeshow
         if: ${{matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.12'}} # upload coverage once
         run: |