diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fc692640a852daabe55f22ad23581d2ace0204ac..9dd8dfb58ada8adaa37728f84dc7b177c3b846d1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -104,16 +104,6 @@ build deliver:
     changes:
       - "apps/cli/executables/pexable/deliver/**/*"
 
-build ingest:
-  interruptible: true
-  stage: build-packages
-  variables:
-    PACKAGE_PATH: "apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest"
-  extends: .build-package
-  only:
-    changes:
-      - "apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest/**/*"
-
 build ingest envoy:
   interruptible: true
   stage: build-packages
diff --git a/apps/cli/utilities/core_sampler/test/test_core_sampler.py b/apps/cli/utilities/core_sampler/test/test_core_sampler.py
index 6b70daea38796750da3177f48ad5d62bc6ff9491..7c8ab98f170a67c692fc4d9e311e558ac6ee5129 100644
--- a/apps/cli/utilities/core_sampler/test/test_core_sampler.py
+++ b/apps/cli/utilities/core_sampler/test/test_core_sampler.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import sys
 from io import StringIO
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pytest
+
 from core_sampler.core_sampler import main
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("core_sampler")
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout))
 
 
+@pytest.skip("Can't connect to the real database during unit testing")
 def test_gets_eb_as_expected():
     """
     Do we get the output we expect for this 21A-409 execution block?
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ def test_gets_eb_as_expected():
                 assert len(rows) == 180
 
 
+@pytest.skip("Can't connect to the real database during unit testing")
 def test_gets_project_as_expected():
     """
     Do we get the output we expect for 20A-465?