diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c314f45397af7c..58d240bd2dcbc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -40,19 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       jobname: ${{matrix.vector.jobname}}
       distro: ${{matrix.vector.distro}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: ${{matrix.vector.image}}
-      volumes:
-        # override /__e/node20 on 32-bit because it is 64-bit
-        - /tmp:/__e${{matrix.vector.jobname != 'linux32' && '-x86' || ''}}/node20
+    container: ${{matrix.vector.image}}
     steps:
-    - name: prepare x86 variant of node20
-      if: matrix.vector.jobname == 'linux32'
-      run: |
-        apt -q update && apt -q -y install curl &&
-        NODE_URL=https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v20.17.0/node-v20.17.0-linux-x86.tar.gz &&
-        curl -Lo /tmp/node.tar.gz $NODE_URL &&
-        tar -C /__e/node20 -x --strip-components=1 -f /tmp/node.tar.gz
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     # - run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
     # - run: ci/run-build-and-tests.sh