diff --git a/.github/workflows/DeployAndRunBatchJob.yml b/.github/workflows/DeployAndRunBatchJob.yml
index f6b7b19..32ffc23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/DeployAndRunBatchJob.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/DeployAndRunBatchJob.yml
@@ -133,33 +133,6 @@ jobs:
           envsubst < k8s/jobs/batch-job-template.yml > .out/job.yaml
           echo "--- Rendered manifest ---"
           cat .out/job.yaml
-          
-      - name: Wait for image to appear in registry (poll, short)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          IMAGE="${IMAGE_URI}"
-          echo "Checking image availability: $IMAGE"
-          echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login ghcr.io -u "${{ github.actor }}" --password-stdin
-
-          MAX_ATTEMPTS=36    # 36 * 5s = 180s (3 minutes)
-          ATTEMPT=0
-          SLEEP=5
-
-          while [ $ATTEMPT -lt $MAX_ATTEMPTS ]; do
-            if docker manifest inspect "$IMAGE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Image found: $IMAGE"
-              docker logout ghcr.io || true
-              exit 0
-            fi
-            ATTEMPT=$((ATTEMPT+1))
-            echo "Image not found yet (attempt $ATTEMPT/$MAX_ATTEMPTS). sleeping ${SLEEP}s..."
-            sleep $SLEEP
-          done
-
-          docker logout ghcr.io || true
-          echo "ERROR: image $IMAGE not found after $((MAX_ATTEMPTS * SLEEP))s"
-          exit 1
-
 
       - name: Apply Job
         run: |