diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-backend-container-on-merge-group.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-backend-container-on-merge-group.yml
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-name: Build Backend Image on Merge Group
-
-on:
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY_IMAGE: danswer/danswer-backend
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    # TODO: make this a matrix build like the web containers
-    runs-on: 
-      group: amd64-image-builders
-      
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-    - name: Backend Image Docker Build
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-      with:
-        context: ./backend
-        file: ./backend/Dockerfile
-        platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-        push: false
-        tags: |
-          ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:latest
-        build-args: |
-          DANSWER_VERSION=v0.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-web-container-on-merge-group.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-web-container-on-merge-group.yml
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-name: Build Web Image on Merge Group
-
-on:
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY_IMAGE: danswer/danswer-web-server
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: 
-      group: ${{ matrix.platform == 'linux/amd64' && 'amd64-image-builders' || 'arm64-image-builders' }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        platform:
-          - linux/amd64
-          - linux/arm64
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Prepare
-        run: |
-          platform=${{ matrix.platform }}
-          echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=${platform//\//-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV          
-      
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
-      - name: Docker meta
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        with:
-          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:latest
-      
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-    
-      - name: Build by digest
-        id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-        with:
-          context: ./web
-          file: ./web/Dockerfile
-          platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-          push: false
-          build-args: |
-            DANSWER_VERSION=v0.0.1
-          # needed due to weird interactions with the builds for different platforms  
-          no-cache: true
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}