diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6530e27..1fbca17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,20 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
-    - name: Cache Rust dependencies
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@e18b497796c12c097a38f9edb9d0641fb99eee32 # v2
-      with:
-        workspaces: rust
-
-    - name: Cache Python virtual environment
-      uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
-      with:
-        path: .venv
-        key: venv-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml', '**/uv.lock', 'rust/**/*.rs', 'rust/**/Cargo.toml') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          venv-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }}-
-
-    - name: Install dependencies (if not cached)
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: uv sync --python ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }} --group dev
 
     - name: Check Python formatting
@@ -82,9 +69,6 @@ jobs:
     services:
       redis:
         image: redis@sha256:4bfd9eca23339865dc14fe75f6d9ae643f714924623978dd2798f1a673b08f43  # redis:7-alpine amd64
-        credentials:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
         ports:
           - 6379:6379
         options: >-
@@ -96,20 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
-    - name: Cache Rust dependencies
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@e18b497796c12c097a38f9edb9d0641fb99eee32 # v2
-      with:
-        workspaces: rust
-
-    - name: Cache Python virtual environment
-      uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5
-      with:
-        path: .venv
-        key: venv-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml', '**/uv.lock', 'rust/**/*.rs', 'rust/**/Cargo.toml') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          venv-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}-
-
-    - name: Install dependencies (if not cached)
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: uv sync --python ${{ matrix.python-version }} --group dev
 
     - name: Run tests (PRs)
@@ -190,12 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
-    - name: Cache Rust dependencies
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@e18b497796c12c097a38f9edb9d0641fb99eee32 # v2
-      with:
-        workspaces: rust
-
-    - name: Install dependencies (if not cached)
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: uv sync --python ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }} --group dev
 
     - name: Scan Python dependencies for CVEs
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_load_control.py b/tests/unit/test_load_control.py
index 2206a8b..5593708 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_load_control.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_load_control.py
@@ -344,6 +344,6 @@ def blocking_operation():
                 pass
 
         elapsed = time.time() - start_time
-        assert elapsed < 0.05  # Should timeout quickly
+        assert elapsed < 0.2  # Should timeout quickly (generous for CI jitter)
 
         thread.join()
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 838975a..0ca8608 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
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     { name = "pytest-markdown-docs" },
     { name = "pytest-redis" },
     { name = "pytest-xdist" },
-    { name = "python-dotenv" },
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