diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 42bdf306..394627bc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ jobs:
   mvn_test:
     executor: localstack/default
     steps:
-      - localstack/startup
+      ## - localstack/startup
       - install_java17
       - mvn_verify
 
   mvn_deploy:
     executor: localstack/default
     steps:
-      - localstack/startup
+      ## - localstack/startup
       - install_java17
       - mvn_verify
       - mvn_jar_deploy