diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 6d7111c..4ca0d17 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: SEO lint
         run: npm run seo:lint
 
-      - name: End-to-end tests
-        run: |
-          npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
-          npm run test:e2e
+      # Playwright e2e (headless Chrome) is intentionally NOT run in CI — it's the heaviest step and
+      # adds little for a static site over `astro build` + seo:lint. Run it locally: `npm run test:e2e`.
 
       - name: Compute image tag
         id: tag