diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml
index 9d1cdbed10..18b6c9fe66 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml
@@ -411,15 +411,8 @@ test_weekend_mqtt:
     - .example_test_template
     - .rules:test:example_test-esp32s3
 
-example_test_001A:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - Example_WIFI
-
 example_test_001B:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  parallel: 2
   tags:
     - ESP32
     - Example_EthKitV1
@@ -437,32 +430,12 @@ example_test_001C:
     - ESP32
     - Example_GENERIC
 
-example_test_001D:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - Example_8Mflash_Ethernet
-
-example_test_OTA:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - EXAMPLE_ETH_OTA
-
 example_test_protocols:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  parallel: 2
   tags:
     - ESP32
     - Example_WIFI_Protocols
 
-# This job is only triggered by env var `NIGHTLY_RUN`, please do NOT remove
-example_test_esp32_WIFI_OTA:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - Example_WIFI_OTA
-
 example_test_002:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
   tags:
@@ -513,12 +486,6 @@ example_test_007:
     - ESP32
     - Example_I2C_CCS811_SENSOR
 
-example_test_008B:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - Example_Flash_Encryption_OTA
-
 example_test_009:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
   tags:
@@ -548,18 +515,6 @@ example_test_013:
     - ESP32
     - UT_T1_SDMODE
 
-example_test_014:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - 8Mpsram
-
-example_test_015:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32
-    - Example_PPP
-
 example_test_016:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
   tags:
@@ -572,13 +527,6 @@ example_test_017:
     - ESP32S2
     - Example_GENERIC
 
-example_test_C2_GENERIC:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32c2_template
-  parallel: 2
-  tags:
-    - ESP32C2
-    - Example_GENERIC
-
 example_test_C3_GENERIC:
   extends: .example_test_esp32c3_template
   parallel: 2
@@ -586,12 +534,6 @@ example_test_C3_GENERIC:
     - ESP32C3
     - Example_GENERIC
 
-example_test_C3_FLASH_ENC_OTA:
-  extends: .example_test_esp32c3_template
-  tags:
-    - ESP32C3
-    - Example_Flash_Encryption_OTA_WiFi
-
 example_test_ESP32_SDSPI:
   extends: .example_test_esp32_template
   tags: