diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
index 01ca84b04b11..2c181ef50407 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
@@ -28,113 +28,15 @@ env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first"
 
 jobs:
-  build-lint-test:
-    name: Build and Verify on ${{ matrix.name }} (ciGroup${{ matrix.group }})
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        group: [1, 2, 3, 4]
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            name: Linux
-          - os: windows-latest
-            name: Windows
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Configure git's autocrlf (Windows only)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          git config --global core.autocrlf false
-
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Setup JDK (Windows only)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: '11'
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-
-      - name: Setup Yarn
-        run: |
-          npm uninstall -g yarn
-          npm i -g yarn@1.22.10
-          yarn config set network-timeout 1000000 -g
-
-      - name: Configure Yarn Cache (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        run: echo "YARN_CACHE_LOCATION=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Initialize Yarn Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.YARN_CACHE_LOCATION }}
-          key: yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            yarn-
-
-      - name: Run bootstrap (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        run: yarn osd bootstrap
-
-      - name: Run bootstrap (Windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: yarn osd bootstrap || yarn osd bootstrap
-
-      - name: Run linter
-        # ciGroup 1 of unit-tests is shorter and Linux is faster
-        if: matrix.group == 1 && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        id: linter
-        run: yarn lint
-
-      - name: Validate NOTICE file
-        # ciGroup 1 of unit-tests is shorter and Linux is faster
-        if: matrix.group == 1 && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        id: notice-validate
-        run: yarn notice:validate
-
-      - name: Run unit tests group ${{ matrix.group }} with coverage
-        id: unit-tests
-        run: yarn test:jest:ci:coverage  --ci-group=${{ matrix.group }}
-
-      - name: Run mocha tests with coverage
-        # ciGroup 1 of unit-tests is shorter
-        if: matrix.group == 1
-        id: mocha-tests
-        run: yarn test:mocha:coverage
-
-      - name: Upload Code Coverage
-        id: upload-code-coverage
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        with:
-          directory: ./target/opensearch-dashboards-coverage
-          flags: ${{ matrix.name }}_${{ matrix.group }}
-
-      - name: Run integration tests
-        # ciGroup 1 of unit-tests is shorter
-        if: matrix.group == 1
-        id: integration-tests
-        run: yarn test:jest_integration:ci
 
   functional-tests:
     name: Run functional tests on ${{ matrix.name }} (ciGroup${{ matrix.group }})
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        group: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
+        os: [windows-latest]
+        group: [1]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            name: Linux
           - os: windows-latest
             name: Windows
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -209,8 +111,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Chrome (Windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: |
-          Remove-Item -Path 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application' -Force
-          mklink /J 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application' ${{steps.download-chrome.outputs.path}}
+          rmdir "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application" /S /Q
+          mklink /J "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application" ${{steps.download-chrome.outputs.path}}
 
       - name: Run bootstrap (Linux)
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
@@ -240,176 +142,4 @@ jobs:
             test/*/failure_debug/
             test/*/screenshots/
 
-  build-min-artifact-tests:
-    name: Build min release artifacts on ${{ matrix.name }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            name: Linux x64
-            ext: tar.gz
-            suffix: linux-x64
-            script: build-platform --linux --skip-os-packages
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            name: Linux ARM64
-            ext: tar.gz
-            suffix: linux-arm64
-            script: build-platform --linux-arm --skip-os-packages
-          - os: windows-latest
-            name: Windows x64
-            ext: zip
-            suffix: windows-x64
-            script: build-platform --windows --skip-os-packages
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: ./artifacts
-    steps:
-      - name: Configure git's autocrlf (Windows only)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          git config --global core.autocrlf false
-        working-directory: .
-
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./artifacts
-
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: './artifacts/.nvmrc'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-
-      - name: Setup Yarn
-        run: |
-          npm uninstall -g yarn
-          npm i -g yarn@1.22.10
-          yarn config set network-timeout 1000000 -g
-
-      - name: Configure Yarn Cache (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        run: echo "YARN_CACHE_LOCATION=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Initialize Yarn Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.YARN_CACHE_LOCATION }}
-          key: yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            yarn-
-
-      - name: Get package version (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          echo "VERSION=$(yarn --silent pkg-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Get artifact build name (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          echo "ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME=opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.suffix }}.${{ matrix.ext }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Get package version (Windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          echo "VERSION=$(yarn --silent pkg-version)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Get artifact build name (Windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          echo "ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME=opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.suffix }}.${{ matrix.ext }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Run bootstrap
-        run: yarn osd bootstrap
-
-      - name: Build `${{ matrix.name }}`
-        run: yarn ${{ matrix.script }} --release
-
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: success()
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.suffix }}-${{ env.VERSION }}
-          path: ./artifacts/target/${{ env.ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME }}
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  bwc-tests:
-    needs: [build-min-artifact-tests]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: docker://opensearchstaging/ci-runner:ci-runner-rockylinux8-opensearch-dashboards-integtest-v2
-      options: --user 1001
-    name: Run backwards compatibility tests
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: ./artifacts
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        version: [osd-2.0.0, osd-2.1.0, osd-2.2.0, osd-2.3.0, osd-2.4.0, osd-2.5.0, osd-2.6.0, osd-2.7.0]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: ./artifacts
-
-      - run: echo Running backwards compatibility tests for version ${{ matrix.version }}
-      - run: echo [NOTE] These tests will be ran using Linux x64 release builds without security
-
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: './artifacts/.nvmrc'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-
-      - name: Setup Yarn
-        run: |
-          npm uninstall -g yarn
-          npm i -g yarn@1.22.10
-          yarn config set network-timeout 1000000 -g
-
-      - name: Get package version
-        run: |
-          echo "VERSION=$(yarn --silent pkg-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Set OpenSearch URL
-        run: |
-          echo "OPENSEARCH_URL=https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch/opensearch-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Verify if OpenSearch is available for version
-        id: verify-opensearch-exists
-        run: |
-          if curl -I -L ${{ env.OPENSEARCH_URL }}; then
-            echo "::set-output name=version-exists::true"
-          fi
 
-      - name: Skipping tests
-        if: steps.verify-opensearch-exists.outputs.version-exists != 'true'
-        run: echo Tests were skipped because an OpenSearch release build does not exist for this version yet!
-
-      - name: Setting environment variable to run tests for ${{ matrix.version }}
-        if: steps.verify-opensearch-exists.outputs.version-exists == 'true'
-        run: echo "BWC_VERSIONS=${{ matrix.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Download OpenSearch Dashboards
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        id: download
-        with:
-          name: linux-x64-${{ env.VERSION }}
-          path: ./artifacts/
-        if: steps.verify-opensearch-exists.outputs.version-exists == 'true'
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.verify-opensearch-exists.outputs.version-exists == 'true'
-        run: |
-          yarn test:bwc -s false -o ${{ env.OPENSEARCH_URL }} -d ${{ steps.download.outputs.download-path }}/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz -v ${{ matrix.version }}
-
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: ${{ failure() && steps.verify-opensearch-exists.outputs.version-exists == 'true' }}
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.version }}-test-failures
-          path: |
-            ./artifacts/bwc_tmp/test/cypress/videos/*
-            ./artifacts/bwc_tmp/test/cypress/screenshots/*
-            ./artifacts/bwc_tmp/test/cypress/results/*
-          retention-days: 1