diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cbb6732073..d6de5bb91f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -552,9 +552,6 @@ workflows:
       # This unfortunately will only fire if all the tests pass because of how `requires` works
       - coveralls_merge:
           requires:
-            - test_parity_http_websocket
-            - test_parity_mox
-            - test_geth_http_websocket
             - test_geth_mox
       - credo:
           requires:
@@ -572,8 +569,7 @@ workflows:
             - eslint
             - jest
             - sobelow
-            - test_parity_http_websocket
-            - test_parity_mox
+            # This makes these synchronous, instead of asynchronous
             - test_geth_http_websocket
             - test_geth_mox
       - dialyzer:
@@ -599,10 +595,13 @@ workflows:
             - build
       - test_parity_mox:
           requires:
-            - build
+            # This makes these synchronous, instead of asynchronous
+            - test_parity_http_websocket
       - test_geth_http_websocket:
           requires:
-            - build
+            # This makes these synchronous, instead of asynchronous
+            - test_parity_mox
       - test_geth_mox:
           requires:
-            - build
+            # This makes these synchronous, instead of asynchronous
+            - test_geth_http_websocket