diff --git a/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
index a19fcd5f9f..c20555a08a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
@@ -967,22 +967,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-didc
-      - name: 'Get latest release'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        id: latest-release-tag
-        with:
-          result-encoding: string
-          script: return (await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({owner:"dfinity", repo:"internet-identity"})).data.tag_name;
       - name: "Check canister interface compatibility"
         run: |
-          release="release-2024-05-13"
-          # undo the breaking changes that we _explicitly_ made
-          # remove after the next release
-          # if we accidentally introduced other breaking changes, the patch would no longer apply / fix them
-          # making this job fail.
-          if [ "${{ steps.latest-release-tag.outputs.result }}" == "$release" ]; then
-            echo "Rolling back intentionally made breaking changes $release"
-            git apply allowed_breaking_change.patch
-          fi
           curl -sSL https://github.com/dfinity/internet-identity/releases/latest/download/internet_identity.did -o internet_identity_previous.did
           didc check src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did internet_identity_previous.did
diff --git a/allowed_breaking_change.patch b/allowed_breaking_change.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 35e2dae5b7..0000000000
--- a/allowed_breaking_change.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did b/src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did
-index 0164427a..f8aa40a1 100644
---- a/src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did
-+++ b/src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did
-@@ -542,6 +542,11 @@ service : (opt InternetIdentityInit) -> {
-     fetch_entries: () -> (vec BufferedArchiveEntry);
-     acknowledge_entries: (sequence_number: nat64) -> ();
- 
-+    // Calls used for event stats housekeeping.
-+    // Only callable by the canister itself.
-+    prune_events_if_necessary: () -> ();
-+    inject_prune_event: (timestamp: Timestamp) -> ();
-+
-     // V2 API
-     // WARNING: The following methods are experimental and may change in the future.
-