diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c420a976..cb85ffe6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
   ci_setuptools:
     # Integration testing with setuptools
+    if: ${{ false }}  # disabled for deprecation warnings
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python: