diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e10fe5733..23d36fe7f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -5,34 +5,10 @@ workflows:
   version: 2
   test_build_deploy:
     jobs:
-      - pipenv_install_36:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
-      - pip_install_36:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
-      - pipenv_install_37:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
-      - validate_reqs_files:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
       - pip_install_37:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
-      - pipenv_install_38:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
-      - pip_install_38:
-          filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /.*/
       - contracts:
           context: "NuCypher Tests"
           filters:
@@ -223,6 +199,14 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
+      - pipenv_install_38:
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+      - pip_install_38:
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
       - statistical_tests:
           filters:
             tags: