diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 35904b7..cd1315b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ on:
     branches: [main, next]
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    name: Test
+  ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -21,40 +21,17 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: 'npm'
 
-
-
-      - name: Check package.json deps
-        run: node scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build
-
       - name: Lint
         run: npm run lint
 
-      - name: Test with coverage
-        run: npm test
-
-  typecheck:
-    name: Type Check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '22'
-          cache: 'npm'
-
-
-
-      - name: Check package.json deps
-        run: node scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
       - name: Type check
         run: npx tsc --noEmit
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: npm test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fe4f99c..c0c999a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     concurrency:
       group: deploy-${{github.ref}}
       cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88e4360..ebadc84 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
     "benchmark": "npm run build && node benchmark.js",
     "lint": "eslint . --fix",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "validate": "npm run check:package-json && npm run build && npm run lint && npm test",
-    "check:package-json": "node scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs"
+    "validate": "npm run build && npm run lint && npm test"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "typescript": ">=5.0.0"
diff --git a/scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs b/scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dec517..0000000
--- a/scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-/**
- * Fail if package.json declares file: or file:// dependency specs.
- * Canonical copy: infra/ci-cd/check-no-file-deps.mjs
- * Service repos ship an identical copy at scripts/check-no-file-deps.mjs for CI.
- *
- * Local monorepo dev uses npm link — never commit file: paths.
- */
-import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { join } from "node:path";
-
-const DEP_FIELDS = [
-  "dependencies",
-  "devDependencies",
-  "optionalDependencies",
-  "peerDependencies",
-  "overrides",
-];
-
-const pkgPath = join(process.cwd(), "package.json");
-let pkg;
-try {
-  pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf8"));
-} catch (err) {
-  console.error(`check-no-file-deps: failed to read ${pkgPath}: ${err.message}`);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-const violations = [];
-
-function isFileSpec(value) {
-  return typeof value === "string" && (value.startsWith("file:") || value.startsWith("file://"));
-}
-
-function checkDeps(deps, path) {
-  if (!deps || typeof deps !== "object" || Array.isArray(deps)) {
-    return;
-  }
-  for (const [name, version] of Object.entries(deps)) {
-    if (isFileSpec(version)) {
-      violations.push(`${path}.${name}: ${JSON.stringify(version)}`);
-    } else if (version && typeof version === "object") {
-      checkDeps(version, `${path}.${name}`);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-for (const field of DEP_FIELDS) {
-  checkDeps(pkg[field], field);
-}
-
-if (violations.length > 0) {
-  console.error("package.json must not use file: or file:// dependency specs.");
-  console.error("Use npm link for local development instead.");
-  for (const v of violations) {
-    console.error(`  ${v}`);
-  }
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-console.log("check-no-file-deps: ok");