diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index c794e7b..57d19c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-1'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-2'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-3'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-4'}
 
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}