diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml
index 3dc9954..d4d923b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml
@@ -67,65 +67,3 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PG_DSN_CANDIDATES: postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/compatdb?sslmode=disable,postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/compatdb?sslmode=disable
         run: python backend/scripts/pg_compat_smoke.py
-
-  backend-alpine-smoke:
-    name: Backend Alpine smoke (PG16)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres:16
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_DB: compatdb
-          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-        ports:
-          - 5432:5432
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U postgres -d compatdb"
-          --health-interval 5s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 20
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Enable pg_stat_statements in service container
-        run: |
-          PG_CID="$(docker ps --filter "ancestor=postgres:16" --format "{{.ID}}" | head -n1)"
-          if [ -z "$PG_CID" ]; then
-            echo "Could not find postgres service container for version 16"
-            docker ps -a
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          echo "Using postgres container: $PG_CID"
-          docker exec "$PG_CID" psql -U postgres -d compatdb -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_stat_statements';"
-          docker restart "$PG_CID"
-
-          for i in $(seq 1 40); do
-            if docker exec "$PG_CID" pg_isready -U postgres -d compatdb; then
-              break
-            fi
-            sleep 2
-          done
-
-          docker exec "$PG_CID" psql -U postgres -d compatdb -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_stat_statements;"
-
-      - name: Build backend image with Alpine base
-        run: |
-          docker build \
-            -f backend/Dockerfile \
-            --build-arg PYTHON_BASE_IMAGE=python:3.13-alpine \
-            -t nexapg-backend-alpine-smoke:ci \
-            ./backend
-
-      - name: Run smoke checks in backend Alpine image
-        env:
-          PG_DSN_CANDIDATES: postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/compatdb?sslmode=disable
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm --network host \
-            -e PG_DSN_CANDIDATES="${PG_DSN_CANDIDATES}" \
-            nexapg-backend-alpine-smoke:ci \
-            python /app/scripts/pg_compat_smoke.py