diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-misc.yml b/.github/workflows/build-misc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c85549b37999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-misc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: Build Misc
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review ]
+  merge_group:
+
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  set-image:
+    # GitHub Actions allows using 'env' in a container context.
+    # However, env variables don't work for forks: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/44322
+    # This workaround sets the container image for each job using 'set-image' job output.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      IMAGE: ${{ steps.set_image.outputs.IMAGE }}
+      RUNNER: ${{ steps.set_runner.outputs.RUNNER }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - id: set_image
+        run: cat .github/env >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - id: set_runner
+        run: |
+          # Run merge queues on persistent runners
+          if [[ $GITHUB_REF_NAME == *"gh-readonly-queue"* ]]; then
+            echo "RUNNER=arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy-persistent" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "RUNNER=arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+  build-runtimes-polkavm:
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    needs: [ set-image ]
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.RUNNER }}
+    container:
+      image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.IMAGE }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check Rust
+        run: |
+          rustup show
+          rustup +nightly show
+
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          SUBSTRATE_RUNTIME_TARGET: riscv
+        run: |
+          forklift cargo check -p minimal-template-runtime
+          forklift cargo check -p westend-runtime
+          forklift cargo check -p rococo-runtime
+          forklift cargo check -p polkadot-test-runtime
+
+  build-subkey:
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    needs: [ set-image ]
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.RUNNER }}
+    container:
+      image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.IMAGE }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check Rust
+        run: |
+          rustup show
+          rustup +nightly show
+
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          SKIP_WASM_BUILD: 1
+        run: |
+          cd ./substrate/bin/utils/subkey
+          forklift cargo build --locked --release
+
+  confirm-required-build-misc-jobs-passed:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: All build misc jobs passed
+    # If any new job gets added, be sure to add it to this array
+    needs:
+      [
+        build-runtimes-polkavm,
+        build-subkey
+      ]
+    steps:
+      - run: echo '### Good job! All the build misc tests passed 🚀' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml b/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
index b93a07bf61f1..5fb9dca38d17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     # We need to set this to rather long to allow the snapshot to be created, but the average time
     # should be much lower.
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    needs: [set-image]
+    needs: [ set-image ]
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.IMAGE }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index ad9d0d1a959d..9aebd83282e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-permissions: {}
+permissions: { }
 
 jobs:
   # temporary disabled because currently doesn't work in merge queue
diff --git a/.github/workflows/command-backport.yml b/.github/workflows/command-backport.yml
index 72da40f19839..1ad68d96a63f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/command-backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/command-backport.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: korthout/backport-action@v3
         id: backport
         with:
-          target_branches: stable2407
+          target_branches: stable2407 stable2409
           merge_commits: skip
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           pull_description: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-subsystem-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-subsystem-benchmarks.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e5b9db0836f3..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-subsystem-benchmarks.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-# The actions takes json file as input and runs github-action-benchmark for it.
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      benchmark-data-dir-path:
-        description: "Path to the benchmark data directory"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      output-file-path:
-        description: "Path to the benchmark data file"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-jobs:
-  subsystem-benchmarks:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: subsystem-benchmarks
-    steps:
-      - name: Validate inputs
-        run: |
-          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark-data-dir-path }}" | grep -P '^[a-z\-]'
-          echo "${{ github.event.inputs.output-file-path }}" | grep -P '^[a-z\-]+\.json'
-
-      - name: Checkout Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: "gh-pages"
-
-      - name: Copy bench results
-        id: step_one
-        run: |
-          cp bench/gitlab/${{ github.event.inputs.output-file-path }} ${{ github.event.inputs.output-file-path }}
-
-      - name: Switch branch
-        id: step_two
-        run: |
-          git checkout master --
-
-      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
-        id: app-token
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.POLKADOTSDK_GHPAGES_APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.POLKADOTSDK_GHPAGES_APP_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Store benchmark result
-        uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1
-        with:
-          tool: "customSmallerIsBetter"
-          name: ${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark-data-dir-path }}
-          output-file-path: ${{ github.event.inputs.output-file-path }}
-          benchmark-data-dir-path: "bench/${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark-data-dir-path }}"
-          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-          auto-push: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/subsystem-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/subsystem-benchmarks.yml
index 7c19b420a6ac..c33c782a731c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/subsystem-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/subsystem-benchmarks.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
   pull_request:
-    types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, closed, labeled ]
+    types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review ]
   merge_group:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ concurrency:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   set-image:
-    # TODO: remove once migration is complete or this workflow is fully stable
-    if: contains(github.event.label.name, 'GHA-migration')
     # GitHub Actions allows using 'env' in a container context.
     # However, env variables don't work for forks: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/44322
     # This workaround sets the container image for each job using 'set-image' job output.
@@ -31,13 +28,11 @@ jobs:
         run: cat .github/env >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   build:
+    timeout-minutes: 80
     needs: [ set-image ]
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-benchmark
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.IMAGE }}
-    env:
-      BENCH_DIR: ./charts/bench/${{ matrix.features.bench }}
-      BENCH_FILE_NAME: ${{ matrix.features.bench }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -57,26 +52,85 @@ jobs:
           rustup +nightly show
 
       - name: Run Benchmarks
-        continue-on-error: true
         id: run-benchmarks
         run: |
-          cargo bench -p ${{ matrix.features.name }} --bench ${{ matrix.features.bench }} --features subsystem-benchmarks || echo "Benchmarks failed"
+          forklift cargo bench -p ${{ matrix.features.name }} --bench ${{ matrix.features.bench }} --features subsystem-benchmarks || echo "Benchmarks failed"
           ls -lsa ./charts
-          mkdir -p $BENCH_DIR || echo "Directory exists"
-          cp charts/${BENCH_FILE_NAME}.json $BENCH_DIR
-          ls -lsa $BENCH_DIR
+          mkdir ./artifacts
+          cp ./charts/${{ matrix.features.bench }}.json ./artifacts/${{ matrix.features.bench }}.json
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.6
+        with:
+          name: ${{matrix.features.bench}}
+          path: ./artifacts
+
+  publish-benchmarks:
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    needs: [ build ]
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    environment: subsystem-benchmarks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.8
+        with:
+          path: ./artifacts
+
+      - name: Setup git
+        run: |
           # Fixes "detected dubious ownership" error in the ci
           git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+          ls -lsR ./artifacts 
+
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.POLKADOTSDK_GHPAGES_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.POLKADOTSDK_GHPAGES_APP_KEY }}
 
-      - name: Publish result to GH Pages
-        if: ${{ steps.run-benchmarks.outcome == 'success' }}
+      - name: Publish ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
         uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1
+        env:
+          BENCH_NAME: availability-recovery-regression-bench
         with:
           tool: "customSmallerIsBetter"
-          name: ${{ env.BENCH_FILE_NAME }}
-          output-file-path: ${{ env.BENCH_DIR }}/${{ env.BENCH_FILE_NAME }}.json
-          benchmark-data-dir-path: ${{ env.BENCH_DIR }}
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          comment-on-alert: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }} # will comment on PRs if regression is detected
-          auto-push: false # TODO: enable when gitlab part is removed  ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+          name: ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          output-file-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}.json
+          benchmark-data-dir-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
 
+      - name: Publish ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+        uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1
+        env:
+          BENCH_NAME: availability-distribution-regression-bench
+        with:
+          tool: "customSmallerIsBetter"
+          name: ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          output-file-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}.json
+          benchmark-data-dir-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - name: Publish ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+        uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1
+        env:
+          BENCH_NAME: approval-voting-regression-bench
+        with:
+          tool: "customSmallerIsBetter"
+          name: ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          output-file-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}.json
+          benchmark-data-dir-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - name: Publish ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+        uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1
+        env:
+          BENCH_NAME: statement-distribution-regression-bench
+        with:
+          tool: "customSmallerIsBetter"
+          name: ${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          output-file-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}.json
+          benchmark-data-dir-path: ./artifacts/${{ env.BENCH_NAME }}
+          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
index 8658e92efc8f..a5de2173a71f 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ build-linux-substrate:
     # tldr: we need to checkout the branch HEAD explicitly because of our dynamic versioning approach while building the substrate binary
     # see https://github.com/paritytech/ci_cd/issues/682#issuecomment-1340953589
     - git checkout -B "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" "$CI_COMMIT_SHA"
-    - !reference [.forklift-cache, before_script]
+    - !reference [ .forklift-cache, before_script ]
   script:
     - time WASM_BUILD_NO_COLOR=1 cargo build --locked --release -p staging-node-cli
     - mv $CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/substrate-node ./artifacts/substrate/substrate
@@ -329,73 +329,6 @@ build-linux-substrate:
     # - printf '\n# building node-template\n\n'
     # - ./scripts/ci/node-template-release.sh ./artifacts/substrate/substrate-node-template.tar.gz
 
-build-runtimes-polkavm:
-  stage: build
-  extends:
-    - .docker-env
-    - .common-refs
-    - .run-immediately
-  script:
-    - SUBSTRATE_RUNTIME_TARGET=riscv cargo check -p minimal-template-runtime
-    - SUBSTRATE_RUNTIME_TARGET=riscv cargo check -p westend-runtime
-    - SUBSTRATE_RUNTIME_TARGET=riscv cargo check -p rococo-runtime
-    - SUBSTRATE_RUNTIME_TARGET=riscv cargo check -p polkadot-test-runtime
-
-.build-subkey:
-  stage: build
-  extends:
-    - .docker-env
-    - .common-refs
-    - .run-immediately
-    # - .collect-artifact
-  variables:
-    # this variable gets overridden by "rusty-cachier environment inject", use the value as default
-    CARGO_TARGET_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/target"
-  before_script:
-    - mkdir -p ./artifacts/subkey
-    - !reference [.forklift-cache, before_script]
-  script:
-    - cd ./substrate/bin/utils/subkey
-    - time SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 cargo build --locked --release
-    # - cd -
-    # - mv $CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/subkey ./artifacts/subkey/.
-    # - echo -n "Subkey version = "
-    # - ./artifacts/subkey/subkey --version |
-    #   sed -n -E 's/^subkey ([0-9.]+.*)/\1/p' |
-    #   tee ./artifacts/subkey/VERSION;
-    # - sha256sum ./artifacts/subkey/subkey | tee ./artifacts/subkey/subkey.sha256
-    # - cp -r ./scripts/ci/docker/subkey.Dockerfile ./artifacts/subkey/
-
-build-subkey-linux:
-  extends: .build-subkey
-  # DAG
-  needs:
-    - job: build-malus
-      artifacts: false
-# tbd
-# build-subkey-macos:
-#   extends: .build-subkey
-#   # duplicating before_script & script sections from .build-subkey hidden job
-#   # to overwrite rusty-cachier integration as it doesn't work on macos
-#   before_script:
-#     # skip timestamp script, the osx bash doesn't support printf %()T
-#     - !reference [.job-switcher, before_script]
-#     - mkdir -p ./artifacts/subkey
-#   script:
-#     - cd ./bin/utils/subkey
-#     - SKIP_WASM_BUILD=1 time cargo build --locked --release
-#     - cd -
-#     - mv ./target/release/subkey ./artifacts/subkey/.
-#     - echo -n "Subkey version = "
-#     - ./artifacts/subkey/subkey --version |
-#       sed -n -E 's/^subkey ([0-9.]+.*)/\1/p' |
-#       tee ./artifacts/subkey/VERSION;
-#     - sha256sum ./artifacts/subkey/subkey | tee ./artifacts/subkey/subkey.sha256
-#     - cp -r ./scripts/ci/docker/subkey.Dockerfile ./artifacts/subkey/
-#   after_script: [""]
-#   tags:
-#     - osx
-
 # bridges
 
 # we need some non-binary artifacts in our bridges+zombienet image
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
index 44cd1933a9cf..5ad9ae9bfb36 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
@@ -62,83 +62,6 @@ publish-rustdoc:
   after_script:
     - rm -rf .git/ ./*
 
-publish-subsystem-benchmarks:
-  stage: publish
-  variables:
-    CI_IMAGE: "paritytech/tools:latest"
-  extends:
-    - .kubernetes-env
-    - .publish-gh-pages-refs
-  needs:
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-availability-recovery
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-availability-distribution
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-approval-voting
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-statement-distribution
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: publish-rustdoc
-      artifacts: false
-  script:
-    # setup ssh
-    - eval $(ssh-agent)
-    - ssh-add - <<< ${GITHUB_SSH_PRIV_KEY}
-    - mkdir ~/.ssh && touch ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-    - ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-    # Set git config
-    - rm -rf .git/config
-    - git config user.email "devops-team@parity.io"
-    - git config user.name "${GITHUB_USER}"
-    - git config remote.origin.url "git@github.com:/paritytech/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}.git"
-    - git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"
-    - git fetch origin gh-pages
-    # Push result to github
-    - git checkout gh-pages --force
-    - mkdir -p bench/gitlab/ || echo "Directory exists"
-    - rm -rf bench/gitlab/*.json || echo "No json files"
-    - cp -r charts/*.json bench/gitlab/
-    - git add bench/gitlab/
-    - git commit -m "Add json files with benchmark results for ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
-    - git push origin gh-pages
-    # artificial sleep to publish gh-pages
-    - sleep 300
-  allow_failure: true
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf .git/ ./*
-
-trigger_workflow:
-  stage: deploy
-  extends:
-    - .kubernetes-env
-    - .publish-gh-pages-refs
-  needs:
-    - job: publish-subsystem-benchmarks
-      artifacts: false
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-availability-recovery
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-availability-distribution
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-approval-voting
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: subsystem-benchmark-statement-distribution
-      artifacts: true
-  script:
-    - echo "Triggering workflow"
-    - >
-      for benchmark in $(ls charts/*.json); do
-        export benchmark_name=$(basename $benchmark);
-        echo "Benchmark: $benchmark_name";
-        export benchmark_dir=$(echo $benchmark_name | sed 's/\.json//');
-        curl -q -X POST \
-              -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-              -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-              https://api.github.com/repos/paritytech/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}/actions/workflows/publish-subsystem-benchmarks.yml/dispatches \
-              -d "{\"ref\":\"refs/heads/master\",\"inputs\":{\"benchmark-data-dir-path\":\"$benchmark_dir\",\"output-file-path\":\"$benchmark_name\"}}";
-        sleep 300;
-      done
-  allow_failure: true
-
 # note: images are used not only in zombienet but also in rococo, wococo and versi
 .build-push-image:
   image: $BUILDAH_IMAGE
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
index 85f6e8dc780b..83af0e6b7b20 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ codecov-start:
     - .pipeline-stopper-artifacts
     - .run-immediately
   script:
-    - !reference [.codecov-check, script]
+    - !reference [ .codecov-check, script ]
     - >
       if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" != "master" ]; then
         codecovcli -v create-commit -t ${CODECOV_TOKEN} -r paritytech/polkadot-sdk --commit-sha ${CI_COMMIT_SHA} --fail-on-error --pr ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} --git-service github;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ codecov-finish:
   needs:
     - test-linux-stable-codecov
   script:
-    - !reference [.codecov-check, script]
+    - !reference [ .codecov-check, script ]
     - codecovcli -v create-report-results -t ${CODECOV_TOKEN} -r paritytech/polkadot-sdk --commit-sha ${CI_COMMIT_SHA} --git-service github
     - codecovcli -v get-report-results -t ${CODECOV_TOKEN} -r paritytech/polkadot-sdk --commit-sha ${CI_COMMIT_SHA} --git-service github
     - codecovcli -v send-notifications -t ${CODECOV_TOKEN} -r paritytech/polkadot-sdk --commit-sha ${CI_COMMIT_SHA} --git-service github
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test-linux-stable-codecov:
   parallel: 2
   script:
     # tools
-    - !reference [.codecov-check, script]
+    - !reference [ .codecov-check, script ]
     - rustup component add llvm-tools-preview
     - mkdir -p target/coverage/result/
     # Place real test call here
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ cargo-check-benches:
       git merge --verbose --no-edit FETCH_HEAD;
       fi
       fi'
-    - !reference [.forklift-cache, before_script]
+    - !reference [ .forklift-cache, before_script ]
   parallel: 2
   script:
     - mkdir -p ./artifacts/benches/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ node-bench-regression-guard:
       artifacts: true
   variables:
     CI_IMAGE: "paritytech/node-bench-regression-guard:latest"
-  before_script: [""]
+  before_script: [ "" ]
   script:
     - if [ $(ls -la artifacts/benches/ | grep master | wc -l) == 0 ]; then
       echo "Couldn't find master artifacts";
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ node-bench-regression-guard:
     - echo "In case of this job failure, check your pipeline's cargo-check-benches"
     - "node-bench-regression-guard --reference artifacts/benches/master-*
       --compare-with artifacts/benches/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
-  after_script: [""]
+  after_script: [ "" ]
 
 # if this fails run `bot update-ui` in the Pull Request or "./scripts/update-ui-tests.sh" locally
 # see ./docs/contributor/CONTRIBUTING.md#ui-tests
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ cargo-check-each-crate-macos:
     # - .collect-artifacts
   before_script:
     # skip timestamp script, the osx bash doesn't support printf %()T
-    - !reference [.job-switcher, before_script]
-    - !reference [.rust-info-script, script]
-    - !reference [.pipeline-stopper-vars, script]
+    - !reference [ .job-switcher, before_script ]
+    - !reference [ .rust-info-script, script ]
+    - !reference [ .pipeline-stopper-vars, script ]
   variables:
     SKIP_WASM_BUILD: 1
   script:
@@ -580,46 +580,3 @@ cargo-hfuzz:
     - cargo hfuzz build
     - for target in $(cargo read-manifest | jq -r '.targets | .[] | .name'); do
       cargo hfuzz run "$target" || { printf "fuzzing failure for %s\n" "$target"; exit 1; }; done
-
-.subsystem-benchmark-template:
-  stage: test
-  artifacts:
-    name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
-    when: always
-    expire_in: 1 hour
-    paths:
-      - charts/
-  extends:
-    - .docker-env
-    - .common-refs
-    - .run-immediately
-  tags:
-    - benchmark
-
-subsystem-benchmark-availability-recovery:
-  extends:
-    - .subsystem-benchmark-template
-  script:
-    - cargo bench -p polkadot-availability-recovery --bench availability-recovery-regression-bench --features subsystem-benchmarks
-  allow_failure: true
-
-subsystem-benchmark-availability-distribution:
-  extends:
-    - .subsystem-benchmark-template
-  script:
-    - cargo bench -p polkadot-availability-distribution --bench availability-distribution-regression-bench --features subsystem-benchmarks
-  allow_failure: true
-
-subsystem-benchmark-approval-voting:
-  extends:
-    - .subsystem-benchmark-template
-  script:
-    - cargo bench -p polkadot-node-core-approval-voting --bench approval-voting-regression-bench --features subsystem-benchmarks
-  allow_failure: true
-
-subsystem-benchmark-statement-distribution:
-  extends:
-    - .subsystem-benchmark-template
-  script:
-    - cargo bench -p polkadot-statement-distribution --bench statement-distribution-regression-bench --features subsystem-benchmarks
-  allow_failure: true