diff --git a/.github/actions/build-libmysqlclient/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-libmysqlclient/action.yml
index bab2bc544a128..632c1e8ea16b5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-libmysqlclient/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-libmysqlclient/action.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ inputs:
     required: false
   libmysql:
     required: true
-  withMysqli:
-    required: true
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -21,13 +19,11 @@ runs:
         wget -nv $URL
         tar -xf $LIBMYSQL --strip-components=1 -C $MYSQL_DIR
         PDO_MYSQL=${MYSQL_DIR}
-        ${{ inputs.withMysqli == 'true' && 'MYSQLI=${MYSQL_DIR}/bin/mysql_config' || '' }}
         ./buildconf --force
         ./configure ${{ inputs.configurationParameters }} \
           --enable-option-checking=fatal \
           --disable-all \
           --enable-pdo \
-          --with-pdo-mysql=${PDO_MYSQL} \
-          ${{ inputs.withMysqli == 'true' && '--with-mysqli=${MYSQLI}' || '' }}
+          --with-pdo-mysql=${PDO_MYSQL}
         make clean
         make -j$(/usr/bin/nproc) >/dev/null
diff --git a/.github/actions/test-libmysqlclient/action.yml b/.github/actions/test-libmysqlclient/action.yml
index 74474225e6705..185e909f96583 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test-libmysqlclient/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test-libmysqlclient/action.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 name: Test libmysqlclient
-inputs:
-  withMysqli:
-    required: true
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - shell: bash
       run: |
         set -x
-        ${{ inputs.withMysqli == 'true' && 'export MYSQL_TEST_USER=root' || '' }}
-        ${{ inputs.withMysqli == 'true' && 'export MYSQL_TEST_PASSWD=root' || '' }}
         export PDO_MYSQL_TEST_DSN="mysql:host=127.0.0.1;dbname=test"
         export PDO_MYSQL_TEST_HOST=127.0.0.1
         export PDO_MYSQL_TEST_USER=root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 00e2cbb43c233..b898ed34515bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ on:
       community_verify_type_inference:
         required: true
         type: boolean
-      libmysqlclient_with_mysqli:
-        required: true
-        type: boolean
       run_alpine:
         required: true
         type: boolean
@@ -854,25 +851,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build mysql-8.0
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-libmysqlclient
         with:
-          configurationParameters: ${{ !inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli && '--enable-werror' || '' }}
+          configurationParameters: '--enable-werror'
           libmysql: mysql-8.0.37-linux-glibc2.28-x86_64.tar.xz
-          withMysqli: ${{ inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli }}
       - name: Test mysql-8.0
         uses: ./.github/actions/test-libmysqlclient
-        with:
-          withMysqli: ${{ inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli }}
       - name: Build mysql-8.4
-        if: ${{ !inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-libmysqlclient
         with:
-          configurationParameters: ${{ !inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli && '--enable-werror' || '' }}
+          configurationParameters: '--enable-werror'
           libmysql: mysql-8.4.0-linux-glibc2.28-x86_64.tar.xz
-          withMysqli: ${{ inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli }}
       - name: Test mysql-8.4
-        if: ${{ !inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/test-libmysqlclient
-        with:
-          withMysqli: ${{ inputs.libmysqlclient_with_mysqli }}
       - name: Verify generated files are up to date
         uses: ./.github/actions/verify-generated-files
   PECL:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/root.yml b/.github/workflows/root.yml
index 767a853e7c8ff..6958a9cd4147b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/root.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/root.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         || '22.04' }}
       branch: ${{ matrix.branch.ref }}
       community_verify_type_inference: ${{ (matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 4) || matrix.branch.version[0] >= 9 }}
-      libmysqlclient_with_mysqli: ${{ (matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] == 1) }}
       run_alpine: ${{ (matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 4) || matrix.branch.version[0] >= 9 }}
       run_linux_ppc64: ${{ (matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 4) || matrix.branch.version[0] >= 9 }}
       run_macos_arm64: ${{ (matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 4) || matrix.branch.version[0] >= 9 }}
@@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ jobs:
         || '22.04' }}
       windows_version: '2022'
       vs_crt_version: ${{ ((matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 4) && 'vs17') || 'vs16' }}
-      skip_laravel: ${{ matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] == 1 }}
+      skip_laravel: false
       symfony_version: ${{ (((matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 4) || matrix.branch.version[0] >= 9) && '8.1') || '7.4' }}
-      skip_wordpress: ${{ matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] == 1 }}
+      skip_wordpress: false
       variation_enable_zend_max_execution_timers: ${{ (matrix.branch.version[0] == 8 && matrix.branch.version[1] >= 3) || matrix.branch.version[0] >= 9 }}
     secrets: inherit