diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 33cf544..ac65030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ on:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
-defaults:
- run:
-  working-directory: ./optd-persistent
 name: check
 jobs:
   fmt:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d6253a0..565c9eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ on:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
-defaults:
- run:
-  working-directory: ./optd-persistent
 name: test
 jobs:
   required: