diff --git a/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
index ba8b6ea0ed0..7300921441f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
@@ -13,20 +13,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Build examples
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v4.2", "release-v4.3", "release-v4.4", "release-v5.0"]
+        idf_ver: ["latest", "release-v4.3", "release-v4.4", "release-v5.0"]
         example: ["pppos_client", "modem_console", "modem_tcp_client", "ap_to_pppos", "simple_cmux_client"]
         exclude:
-          - idf_ver: "release-v4.2"
-            example: simple_cmux_client
-          - idf_ver: "release-v4.2"
-            example: modem_tcp_client
           - idf_ver: "release-v4.3"
             example: modem_tcp_client
           - idf_ver: "release-v4.4"
             example: modem_tcp_client
         include:
-          - idf_ver: "release-v4.2"
-            skip_config: usb
           - idf_ver: "release-v4.3"
             skip_config: usb
           - idf_ver: "release-v5.0"