diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
index 466dfc3071e2..6fb93424ddfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-tests.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
     branches: [ main ]
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*'
-  pull_request:
 
 # Do not cancel this workflow on main. See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pull/16616
 concurrency:
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   setup-environment:
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     outputs:
       loadtest_matrix: ${{ steps.splitloadtest.outputs.loadtest_matrix }}
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./.github/workflows/scripts/setup_e2e_tests.sh
 
   loadtest:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     needs: [setup-environment]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false