diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 565dad5c42..2be0d5f6a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.process-diff.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
-      - run: pkgx --sync
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         id: get-diff
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         id: process-diff
         env:
           PKGX_PANTRY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          PKGX_PANTRY_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           if [ -n "${{ steps.get-diff.outputs.diff }}" ]; then
             for x in ${{ steps.get-diff.outputs.diff }}; do
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ matrix.pkg }} ${{ matrix.platform.tinyname }}
     env:
       PKGX_PANTRY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      PKGX_PANTRY_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
         with:
           PKGX_DIR: /opt
-      - run: pkgx --sync
 
       - uses: pkgxdev/brewkit/build@v1
         id: build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
index 6d906a2bb6..ea89663901 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       arch: ${{ steps.build.outputs.arch }}
     env:
       PKGX_PANTRY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      PKGX_PANTRY_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
         with:
           PKGX_DIR: /opt
-      - run: pkgx --sync
 
       - uses: pkgxdev/brewkit/build@v1
         with:
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
     container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     env:
       PKGX_PANTRY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      PKGX_PANTRY_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
     steps:
       # pkgxdev/setup no longer seeds the base, and many tests
       # expect libc6-dev and possibly other base libraries.
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
-      - run: pkgx --sync
 
       - uses: pkgxdev/brewkit/download-build-artifact@v1
         with:
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ jobs:
       PREFIX: ${{ needs.build.outputs.project }}/${{ needs.build.outputs.platform }}/${{ needs.build.outputs.arch }}/v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.tar.${{ matrix.compression }}
     steps:
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
-      - run: pkgx --sync
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: us-east-1
 
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
-      - run: pkgx --sync
 
       - name: generate versions.txt
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
index 7ada261701..765786fb85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
       pkg: ${{ steps.id.outputs.pkg-json }}
     steps:
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
-      - run: pkgx --sync
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: .github/scripts/get-matrix.ts ${{ inputs.pkg }}
         id: matrix
diff --git a/.github/workflows/restock.yml b/.github/workflows/restock.yml
index d03b250002..beb9d273f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/restock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/restock.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       versions: ${{ steps.inventory.outputs.versions }}
     steps:
       - uses: pkgxdev/setup@v4
-      - run: pkgx --sync
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: ./.github/scripts/inventory.ts ${{ inputs.project }}
         id: inventory