diff --git a/.github/workflows/ficus.yml b/.github/workflows/ficus.yml
index fcac131d7..71b7b2f68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ficus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ficus.yml
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ jobs:
         name: Build generic toolchain
         run: source env.sh && toolchain_scripts/build-all.sh && ccache -s
 
-      - if: ${{ steps.cache-toolchain.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-        name: Strip toolchain
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: find toolchain -type f | xargs strip
-
       - name: Save generic toolchain
         id: cache-toolchain-save
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4
@@ -88,11 +83,6 @@ jobs:
         name: Build ficus toolchain s1
         run: source ${{github.workspace}}/env.sh && ${{github.workspace}}/ficus-toolchain/build-all.sh s1only && ccache -s
 
-      - if: ${{ steps.cache-toolchain-s1.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-        name: Strip toolchain
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: find toolchain -type f | xargs strip
-
       - name: Save s1 toolchain
         id: cache-toolchain-s1-save
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4