diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 98c8d944..499252e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       always() &&
       (needs.unit-tests.result == 'success' || needs.unit-tests.result == 'skipped') &&
       (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.run_connectivity_tests) &&
-      vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_ethereum != ''
+      vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_avalanche != ''
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run connectivity tests
       env:
-        # EVM chains only — publicly reachable endpoints
-        # UTXO chains (bitcoin, bcash, dogecoin, litecoin, zcash) are tested
-        # on the dev server where internal backends are reachable.
-        BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_ethereum: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_ethereum }}
-        BB_RPC_URL_WS_ethereum: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_WS_ethereum }}
+        # EVM chains with publicly reachable endpoints only.
+        # Ethereum is excluded until a public RPC URL is available.
+        # UTXO chains are tested on the dev server where internal backends are reachable.
         BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_bsc: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_bsc }}
         BB_RPC_URL_WS_bsc: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_WS_bsc }}
         BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_avalanche: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_avalanche }}
@@ -78,8 +76,9 @@ jobs:
         BB_RPC_URL_WS_base: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_WS_base }}
       run: |
         # Default to EVM-only coins (publicly reachable from GitHub runners).
+        # Ethereum excluded — no public RPC URL available yet.
         # UTXO chains use internal backends and are tested on the dev server.
-        EVM_COINS="avalanche|bsc|arbitrum|base|ethereum|optimism|polygon"
+        EVM_COINS="avalanche|bsc|arbitrum|base|optimism|polygon"
         FILTER="${{ inputs.coin_filter }}"
         FILTER="${FILTER:-$EVM_COINS}"
         make test-connectivity ARGS="-run 'TestIntegration/($FILTER)=.*/connectivity'"
@@ -102,10 +101,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run integration tests
       env:
-        # EVM chains only — publicly reachable endpoints
-        # UTXO chains are tested on the dev server where internal backends are reachable.
-        BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_ethereum: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_ethereum }}
-        BB_RPC_URL_WS_ethereum: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_WS_ethereum }}
+        # EVM chains with publicly reachable endpoints only.
+        # Ethereum excluded until a public RPC URL is available.
         BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_bsc: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_bsc }}
         BB_RPC_URL_WS_bsc: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_WS_bsc }}
         BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_avalanche: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_HTTP_avalanche }}
@@ -120,7 +117,8 @@ jobs:
         BB_RPC_URL_WS_base: ${{ vars.BB_RPC_URL_WS_base }}
       run: |
         # Default to EVM-only coins (publicly reachable from GitHub runners).
-        EVM_COINS="avalanche|bsc|arbitrum|base|ethereum|optimism|polygon"
+        # Ethereum excluded — no public RPC URL available yet.
+        EVM_COINS="avalanche|bsc|arbitrum|base|optimism|polygon"
         FILTER="${{ inputs.coin_filter }}"
         FILTER="${FILTER:-$EVM_COINS}"
         make test-integration ARGS="-run 'TestIntegration/($FILTER)=.*/' -v"