diff --git a/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml b/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
index 3532902c78..a04122203e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'packages to cache'
     required: false
     type: string
-    default: 'dist nxcache'
   persistent-packages:
     description: 'cache key'
     required: false
     type: string
-    default: 'nxcache'
   cache-key-suffix:
     description: 'cache key suffix'
     required: false
@@ -28,9 +26,9 @@ runs:
         packages=( $(echo ${{ inputs.packages }}) )
         for i in "${packages[@]}"; do
           echo "downloading current run cache artifacts from ${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz"
-          time aws s3 cp --no-progress s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz $i.tar.gz
+          aws s3 cp --no-progress s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz $i.tar.gz
           du -h $i.tar.gz
-          time tar xzf $i.tar.gz
+          tar xzf $i.tar.gz
         done
     - name: download and extract persistent cache artifacts from s3
       shell: bash
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ runs:
           cache_exists=$(aws s3 ls $REMOTE_FILE_PATH > /dev/null)
           if [ $cache_exists  -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "downloading persistent cache artifacts from $REMOTE_FILE_PATH"
-            time aws s3 cp --no-progress REMOTE_FILE_PATH $i.tar.gz
+            aws s3 cp --no-progress REMOTE_FILE_PATH $i.tar.gz
             du -h $i.tar.gz
             tar xzf $i.tar.gz
           else
diff --git a/.github/actions/upload-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml b/.github/actions/upload-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
index 71be8dc52b..600782d1e2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/upload-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/upload-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ runs:
         packages=( $(echo ${{ inputs.packages }}) )
         for i in "${packages[@]}"; do
           echo "processing $i"
-          time tar czf $i.tar.gz $i
+          tar czf $i.tar.gz $i
           echo "package size: $(du -h $i.tar.gz)"
           echo "uploading current run artifacts to ${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz"
-          time aws s3 cp --no-progress $i.tar.gz s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz
+          aws s3 cp --no-progress $i.tar.gz s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz
         done
     - name: tar and upload persistent cache artifacts
       shell: bash
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ runs:
         fi
         packages=( $(echo ${{ inputs.persistent-packages }}) )
         for i in "${packages[@]}"; do
-          time tar czf $i.tar.gz $i
+          tar czf $i.tar.gz $i
           du -h $i.tar.gz
           echo "pushing persistent cache to $REMOTE_PATH"
-          time aws s3 cp --no-progress $i.tar.gz s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz
+          aws s3 cp --no-progress $i.tar.gz s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz
         done