diff --git a/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Integration_Tests.yml b/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Integration_Tests.yml
index d7c9c6d95746..20d1f4bb60fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Integration_Tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Integration_Tests.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Run IcebergIO Integration Test
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Performance_Tests.yml b/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Performance_Tests.yml
index 40bd43aa17ed..976fbedeadad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Performance_Tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Performance_Tests.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Run IcebergIO Performance Test
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Unit_Tests.yml b/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Unit_Tests.yml
index 1787756ab68b..0d72b0da8597 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Unit_Tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/IO_Iceberg_Unit_Tests.yml
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: run IcebergIO build script
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_AvroIOIT_HDFS.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_AvroIOIT_HDFS.yml
index 5fde65bdccd1..6dfb0634d7f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_AvroIOIT_HDFS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_AvroIOIT_HDFS.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Cdap.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Cdap.yml
index 2848b555185d..3b32129b761c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Cdap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Cdap.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Compressed_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Compressed_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml
index 58b96f7e3526..071577ade0f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Compressed_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Compressed_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_HadoopFormat.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_HadoopFormat.yml
index 03c2732ce4ff..a30ef9aab510 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_HadoopFormat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_HadoopFormat.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_JDBC.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_JDBC.yml
index 2305a779a09c..c65be423d156 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_JDBC.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_JDBC.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Kafka_IO.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Kafka_IO.yml
index 2b620043c37b..39e49db09196 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Kafka_IO.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_Kafka_IO.yml
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ManyFiles_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ManyFiles_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml
index 63b70cb810e9..6329c8ce8f5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ManyFiles_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ManyFiles_TextIOIT_HDFS.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_MongoDBIO_IT.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_MongoDBIO_IT.yml
index 655c61ea373a..e2ce7ed94e5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_MongoDBIO_IT.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_MongoDBIO_IT.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ParquetIOIT_HDFS.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ParquetIOIT_HDFS.yml
index d76dd3061ac8..929d214bd676 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ParquetIOIT_HDFS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_ParquetIOIT_HDFS.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SingleStoreIO.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SingleStoreIO.yml
index f0f7ec1d373f..f842d31fba0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SingleStoreIO.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SingleStoreIO.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ jobs:
           comment_phrase: ${{ matrix.job_phrase }}
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SparkReceiver_IO.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SparkReceiver_IO.yml
index 5872cc332417..ec3bc1a23fd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SparkReceiver_IO.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_SparkReceiver_IO.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_TFRecordIOIT_HDFS.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_TFRecordIOIT_HDFS.yml
index 103775b034ff..f6c0ddece2f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_TFRecordIOIT_HDFS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_TFRecordIOIT_HDFS.yml
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_XmlIOIT_HDFS.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_XmlIOIT_HDFS.yml
index 5808ddad6572..362cbdaedd64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_XmlIOIT_HDFS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_XmlIOIT_HDFS.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_xlang_KafkaIO_Python.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_xlang_KafkaIO_Python.yml
index d4204ab09451..8abc8a3199dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_xlang_KafkaIO_Python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PerformanceTests_xlang_KafkaIO_Python.yml
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
           python-version: default
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_InfluxDbIO_IT.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_InfluxDbIO_IT.yml
index bfbfc6c04119..353f86e082c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_InfluxDbIO_IT.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_InfluxDbIO_IT.yml
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_SingleStoreIO_IT.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_SingleStoreIO_IT.yml
index b6662f3d6595..d185d98edff8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_SingleStoreIO_IT.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_SingleStoreIO_IT.yml
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_StressTests_Java_KafkaIO.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_StressTests_Java_KafkaIO.yml
index e84c49f01478..9e4550338992 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_StressTests_Java_KafkaIO.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_StressTests_Java_KafkaIO.yml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           github_job: ${{ matrix.job_name }} (${{ matrix.job_phrase }})
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
-      - name: Authenticate on GCP
-        id: auth
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-        with:
-          credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-          project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
       - name: Set k8s access
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-k8s-access
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_runner_image.yml b/.github/workflows/build_runner_image.yml
index 703ff6f36b84..0f17a9073daf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_runner_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_runner_image.yml
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-    - name: Authenticate on GCP
-      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-      uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
-      with:
-        credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
-        project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_PROJECT_ID }}
     - name: GCloud Docker credential helper
       run: |
         gcloud auth configure-docker ${{env.docker_registry}}