diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2fcdd99f45..7dfb30b72c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,22 +15,6 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
 
-  linux:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/linuxWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  codecheck:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/codecheckWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
   mac:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/macWF.yml
     secrets: inherit
-        
-  docker:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/dockerWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  conda:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/condaWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
index 3ba17ad760..4c2394e834 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
@@ -50,32 +50,26 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         sudo port -N -d test plumed ${{ matrix.variant }}
-    - name: Run python tests
-      run: |
-        for p in $PYVERS ; do
-          sudo port test $p-plumed
-        done
+    # - name: Run python tests
+      # run: |
+        # for p in $PYVERS ; do
+          # sudo port test $p-plumed
+        # done
+    #THIS WILL BE REMOVED    
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py310-plumed
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py39-plumed  
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py38-plumed
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py37-plumed        
 
-  macsimple:
-    runs-on: macos-11
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set paths
-      run: |
-        echo "$HOME/opt/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        echo "CPATH=$HOME/opt/include:$CPATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "INCLUDE=$HOME/opt/include:$INCLUDE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/opt/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/opt/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Build PLUMED
-      run: |
-        brew update > /dev/null
-        brew install gawk
-        ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix="$HOME/opt"
-        make -j 4
-        make install
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: |
-         make --no-print-directory -C regtest
-         # these can fail for numerical reasons
-         make -C regtest checkfail
+    - name: Archive test results
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      if: always()
+#Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_runner_work_plumed2_plumed2_macports_python_py-plumed/py37-plumed/main.log for details.
+      with:
+          name: pytestLog
+          path: |
+            /opt/local/var/macports/logs