diff --git a/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/ee.yml b/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/ee.yml
index f507df4c..d8d3248d 100644
--- a/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/ee.yml
+++ b/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/ee.yml
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ runtest:
   container:
     options: '-e ACTIVE_THEME=apex'
     method: 'run'
-    file: 'source/composer.json'
-    backup: true
+  composer:
     transform: |
       {
           "require-dev": {
@@ -125,8 +124,6 @@ runtest:
               }
           }
       }
-    update: true
-    update_options: '--no-interaction'
   # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
   additional_options: '--filter "/^((?!(testFrontendVAT)).)*$/" --exclude-group quarantine,varnish,paypal_buyerlogin,paypal_external,paypal_graphql,adminFunctionality,flow_theme'
   coverage:
diff --git a/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/pe.yml b/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/pe.yml
index 122975f8..d473cc88 100644
--- a/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/pe.yml
+++ b/.github/oxid-esales/defaults/pe.yml
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ runtest:
     options: '-e ACTIVE_THEME=apex'
     method: 'run'
   composer:
-    file: 'source/composer.json'
-    backup: true
     transform: |
       {
           "require-dev": {
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@ runtest:
               }
           }
       }
-    update: true
-    update_options: '--no-interaction'
   # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
   additional_options: '--filter "/^((?!(testFrontendVAT)).)*$/" --exclude-group quarantine,varnish,paypal_buyerlogin,paypal_external,paypal_graphql,adminFunctionality,flow_theme'
   coverage: