diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff482ac5c..5dc0a69ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ env:
   # Pin the nightly toolchain to prevent breakage.
   # This should be occasionally updated.
   RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN: nightly-2024-12-01
-  ROOT_PATH: .
   CDN: https://dnglbrstg7yg.cloudfront.net
   # enable unstable features for testing
   S2N_UNSTABLE_CRYPTO_OPT_TX: 100
@@ -224,6 +223,10 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-latest
             target: native
             env: S2N_QUIC_PLATFORM_FEATURES_OVERRIDE="mtu_disc,pktinfo,tos,socket_msg" >> $GITHUB_ENV; echo S2N_QUIC_RUN_VERSION_SPECIFIC_TESTS=1
+          - rust: ${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN }}
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            env: RUSTFLAGS="-Zsanitizer=address" RUSTDOCFLAGS="-Zsanitizer=address"
+            args: -Zbuild-std
     steps:
       - uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -272,23 +275,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ${{ matrix.target != 'native' && 'cross' || 'cargo' }} test --workspace ${{ matrix.exclude }} ${{ matrix.target != 'native' && format('--target {0}', matrix.target) || '' }} ${{ matrix.args }}
 
-      - name: Install Nightly toolchain
-        id: toolchain
-        run: |
-          rustup toolchain install ${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN }} --profile minimal
-          rustup override set ${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN }}
-
-      - name: Run Unit Tests under ASAN
-        env:
-          RUSTDOCFLAGS: -Zsanitizer=address
-          RUSTFLAGS: -Zsanitizer=address
-        run: |
-          sudo ln -s $(find /usr/bin/ -maxdepth 1 -name "llvm-symbolizer-*" | sort -V | tail -n 1) /usr/bin/llvm-symbolizer
-          cargo test \
-            -Zbuild-std \
-            --manifest-path ${{ env.ROOT_PATH}}/Cargo.toml \
-            --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-
   fips:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: