diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yaml
index 3d1484c9..585936ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # test on the minimum and on a more recent version
-        android: [ 21, 33 ]
+        android: [ 21, 28 ]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2.26.0
         with:
           api-level: ${{ matrix.android }}
-          # use target "google_apis" because there are no "default" images for recent Android versions
-          target: google_apis
           arch: x86_64
           force-avd-creation: false
           emulator-options: >-
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2.26.0
         with:
           api-level: ${{ matrix.android }}
-          # use target "google_apis" because there are no "default" images for recent Android versions
-          target: google_apis
           arch: x86_64
           force-avd-creation: false
           emulator-options: >-