diff --git a/.github/workflows/quicktest-dev-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/quicktest-dev-pr.yml
index 0233a81ba06dc701a3a4579b9a5bd3ce17e47d04..fff5b9618de9c2e223c86bc9add2cf3990c5fb78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quicktest-dev-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quicktest-dev-pr.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     name: Run quicktest on PR branch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py b/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py
index 35be815743d9625544cbe5b64396c7041f67ea71..c34a6880be03a184f89290d106b8464012e548f6 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py
@@ -185,11 +185,6 @@ def test_end2end_vitis_cnv_w1a1_build():
             strategy=VitisOptStrategy.BUILD_SPEED,
         )
     )
-    model = model.transform(AnnotateResources("synth"))
-    warnings.warn(
-        "Post-synthesis resources (excluding shell): "
-        + model.get_metadata_prop("res_total_synth")
-    )
     model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_vitis_cnv_w1a1_build.onnx")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_tfc_w1a1.py b/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_tfc_w1a1.py
index d6ea7aeea1de572ee7c2e5c14baef1efe6c329eb..7fe44ae4c7daca0a19cd041e03e7a2a2ffcc1a54 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_tfc_w1a1.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_vitis_end2end_tfc_w1a1.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ from finn.transformation.infer_data_layouts import InferDataLayouts
 from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.make_deployment import DeployToPYNQ
 from pkgutil import get_data
 from finn.core.onnx_exec import execute_onnx
-from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.annotate_resources import AnnotateResources
 import warnings
 
 build_dir = "/tmp/" + os.environ["FINN_INST_NAME"]
@@ -172,11 +171,6 @@ def test_end2end_vitis_tfc_w1a1_build():
             strategy=VitisOptStrategy.BUILD_SPEED,
         )
     )
-    model = model.transform(AnnotateResources("synth"))
-    warnings.warn(
-        "Post-synthesis resources (excluding shell): "
-        + model.get_metadata_prop("res_total_synth")
-    )
     model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_vitis_tfc_w1a1_build.onnx")