diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
index b3414f09e6..7f9a1e7835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -96,38 +96,38 @@ jobs:
           name: release_notes_bins
           path: ./release_notes_bins/
 
-  validate-nix-flake:
-    name: Validate Nix Flake
-    needs: start-gate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    env:
-      TEST_TGS_VERSION: "6.17.0" # Version we use here doesn't matter as it won't be executed. Just used to download a zip and calc hash
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Native Packages # Name checked in rerunFlakyTests.js
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y xmlstarlet
-
-      - name: Setup Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
-        with:
-          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
-
-      - name: Checkout (Branch)
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
-
-      - name: Checkout (PR Merge)
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        if: github.event_name != 'push' && github.event_name != 'schedule'
-        with:
-          ref: "refs/pull/${{ inputs.pull_request_number }}/merge"
-
-      - name: Check Flake
-        run: |
-          cd build/package/nix
-          nix flake check
+#  validate-nix-flake:
+#    name: Validate Nix Flake
+#    needs: start-gate
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    timeout-minutes: 20
+#    env:
+#      TEST_TGS_VERSION: "6.17.0" # Version we use here doesn't matter as it won't be executed. Just used to download a zip and calc hash
+#    steps:
+#      - name: Install Native Packages # Name checked in rerunFlakyTests.js
+#        run: |
+#          sudo apt-get update
+#          sudo apt-get install -y xmlstarlet
+#
+#      - name: Setup Nix
+#        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+#        with:
+#          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
+#
+#      - name: Checkout (Branch)
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#        if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule'
+#
+#      - name: Checkout (PR Merge)
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#        if: github.event_name != 'push' && github.event_name != 'schedule'
+#        with:
+#          ref: "refs/pull/${{ inputs.pull_request_number }}/merge"
+#
+#      - name: Check Flake
+#        run: |
+#          cd build/package/nix
+#          nix flake check
 
   code-scanning:
     name: Run CodeQL
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ jobs:
         check-winget-pr-template,
         efcore-version-match,
         code-scanning,
-        validate-nix-flake,
+        #validate-nix-flake, #TODO: Remove once
       ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/v7-release-checklist.md b/v7-release-checklist.md
index 2979b631d0..bdc5c4072b 100644
--- a/v7-release-checklist.md
+++ b/v7-release-checklist.md
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 - [ ] Disable `TgsNetPreviewBuild` in Version.props
 - [ ] Fix dependencies in debian build-package.sh and control
 - [ ] Remove OD SDK install steps for linux unit tests, codeql, and deb build in ci-pipeline.yml
+- [ ] Restore nix build validation and hash regeneration