diff --git a/.github/actions/job-end/action.yml b/.github/actions/job-end/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 51b4f4d7..00000000
--- a/.github/actions/job-end/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-name: job-end
-description: "Save a job status"
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - run: echo "success" > run_result
-      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/job-start/action.yml b/.github/actions/job-start/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc4d0642..00000000
--- a/.github/actions/job-start/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: job-start
-description: "Setup a job status"
-outputs:
-  run_result:
-    value: ${{ steps.run_result.outputs.run_result }}
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Restore the previous run result
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: run_result
-        key: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
-        restore-keys: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
-    - name: Set run_result to default or use cached value
-      id: run_result
-      run: echo "::set-output name=run_result::$(cat run_result 2>/dev/null || echo 'default')"
-      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml
index b6193c5f..59efb5b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Check commits of each submodule
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         run: .github/scripts/check-commit.sh
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   tutorial-setup-check:
     name: tutorial-setup-check
@@ -49,12 +45,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Check that the tutorial-setup patches apply
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         run: scripts/tutorial-setup.sh
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   documentation-check:
     name: documentation-check
@@ -65,19 +57,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Check that documentation builds with no warnings/errors
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -y
           sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip
           sudo pip3 install -r docs/requirements.txt
           make -C docs html
       - name: Show error log from sphinx if failed
-        if: ${{ steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success' && failure() }}
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: cat /tmp/sphinx-err*.log
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   install-toolchains:
     name: install-toolchains
@@ -88,12 +76,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RISC-V toolchains
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/toolchain-build
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   build-extra-tests:
     name: build-extra-tests
@@ -105,27 +89,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RISC-V toolchains
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/toolchain-build
       - name: Generate keys
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         id: genkey
         run: |
           echo "::set-output name=extra-tests-cache-key::extra-tests-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.sha }}"
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         id: build-extra-tools-cache
         with:
           path: extra-tests-install
           key: ${{ steps.genkey.outputs.extra-tests-cache-key }}
           restore-keys: ${{ steps.genkey.outputs.extra-tests-cache-key }}
       - name: Build extra tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         run: .github/scripts/build-extra-tests.sh
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   install-verilator:
     name: install-verilator
@@ -134,12 +111,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build verilator on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         run: .github/scripts/remote-install-verilator.sh
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   # Sentinel job to simplify how we specify which that basic setup is complete
   #
@@ -161,14 +134,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RTL on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-rtl
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   prepare-chipyard-peripherals:
     name: prepare-chipyard-peripherals
@@ -177,14 +146,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RTL on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-rtl
         with:
           group-key: "group-peripherals"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   prepare-chipyard-accels:
     name: prepare-chipyard-accels
@@ -193,14 +158,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RTL on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-rtl
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   prepare-chipyard-tracegen:
     name: prepare-chipyard-tracegen
@@ -209,14 +170,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RTL on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-rtl
         with:
           group-key: "group-tracegen"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   prepare-chipyard-other:
     name: prepare-chipyard-other
@@ -225,14 +182,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RTL on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-rtl
         with:
           group-key: "group-other"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   prepare-chipyard-fpga:
     name: prepare-chipyard-fpga
@@ -241,15 +194,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Build RTL on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-rtl
         with:
           group-key: "group-fpga"
           build-type: "fpga"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   ##########################################################################
 
@@ -263,15 +212,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
           project-key: "chipyard-rocket"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-hetero-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-hetero-run-tests
@@ -283,15 +228,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
           project-key: "chipyard-hetero"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-boom-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-boom-run-tests
@@ -303,15 +244,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
           project-key: "chipyard-boom"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-cva6-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-cva6-run-tests
@@ -323,15 +260,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
           project-key: "chipyard-cva6"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-ibex-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-ibex-run-tests
@@ -343,15 +276,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
           project-key: "chipyard-ibex"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-sodor-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-sodor-run-tests
@@ -363,15 +292,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-cores"
           project-key: "chipyard-sodor"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-fftgenerator-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-fftgenerator-run-tests
@@ -383,15 +308,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-fftgenerator"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-dmirocket-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-dmirocket-run-tests
@@ -403,15 +324,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-peripherals"
           project-key: "chipyard-dmirocket"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-spiflashwrite-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-spiflashwrite-run-tests
@@ -423,15 +340,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-peripherals"
           project-key: "chipyard-spiflashwrite"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-spiflashread-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-spiflashread-run-tests
@@ -443,15 +356,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-peripherals"
           project-key: "chipyard-spiflashread"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-lbwif-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-lbwif-run-tests
@@ -463,15 +372,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-peripherals"
           project-key: "chipyard-lbwif"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-sha3-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-sha3-run-tests
@@ -483,15 +388,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-sha3"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-streaming-fir-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-streaming-fir-run-tests
@@ -503,15 +404,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-streaming-fir"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-streaming-passthrough-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-streaming-passthrough-run-tests
@@ -523,15 +420,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-streaming-passthrough"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-hwacha-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-hwacha-run-tests
@@ -543,15 +436,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-hwacha"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-gemmini-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-gemmini-run-tests
@@ -563,15 +452,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-gemmini"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   chipyard-nvdla-run-tests:
     name: chipyard-nvdla-run-tests
@@ -583,15 +468,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-accels"
           project-key: "chipyard-nvdla"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   tracegen-boom-run-tests:
     name: tracegen-boom-run-tests
@@ -603,15 +484,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-tracegen"
           project-key: "tracegen-boom"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   tracegen-run-tests:
     name: tracegen-run-tests
@@ -623,15 +500,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-tracegen"
           project-key: "tracegen"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   icenet-run-tests:
     name: icenet-run-tests
@@ -643,15 +516,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-other"
           project-key: "icenet"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   testchipip-run-tests:
     name: testchipip-run-tests
@@ -663,15 +532,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "group-other"
           project-key: "testchipip"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   firesim-run-tests:
     name: firesim-run-tests
@@ -680,16 +545,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "extra-tests"
           project-key: "firesim"
           run-script: "remote-run-firesim-scala-tests.sh"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   fireboom-run-tests:
     name: fireboom-run-tests
@@ -698,16 +559,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "extra-tests"
           project-key: "fireboom"
           run-script: "remote-run-firesim-scala-tests.sh"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   firesim-multiclock-run-tests:
     name: firesim-multiclock-run-tests
@@ -716,16 +573,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-start
-        id: job-start
       - name: Run tests on self-hosted
-        if: steps.job-start.outputs.run_result != 'success'
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           group-key: "extra-tests"
           project-key: "firesim-multiclock"
           run-script: "remote-run-firesim-scala-tests.sh"
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/job-end
 
   # Sentinel job to simplify how we specify which checks need to pass in branch
   # protection and in Mergify