diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-tests.yaml
index ace6046a51c..fc68954e6c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-tests.yaml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kube-e2e-test-type: ['gateway', 'gloo', 'helm', 'upgrade']
+        kube-e2e-test-type: ['gateway', 'gloo', 'upgrade']
         kube-version: [ { node: 'v1.25.16@sha256:5da57dfc290ac3599e775e63b8b6c49c0c85d3fec771cd7d55b45fae14b38d3b', kubectl: 'v1.25.16', kind: 'v0.20.0', helm: 'v3.13.2' },
                         { node: 'v1.31.0@sha256:53df588e04085fd41ae12de0c3fe4c72f7013bba32a20e7325357a1ac94ba865', kubectl: 'v1.31.0', kind: 'v0.24.0', helm: 'v3.14.4' }]
         image-variant:
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
         #   We should extend the support/usage of those .env files to these other jobs.
         #   The tests are currently in flux, and some of these regression tests are being migrated, so we decided
         #   to limit the scope (and potentially unnecessary work) for now
-        kube-e2e-test-type: ['gateway', 'gloo', 'helm', 'upgrade']
+        kube-e2e-test-type: ['gateway', 'gloo', 'upgrade']
         kube-version: [ { node: 'v1.27.3@sha256:3966ac761ae0136263ffdb6cfd4db23ef8a83cba8a463690e98317add2c9ba72', kubectl: 'v1.27.3', kind: 'v0.20.0', helm: 'v3.13.2' },
                         { node: 'v1.31.0@sha256:53df588e04085fd41ae12de0c3fe4c72f7013bba32a20e7325357a1ac94ba865', kubectl: 'v1.31.0', kind: 'v0.24.0', helm: 'v3.14.4' }]
         image-variant:
diff --git a/changelog/v1.18.0-beta25/remove-helm-nightly.yaml b/changelog/v1.18.0-beta25/remove-helm-nightly.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb4db78d822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v1.18.0-beta25/remove-helm-nightly.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+changelog:
+- type: NON_USER_FACING
+  description: >-
+    Remove helm tests from nightly suite.
+
+    skipCI-kube-tests:true
+    skipCI-docs-build:true