diff --git a/.github/workflows/ares-shared.yml b/.github/workflows/ares-shared.yml
index 244017e..7c033f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ares-shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ares-shared.yml
@@ -15,52 +15,32 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      # Determine proper nix platform attribute for runner
-      - name: Determine Nix platform
-        id: set-nix-platform
-        working-directory: .
-        run:
-          .github/scripts/arch/get-runner-arch ${{ runner.arch }} ${{ runner.os }} > $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      # Install nix, required by nix-shell-action
-      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v23
-        name: Install Nix
+      # Install Rust
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          extra_nix_config: "extra-experimental-features = nix-command flakes"
-
-      - name: Set cache key for dev env
-        id: set-cache-key
-        run: |
-          echo "Determining devshell path for platform ${{ steps.set-nix-platform.outputs.nix-arch }}"
-          echo "nix-devshell-path=$(nix eval --raw ".#devShells.${{ steps.set-nix-platform.outputs.nix-arch }}.default.outPath")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache nix build artifacts
-        id: nix-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      
+      # Cache Rust build artifacts
+      - name: Cache Rust build artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: |
-            nix-devshell.nixstore
-          key: nix-${{ steps.set-cache-key.outputs.nix-devshell-path }}
-
-      - name: Restore cached nix artifacts
-        if: steps.nix-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
-        working-directory: .
-        run: |
-          pwd
-          ls
-          nix-store --import < nix-devshell.nixstore
-
-      - name: Cache rust build artifacts
-        id: cache_rust
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          key: rust-${{ steps.set-cache-key.outputs.nix-devshell-path }}
-          workspaces: "rust/ares -> target"
+            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            ~/.cargo/git/db/
+            target/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
 
       # Check formatting
       - name: Format
         run: |
-          nix develop --command bash -c "cargo fmt --check"
+          cargo fmt --check
 
       # See clippy linter docs: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy
       #
@@ -70,24 +50,14 @@ jobs:
       # XX TODO make a script with all the flags for the linter
       - name: Lint
         run: |
-          nix develop --command bash -c "cargo clippy --all-targets --no-deps -- -D warnings -A clippy::missing_safety_doc"
+          cargo clippy --all-targets --no-deps -- -D warnings -A clippy::missing_safety_doc
 
       # Build Ares
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          nix develop --command bash -c "cargo build --release --verbose"
+          cargo build --release --verbose
 
       # Run tests
       - name: Test
         run: |
-          nix develop --command bash -c "cargo test --verbose -- --test-threads=1"
-
-      - name: Build nix cache export
-        if: steps.nix-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: |
-          pwd
-          nix eval --json ".#devShells.${{ steps.set-nix-platform.outputs.nix-arch }}.default.buildInputs" 2>/dev/null
-          nix eval --json ".#devShells.${{ steps.set-nix-platform.outputs.nix-arch }}.default.buildInputs" 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[]' | xargs nix-store --query --requisites
-          nix-store --export $(nix eval --json ".#devShells.${{ steps.set-nix-platform.outputs.nix-arch }}.default.buildInputs" 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[]' | xargs nix-store --query --requisites) > ../../nix-devshell.nixstore
-          ls -lh
-
+          cargo test --verbose -- --test-threads=1