diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f0df238b34..8a581e2692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -627,56 +627,18 @@ jobs:
               }
             })
 
-  trigger-ee-updates:
-    name: Trigger Ephemeral Environment updates
+  setup-ephemeral-environment-branch:
+    name: Setup Ephemeral Environment Branch
+    needs: build-docker
     if: |
-      needs.build-artifacts.outputs.has_secrets == 'true'
-      && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ephemeral-environment')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs:
-      - build-docker
-    steps:
-      - name: Log in to Azure - CI subscription
-        uses: Azure/login@e15b166166a8746d1a47596803bd8c1b595455cf # v1.6.0
-        with:
-          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_KV_CI_SERVICE_PRINCIPAL }}
-
-      - name: Retrieve GitHub PAT secrets
-        id: retrieve-secret-pat
-        uses: bitwarden/gh-actions/get-keyvault-secrets@main
-        with:
-          keyvault: "bitwarden-ci"
-          secrets: "github-pat-bitwarden-devops-bot-repo-scope"
-
-      - name: Trigger Ephemeral Environment update
-        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ steps.retrieve-secret-pat.outputs.github-pat-bitwarden-devops-bot-repo-scope }}
-          script: |
-            await github.rest.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
-              owner: 'bitwarden',
-              repo: 'devops',
-              workflow_id: '_update_ephemeral_tags.yml',
-              ref: 'main',
-              inputs: {
-                ephemeral_env_branch: process.env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF
-              }
-            })
-
-  trigger-ephemeral-environment-sync:
-    name: Trigger Ephemeral Environment Sync
-    needs: trigger-ee-updates
-    if: |
-      needs.build-artifacts.outputs.has_secrets == 'true'
-      && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ephemeral-environment')
     uses: bitwarden/gh-actions/.github/workflows/_ephemeral_environment_manager.yml@main
     with:
-      ephemeral_env_branch: process.env.GITHUB_HEAD_REF
       project: server
-      sync_environment: true
       pull_request_number: ${{ github.event.number }}
+      sync_environment: true
+      create_branch: true
     secrets: inherit
 
   check-failures: