diff --git a/.github/workflows/_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
index 2ef4e76..e5b41c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_checks.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
     # This one resolves the bottom of each range, on every matrix entry: wheel coverage is
     # per interpreter, so two interpreters resolving the same versions can still disagree
     # on whether those versions install.
+    if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       # SQLAlchemy's cyext does not declare free-thread safety (fixed upstream for 2.1): use the pure-Python fallback on the t build.