diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 3763a7467cb..482976de74a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -71,19 +71,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Add workspace to Defender exclusions
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "${{ github.workspace }}"
-
-          Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "node.exe"
-
-          $npmCache = (npm config get cache)
-          Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $npmCache
-
-          Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
-        shell: powershell
-
       - name: Using Node.js v${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@6044e13b5dc448c55e2357c09f80417699197238 # v6.2.0
         with:
diff --git a/test/create-webpack-app/init/init.test.js b/test/create-webpack-app/init/init.test.js
index d9bf1072d67..54794e546b6 100644
--- a/test/create-webpack-app/init/init.test.js
+++ b/test/create-webpack-app/init/init.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-const { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require("node:fs");
-const { cp } = require("node:fs/promises");
+const { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync } = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const { join, resolve } = require("node:path");
 const { createPathDependentUtils, isWindows, uniqueDirectoryForTest } = require("../test.utils");
@@ -63,56 +62,10 @@ const readFromPkgJSON = (path) => {
 const readFromWebpackConfig = (path) => readFileSync(join(path, "webpack.config.js"), "utf8");
 
 describe("create-webpack-app cli", () => {
-  let dirWithNodeModules;
-
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    dirWithNodeModules = await uniqueDirectoryForTest();
-
-    const { execa } = await import("execa");
-
-    writeFileSync(
-      resolve(dirWithNodeModules, "package.json"),
-      JSON.stringify({
-        name: "test",
-        description: "description",
-        version: "1.0.0",
-        dependencies: {
-          "babel-loader": "latest",
-          typescript: "latest",
-          "html-loader": "latest",
-          "html-webpack-plugin": "latest",
-          postcss: "latest",
-          "postcss-loader": "latest",
-          autoprefixer: "latest",
-          "sass-loader": "latest",
-          "less-loader": "latest",
-          "stylus-loader": "latest",
-          "mini-css-extract-plugin": "latest",
-          "style-loader": "latest",
-          webpack: "latest",
-          "webpack-cli": "latest",
-          "webpack-dev-server": "latest",
-          "workbox-webpack-plugin": "latest",
-        },
-      }),
-    );
-
-    const { exitCode } = await execa("npm", ["install"], { cwd: dirWithNodeModules });
-
-    if (exitCode !== 0) {
-      throw new Error("Problem with installation `node_modules` for caching");
-    }
-  });
-
   let dir;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     dir = await uniqueDirectoryForTest();
-
-    await cp(resolve(dirWithNodeModules, "./node_modules"), resolve(dir, "./node_modules"), {
-      recursive: true,
-    });
-    await cp(resolve(dirWithNodeModules, "package-lock.json"), resolve(dir, "package-lock.json"));
   });
 
   it("should generate default project when nothing is passed", async () => {