diff --git a/.github/workflows/encryption-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/encryption-tests.yml
index e605778920..263ebaedc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/encryption-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/encryption-tests.yml
@@ -33,15 +33,5 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install
       - name: Install mongodb-client-encryption
         run: npm install mongodb-client-encryption
-      - name: Set up cluster
-        id: setup-cluster
-        uses: mongodb-labs/drivers-evergreen-tools@master
-        with:
-          version: 8.0.0
-          topology: sharded_cluster 
-          auth: auth
       - name: Run Tests
         run: npm run test-encryption
-        env:
-          MONGOOSE_TEST_URI: ${{ steps.setup-cluster.outputs.cluster-uri }}
-          CRYPT_SHARED_LIB_PATH: ${{ steps.setup-cluster.outputs.crypt-shared-lib-path }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a94baf554b..06073758d9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ If you have a question about Mongoose (not a bug report) please post it to eithe
   * execute `npm run test-tsd` to run the typescript tests
   * execute `npm run ts-benchmark` to run the typescript benchmark "performance test" for a single time.
   * execute `npm run ts-benchmark-watch` to run the typescript benchmark "performance test" while watching changes on types folder. Note: Make sure to commit all changes before executing this command.
-* in order to run tests that require an cluster with encryption locally, run `npm run test-encryption-local`. Alternatively, you can start an encrypted cluster using the `scripts/start-cluster-with-encryption.sh` file.
+* in order to run tests that require an cluster with encryption locally, run `npm run test-encryption`. Alternatively, you can start an encrypted cluster using the `scripts/configure-cluster-with-encryption.sh` file.
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c726e144c..39d4451eeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
     "test-deno": "deno run --allow-env --allow-read --allow-net --allow-run --allow-sys --allow-write ./test/deno.js",
     "test-rs": "START_REPLICA_SET=1 mocha --timeout 30000 --exit ./test/*.test.js",
     "test-tsd": "node ./test/types/check-types-filename && tsd",
-    "test-encryption": "mocha --exit ./test/encryption/*.test.js",
-    "test-encryption-local": "bash scripts/run-encryption-tests-local.sh",
+    "test-encryption": "bash scripts/run-encryption-tests.sh",
     "tdd": "mocha ./test/*.test.js --inspect --watch --recursive --watch-files ./**/*.{js,ts}",
     "test-coverage": "nyc --reporter=html --reporter=text npm test",
     "ts-benchmark": "cd ./benchmarks/typescript/simple && npm install && npm run benchmark | node ../../../scripts/tsc-diagnostics-check"
diff --git a/scripts/run-encryption-tests-local.sh b/scripts/run-encryption-tests.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from scripts/run-encryption-tests-local.sh
rename to scripts/run-encryption-tests.sh
index 244c125459..61f4806352 100755
--- a/scripts/run-encryption-tests-local.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-encryption-tests.sh
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ source expansions.sh
 export MONGOOSE_TEST_URI=$MONGODB_URI
 
 # run encryption tests
-npm run test-encryption
+cd ..
+npx mocha --exit ./test/encryption/*.test.js
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