diff --git a/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml
index 9abe98b73..8882fcc0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generic-dev.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ jobs:
         LDFLAGS=-Wl,--no-undefined make -C lib libzstd-mt
         make -C tests zbufftest-dll
 
+    # candidate test (to check) : underlink test
+    # LDFLAGS=-Wl,--no-undefined : will make the linker fail if dll is underlinked
+    # zbufftest-dll : test that a user program can link to multi-threaded libzstd without specifying -pthread
+
   gcc-8-asan-ubsan-testzstd:
     runs-on: ubuntu-16.04 # fails on 18.04
     steps:
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install clang-3.8
         CC=clang-3.8 make clean msan-test-zstd HAVE_ZLIB=0 HAVE_LZ4=0 HAVE_LZMA=0
 
+    # Note : external libraries must be turned off when using MSAN tests,
+    # because they are not msan-instrumented,
+    # so any data coming from these libraries is always considered "uninitialized"
+
   cmake-build-and-test-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         make clean
         make c99build
         make clean
-        make travis-install
+        make travis-install   # just ensures `make install` works
 
   mingw-cross-compilation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generic-release.yml b/.github/workflows/generic-release.yml
index a41f80f3e..167ba3848 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generic-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generic-release.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install clang-3.8
         CC=clang-3.8 make tsan-test-zstream
         CC=clang-3.8 make tsan-fuzztest
+
   zlib-wrapper:
     runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
     steps:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee473733c..4757c6b02 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,49 +32,11 @@ matrix:
       script:
         - make check
 
-    - name: make benchmarking
-      script:
-        - make benchmarking
-
     - name: make test (complete)
       script:
         # DEVNULLRIGHTS : will request sudo rights to test permissions on /dev/null
         - DEVNULLRIGHTS=test make test
 
-    - name: gcc-6 + gcc-7 + libzstdmt compilation   # ~ 6mn
-      script:
-        - make gcc6install gcc7install
-        - CC=gcc-6 CFLAGS=-Werror make -j all
-        - make clean
-        - CC=gcc-7 CFLAGS=-Werror make -j all
-        - make clean
-        - LDFLAGS=-Wl,--no-undefined make -C lib libzstd-mt
-        - make -C tests zbufftest-dll
-        # LDFLAGS=-Wl,--no-undefined : will make the linker fail if dll is underlinked
-        # zbufftest-dll : test that a user program can link to multi-threaded libzstd without specifying -pthread
-
-    - name: gcc-8 + ASan + UBSan + Test Zstd   # ~6.5mn
-      script:
-        - make gcc8install
-        - CC=gcc-8 CFLAGS="-Werror" make -j all
-        - make clean
-        - CC=gcc-8 make -j uasan-test-zstd </dev/null   # test when stdin is not a tty
-
-    - name: gcc-6 + ASan + UBSan + Test Zstd, 32bit mode    # ~4mn
-      script:
-        - make gcc6install libc6install
-        - CC=gcc-6 CFLAGS="-Werror -m32" make -j all32
-        - make clean
-        - CC=gcc-6 make -j uasan-test-zstd32   # note : can complain about pointer overflow
-
-    - name: clang-3.8 + MSan + Test Zstd    # ~3.5mn
-      script:
-        - make clang38install
-        # External libraries must be turned off when using MSAN tests,
-        # because they are not msan-instrumented,
-        # so any data coming from these libraries is always considered "uninitialized"
-        - CC=clang-3.8 make clean msan-test-zstd HAVE_ZLIB=0 HAVE_LZ4=0 HAVE_LZMA=0
-
     - name: Minimal Decompressor Macros    # ~5mn
       script:
         - make clean && make -j all ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY=1 MOREFLAGS="-Werror"
@@ -86,51 +48,11 @@ matrix:
         - make clean && make -j all MOREFLAGS="-Werror -DZSTD_NO_INLINE -DZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS"
         - make clean && make check MOREFLAGS="-Werror -DZSTD_NO_INLINE -DZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS"
 
-    - name: cmake build and test check    # ~6mn
-      script:
-        - make cmakebuild
-
     - name: static analyzer scanbuild    # ~26mn
       dist: trusty  # note : it's important to pin down a version of static analyzer, since different versions report different false positives
       script:
         - make staticAnalyze
 
-    - name: gcc-8 + ASan + UBSan + Fuzz Test    # ~19mn
-      script:
-        - make gcc8install
-        - CC=gcc-8 make clean uasan-fuzztest
-
-    - name: gcc-6 + ASan + UBSan + Fuzz Test 32bit    # ~15.5mn
-      script:
-        - make gcc6install libc6install
-        - CC=gcc-6 CFLAGS="-O2 -m32" make uasan-fuzztest   # can complain about pointer overflow
-
-    - name: clang-3.8 + MSan + Fuzz Test     # ~14.5mn
-      script:
-        - make clang38install
-        - CC=clang-3.8 make clean msan-fuzztest
-
-    - name: ASan + UBSan + MSan + Regression Test    # ~ 4.5mn
-      script:
-        - make -j uasanregressiontest
-        - make clean
-        - make -j msanregressiontest
-
-    - name: C++, gnu90 and c99 compatibility   # ~3mn
-      script:
-        - make cxxtest
-        - make clean
-        - make gnu90build
-        - make clean
-        - make c99build
-        - make clean
-        - make travis-install    # just ensures `make install` works
-
-    - name: mingw cross-compilation
-      script :
-        - sudo update-alternatives --set x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix;
-        - CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc CXX=x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ CFLAGS="-Werror -O1" make zstd
-
     - name: Valgrind + Fuzz Test Stack Mode    # ~ 7mn
       script:
         - make valgrindinstall
@@ -171,11 +93,6 @@ matrix:
         - make test
         - make -C lib all
 
-    - name: zbuff test
-      if: branch = release
-      script:
-        - make -C tests test-zbuff
-
     - name: Versions Compatibility Test   # 11.5mn
       if: branch = release
       script:
@@ -210,24 +127,6 @@ matrix:
         - make arminstall
         - make aarch64fuzz
 
-    - name: zlib wrapper test    # ~7.5mn
-      if: branch = release
-      script:
-        - make gpp6install valgrindinstall
-        - make -C zlibWrapper test
-        - make -C zlibWrapper valgrindTest
-
-    - name: LZ4, thread pool, and partial libs tests    # ~4mn
-      if: branch = release
-      script:
-        - make lz4install
-        - make -C tests test-lz4
-        - make check < /dev/null | tee    # mess with lz4 console detection
-        - make clean
-        - make -C tests test-pool
-        - make clean
-        - bash tests/libzstd_partial_builds.sh
-
     # meson dedicated test
     - name: Xenial (Meson + clang)    # ~15mn
       if: branch = release