diff --git a/.github/workflows/contexts.yml b/.github/workflows/contexts.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index da86c221b2f..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/contexts.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: contexts
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    outputs:
-      jwst:
-        value: ${{ jobs.contexts.outputs.jwst }}
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  contexts:
-    name: retrieve latest CRDS contexts
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      jwst: ${{ steps.jwst_crds_context.outputs.pmap }}
-    steps:
-      - id: jwst_crds_context
-        env:
-          OBSERVATORY: jwst
-          CRDS_SERVER_URL: https://jwst-crds.stsci.edu
-        run: |
-          pip install crds
-          echo "pmap=$(crds list --resolve-contexts  --contexts jwst-edit)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - run: if [[ ! -z "${{ steps.jwst_crds_context.outputs.pmap }}" ]]; then echo ${{ steps.jwst_crds_context.outputs.pmap }}; else exit 1; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index c98abcf1260..b8edb702664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       envs: |
         - linux: check-dependencies
   latest_crds_contexts:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/contexts.yml
+    uses: spacetelescope/crds/.github/workflows/contexts.yml@main
+    with:
+      observatory: jwst
   crds_context:
     needs: [ latest_crds_contexts ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_extra.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_extra.yml
index 5525c500e37..f9437f160c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_extra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_extra.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   latest_crds_contexts:
     if: (github.repository == 'spacetelescope/jwst' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run extra tests')))
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/contexts.yml
+    uses: spacetelescope/crds/.github/workflows/contexts.yml@main
+    with:
+      observatory: jwst
   crds_context:
     if: (github.repository == 'spacetelescope/jwst' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run extra tests')))
     needs: [ latest_crds_contexts ]