diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d42bcd12f6..0b7781aa9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -370,15 +370,12 @@ jobs:
 
     # Other database types, namely sqlite3 and mssql
     other-tests:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+        runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 include:
                     - php: '8.1'
                       db: "sqlite3"
-                    - php: '8.1'
-                      db: "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest"
-                      db_alias: 'MSSQL 2017'
                     - php: '8.1'
                       db: "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU27-ubuntu-20.04"
                       db_alias: 'MSSQL 2019'
@@ -390,7 +387,7 @@ jobs:
 
         services:
             mssql:
-                image: ${{ matrix.db != 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest' && matrix.db != 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU27-ubuntu-20.04' && matrix.db != 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04' && 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest' || matrix.db }}
+                image: ${{ matrix.db != 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU27-ubuntu-20.04' && matrix.db != 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04' && 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.db }}
                 env:
                     SA_PASSWORD: "Pssw0rd_12"
                     ACCEPT_EULA: "y"
@@ -422,7 +419,7 @@ jobs:
               env:
                   MATRIX_DB: ${{ matrix.db }}
               run: |
-                  if [ $MATRIX_DB == 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest' ] || [ $MATRIX_DB == 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU27-ubuntu-20.04' ] || [ $MATRIX_DB == 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04' ]
+                  if [ $MATRIX_DB == 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CU27-ubuntu-20.04' ] || [ $MATRIX_DB == 'mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU13-ubuntu-22.04' ]
                   then
                       db='mssql'
                   else