diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_diff.py b/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
index 2a7939b6028..fe438e632b4 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_diff.py
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ LANGCHAIN_DIRS = [
     "libs/experimental",
 ]
 
-# for 0.3rc, we are ignoring core dependents
-# in order to be able to get CI to pass for individual PRs.
-IGNORE_CORE_DEPENDENTS = True
+# when set to True, we are ignoring core dependents
+# in order to be able to get CI to pass for each individual
+# package that depends on core
+# e.g. if you touch core, we don't then add textsplitters/etc to CI
+IGNORE_CORE_DEPENDENTS = False
 
 # ignored partners are removed from dependents
 # but still run if directly edited
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ def _get_configs_for_single_dir(job: str, dir_: str) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
 
 
 def _get_configs_for_multi_dirs(
-    job: str, dirs_to_run: List[str], dependents: dict
+    job: str, dirs_to_run: Dict[str, Set[str]], dependents: dict
 ) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
     if job == "lint":
         dirs = add_dependents(
@@ -231,7 +233,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     # we now have dirs_by_job
     # todo: clean this up
-
     map_job_to_configs = {
         job: _get_configs_for_multi_dirs(job, dirs_to_run, dependents)
         for job in [
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/_lint.yml
index 264dfa6eb81..057959d5fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_lint.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
         description: "From which folder this pipeline executes"
-      langchain-location:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        description: "Relative path to the langchain library folder"
       python-version:
         required: true
         type: string
@@ -63,14 +59,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           poetry install --with lint,typing
 
-      - name: Install langchain editable
-        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-        if: ${{ inputs.langchain-location }}
-        env:
-          LANGCHAIN_LOCATION: ${{ inputs.langchain-location }}
-        run: |
-          poetry run pip install -e "$LANGCHAIN_LOCATION"
-
       - name: Get .mypy_cache to speed up mypy
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test.yml b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
index d73ffe65e05..ed37c1ff74b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
         description: "From which folder this pipeline executes"
-      langchain-location:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        description: "Relative path to the langchain library folder"
       python-version:
         required: true
         type: string
@@ -41,14 +37,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: poetry install --with test
 
-      - name: Install langchain editable
-        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
-        if: ${{ inputs.langchain-location }}
-        env:
-          LANGCHAIN_LOCATION: ${{ inputs.langchain-location }}
-        run: |
-          poetry run pip install -e "$LANGCHAIN_LOCATION"
-
       - name: Run core tests
         shell: bash
         run: |