diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8af330a5f29cb97c17c30ede3dc688290bf6d041..22b08bcf2e4355e460e341636a81245f91a3e2cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ update-tests-metadata:
   needs:
     - job: retrieve-tests-metadata
       optional: true
-    - job: generate-frontend-fixtures-mapping
-      optional: true
-    - job: setup-test-env
-      optional: true
     - job: rspec:artifact-collector unit
       optional: true
     - job: rspec:artifact-collector part-a
diff --git a/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh b/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh
index ec6bda25305233265f77c137f88b9e77e77e5a60..afe41a06bdc0561c3359f6fa4110cda4d4ea5d47 100644
--- a/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/rspec_helpers.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 function retrieve_tests_metadata() {
   mkdir -p $(dirname "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}") $(dirname "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}") "${RSPEC_PROFILING_FOLDER_PATH}"
 
+  curl --fail --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
+    echo "{}" > "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_file}"
+
+  curl --fail --location -o "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
+    echo "{}" > "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}"
+
+  curl --fail --location -o "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/quality/engineering-productivity/fast-quarantine/${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" ||
+    echo "" > "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}"
+}
+
+function update_tests_metadata() {
+  local rspec_flaky_folder_path="$(dirname "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_folder}")/"
+  local knapsack_folder_path="$(dirname "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_folder}")/"
+
   if [[ ! -f "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ]]; then
     curl --fail --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
       echo "{}" > "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}"
@@ -17,14 +31,6 @@ function retrieve_tests_metadata() {
     curl --fail --location -o "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/quality/engineering-productivity/fast-quarantine/${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}" ||
       echo "" > "${RSPEC_FAST_QUARANTINE_PATH}"
   fi
-}
-
-function update_tests_metadata() {
-  local rspec_flaky_folder_path="$(dirname "${FLAKY_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_folder}")/"
-  local knapsack_folder_path="$(dirname "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_folder}")/"
-
-  curl --fail --location -o "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" "https://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab/${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH}" ||
-    echo "{}" > "${KNAPSACK_RSPEC_SUITE_REPORT_PATH:-unknown_file}"
 
   if [[ "$AVERAGE_KNAPSACK_REPORT" == "true" ]]; then
     # a comma separated list of file names matching the glob