diff --git a/spec/tooling/danger/ci_templates_spec.rb b/spec/tooling/danger/ci_templates_spec.rb
index b37e7754597545de8f3696e84575aca535595fec..6a6f6825ae630e933f8a40b4c7a429805ef3199f 100644
--- a/spec/tooling/danger/ci_templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tooling/danger/ci_templates_spec.rb
@@ -12,29 +12,49 @@
 
   let(:fake_danger) { DangerSpecHelper.fake_danger.include(described_class) }
 
-  before do
-    allow(fake_helper).to receive(:ci?).and_return(ci_env)
-  end
-
   describe '#check!' do
-    context 'when not in ci environment' do
-      let(:ci_env) { false }
+    context 'when checking for mr labels' do
+      context 'when mr does not have a ci::templates label' do
+        it 'does not add the danger message, markdown and warning' do
+          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:message)
+          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:markdown)
+          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:warn)
+
+          ci_templates.check!
+        end
+      end
 
-      it 'does not add the warnings' do
-        expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:message)
-        expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:markdown)
-        expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:warn)
+      context 'when mr has a ci::templates label' do
+        before do
+          allow(fake_helper).to receive(:mr_labels).and_return(['ci::templates'])
+          allow(ci_templates).to receive(:message)
+          allow(ci_templates).to receive(:markdown)
+        end
+
+        it 'adds the danger message and markdown' do
+          expect(ci_templates).to receive(:message)
+          expect(ci_templates).to receive(:markdown)
 
-        ci_templates.check!
+          ci_templates.check!
+        end
       end
     end
 
-    context 'when in ci environment' do
-      let(:ci_env) { true }
-      let(:modified_files) { %w[lib/gitlab/ci/templates/ci_template.rb] }
-      let(:fake_changes) { instance_double(Gitlab::Dangerfiles::Changes, files: modified_files) }
+    context 'when checking for changes to ci templates' do
+      context 'when there are no updated ci templates' do
+        it 'does not add the danger message, markdown and warning' do
+          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:message)
+          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:markdown)
+          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:warn)
+
+          ci_templates.check!
+        end
+      end
 
       context 'when there are updates to the ci templates' do
+        let(:modified_files) { %w[lib/gitlab/ci/templates/ci_template.rb] }
+        let(:fake_changes) { instance_double(Gitlab::Dangerfiles::Changes, files: modified_files) }
+
         before do
           allow(fake_changes).to receive(:by_category).with(:ci_template).and_return(fake_changes)
           allow(fake_helper).to receive(:changes).and_return(fake_changes)
@@ -60,16 +80,6 @@
           end
         end
       end
-
-      context 'when there are no updated ci templates' do
-        it 'does not add the danger message, markdown and warning' do
-          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:message)
-          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:markdown)
-          expect(ci_templates).not_to receive(:warn)
-
-          ci_templates.check!
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/tooling/danger/ci_templates.rb b/tooling/danger/ci_templates.rb
index f682dd37d89283ccc4b89531ebd9808c811f1758..fdd0d2b09c234dae45d2f9a8294021662f594153 100644
--- a/tooling/danger/ci_templates.rb
+++ b/tooling/danger/ci_templates.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ module CiTemplates
       MSG
 
       def check!
-        return unless helper.ci?
-
         return unless helper.mr_labels.include?('ci::templates') || changes.any?
 
         message('This merge request adds or changes files that require a ' \
diff --git a/tooling/danger/project_helper.rb b/tooling/danger/project_helper.rb
index dd5ae6be8e563139376e0cf63a56fdad540fff1e..20b408d0506b4ae9fcf8cde4b58bf1537e4dcd5a 100644
--- a/tooling/danger/project_helper.rb
+++ b/tooling/danger/project_helper.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module Danger
     module ProjectHelper
       CI_ONLY_RULES ||= %w[
         ce_ee_vue_templates
-        ci_templates
         datateam
         feature_flag
         roulette