diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5419d869381b99a9d3203b6aa93edf083c234b18..888495aaa8ec6f45a7fe73da2e6e28e453088326 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3003,7 +3003,6 @@
     - <<: *if-not-ee
       when: never
     - <<: *if-dot-com-ee-schedule-default-branch-maintenance
-      when: always
     - <<: *if-default-branch-refs
       changes:
         - ".gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml"