diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8cb5d7f7acc6baed6ddd736787ba9d5588601daf..9e772006973a5fa3266d9b004429371caea68020 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ build-spack-env-on-runner:
     when: always
   timeout: 2 days
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != "spack_v0.21.1" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "merge_request_event"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "merge_request_event"
 
 sync-gitlab-spack-instance:
   stage: build
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ sync-gitlab-spack-instance:
       - spack_logs
     when: always
   rules:
-    - if: ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "spack_v0.21.1" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "experimental_rel" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^ebrains/) && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /technical-coordination/ && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule"
+    - if: ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "experimental_rel" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^ebrains/) && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /technical-coordination/ && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule"
       when: manual
 
 test-gitlab-spack-instance: