diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cdc101d2dc0e18e8ac560229556b37739c9e3aa0..129ee50869b1f6d1f1d90e994cbbacd1d66f72cc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ deploy-exp-release-prod-jsc:
 
 build-spack-env-on-runner:
   stage: build
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event' && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == 'master'
   tags:
     - docker-runner
     - read-only