diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4a75381fbd2..daab01c86bb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -987,8 +987,6 @@ arm64_a630_traces:
     # missing.
     MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE: "460"
     MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE: "4.6"
-  rules:
-    - when: always
 
 # Along with checking gmem path, check that we don't get obvious nir
 # validation failures (though it's too expensive to have it on for the