diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3cf77a47983..41632a8ba66 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -100,18 +100,12 @@ test-docs:
   # Cancel job if a newer commit is pushed to the same branch
   interruptible: true
   stage: deploy
-  needs: []
+  needs:
+    - sanity
   rules:
-    - *ignore_scheduled_pipelines
-    - if: *is-main-master
-      changes: *docs-or-ci
-      when: never
     - if: *is-pre-merge-for-marge
       changes: *docs-or-ci
       when: on_success
-    - if: *is-post-merge-not-for-marge
-      changes: *docs-or-ci
-      when: on_success
     - if: *is-forked-branch-or-pre-merge
       changes: *docs-or-ci
       when: manual