diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd416a6687a..0b8ebc4dd2e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ sanity:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script:
     # ci-fairy check-commits --junit-xml=check-commits.xml
-    - ci-fairy check-merge-request --require-allow-collaboration --junit-xml=check-merge-request.xml
+    # ci-fairy check-merge-request --require-allow-collaboration --junit-xml=check-merge-request.xml
     - |
       set -eu
       image_tags=(