diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9c7fc4a09e..83c363af6b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -766,10 +766,6 @@ meson-format:
       - meson-format.patch
     expire_in: "1 week"
     when: on_failure
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
-      changes:
-        - "**/meson.build"
 
 doctest:
   <<: *quick_checks_job