diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 79bfa327e6fcd544afe53a63fb6cdeadcf760bcd..71b2d3037f741c8670e9ad5b1ad14c8bc8ed92b5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ license_headers:
     - key: wolf-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/wolf/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -134,8 +132,6 @@ build_and_test:bionic:
     - key: gnssutils-bionic
       paths:
       - ci_deps/gnss_utils/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -155,8 +151,6 @@ build_and_test:focal:
     - key: gnssutils-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/gnss_utils/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition