diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3665b17773c0e18ad6591df9081bc4b63d8e2dbe..2501eb45659b7ef96c55f3c25780523a04bfe189 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ license_headers:
     - key: wolf-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/wolf/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -171,8 +169,6 @@ build_and_test_none:bionic:
     - key: laserscanutils-bionic
       paths:
       - ci_deps/laser_scan_utils/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -193,8 +189,6 @@ build_and_test_csm:bionic:
     - key: csm-bionic
       paths:
       - ci_deps/csm/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -216,8 +210,6 @@ build_and_test_falko:bionic:
     - key: falko-bionic
       paths:
       - ci_deps/falkolib/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -242,8 +234,6 @@ build_and_test_csm_falko:bionic:
     - key: falko-bionic
       paths:
       - ci_deps/falkolib/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -264,8 +254,6 @@ build_and_test_none:focal:
     - key: laserscanutils-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/laser_scan_utils/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -286,8 +274,6 @@ build_and_test_csm:focal:
     - key: csm-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/csm/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -309,8 +295,6 @@ build_and_test_falko:focal:
     - key: falko-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/falkolib/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition
@@ -335,8 +319,6 @@ build_and_test_csm_falko:focal:
     - key: falko-focal
       paths:
       - ci_deps/falkolib/
-  except:
-    - master
   before_script:
     - *preliminaries_definition
     - *install_wolf_definition