diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cde597d6fd2729b14d6361398b29dcd54c33b860..a331281ba7c72bc2d4ee0c65f21456c765c60712 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ release:
   <<: *manual_template
   <<: *when_release
   stage: release
-  needs:
-    - check-opam
   variables:
     CI_MODE: "release"
     PLUGIN_FULL_NAME: "MetAcsl"