diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b88b5ed5a7703f2afa34985aa420b1b139c1f90a..47ef9a67876bfe3194f1c2b915fb8686ad0f6627 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"