diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
index 62d5e692d095b..cf5daf28a403e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-azure-ovn
 - as: e2e-aws-serial
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-serial
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-azure
 - as: e2e-aws-workers-rhel8
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     env:
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-workers-rhel
 - as: e2e-aws-ovn-workers-rhel8
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     env:
@@ -139,7 +136,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-ovn-workers-rhel
 - as: e2e-aws-disruptive
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-disruption
@@ -162,7 +158,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-vsphere-upi
 - as: e2e-metal-ipi
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: equinix-ocp-metal
     workflow: baremetalds-e2e-ipv4
@@ -198,13 +193,11 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-vsphere
 - as: e2e-vsphere-upgrade
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: vsphere
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-vsphere
 - as: e2e-ovn-step-registry
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-ovn
@@ -225,7 +218,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-ovirt
 - as: e2e-aws-single-node
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-single-node
@@ -236,7 +228,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-gcp-single-node
 - as: e2e-gcp-op-single-node
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: gcp
     test:
@@ -250,7 +241,6 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-gcp-single-node
 - as: e2e-aws-upgrade-single-node
   optional: true
-  skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws
     workflow: openshift-upgrade-aws-single-node
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
index 97169393636f5..9f082954594ad 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-aws-disruptive
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-disruptive
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -356,7 +355,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-aws-ovn-workers-rhel8
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-ovn-workers-rhel8
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -503,7 +501,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-aws-serial
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-serial
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -577,7 +574,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-aws-single-node
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-single-node
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -724,7 +720,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-aws-upgrade-single-node
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-upgrade-single-node
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -798,7 +793,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-aws-workers-rhel8
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-workers-rhel8
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -1168,7 +1162,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-gcp-op-single-node
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-op-single-node
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -1473,7 +1466,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-metal-ipi
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -1994,7 +1986,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-ovn-step-registry
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-ovn-step-registry
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2141,7 +2132,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-e2e-vsphere-upgrade
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-vsphere-upgrade
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2338,7 +2328,6 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-master-okd-e2e-aws
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test okd-e2e-aws
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args: