diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-layering.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-layering.yaml
index 7f301d10d97e4..f41d6ccb31ce3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-layering.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-layering.yaml
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ 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:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-priv/machine-config-operator/openshift-priv-machine-config-operator-layering-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-priv/machine-config-operator/openshift-priv-machine-config-operator-layering-presubmits.yaml
index 0560318cbace1..3a99979a97476 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-priv/machine-config-operator/openshift-priv-machine-config-operator-layering-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-priv/machine-config-operator/openshift-priv-machine-config-operator-layering-presubmits.yaml
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ presubmits:
     optional: true
     path_alias: github.com/openshift/machine-config-operator
     rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-op-single-node
-    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args: