diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef68cd6881080097bb8b99a7cc0b3122fe8d3cd3..39d968dcb4ab9100216c8d69fd6c2f1b346884ac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ unit test coverage:
       - unit test capability
       - unit test notification
     rules:
-#          for testing only!
-        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
         - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^end-of-sprint-[0-9]+/ || $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-rc[0-9]+/'
           variables:
             # override DEPLOY_ENV
@@ -568,4 +566,3 @@ deploy:
             # override ENV_HOST
             ENV_HOST: ws.nrao.edu
             VERSION: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-