diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6306f33ee83fa2d92251d84f390373a75cf9134..cccda3d7dfed954018b56035a139092cb67ecd83 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ half_fat_tests:
   when: manual
   image: lb584/ews_coordinator:latest
   needs: ["prepare_code"]
-  dependencies:
-    - prepare_code
 
   script:
     - export PYTHONPATH="$CI_PYTHON_PATH"