diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 91d23fac07edbd029ed9761555f1e5b319c39a2e..f3bb140d1b1aaa5cc99b94b2ed8570d35b6a3b33 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ test:install:
   only:
     - schedules
     - web
-    - merge_requests
   script:
     - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/helper_scripts/test_install_docker.sh
     - apt-get update