diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5d86f2f6bbb..d63be7d3770 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -138,19 +138,14 @@ include:
 # YAML anchors for rule conditions
 # --------------------------------
 .rules-anchors:
-  rules:
-    # Post-merge pipeline
-    - if: &is-post-merge '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "mesa" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
-      when: on_success
-    # Post-merge pipeline, not for Marge Bot
-    - if: &is-post-merge-not-for-marge '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "mesa" && $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN != "marge-bot" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
-      when: on_success
-    # Pre-merge pipeline
-    - if: &is-pre-merge '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
-      when: on_success
-    # Pre-merge pipeline for Marge Bot
-    - if: &is-pre-merge-for-marge '$GITLAB_USER_LOGIN == "marge-bot" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
-      when: on_success
+  # Post-merge pipeline
+  - &is-post-merge '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "mesa" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+  # Post-merge pipeline, not for Marge Bot
+  - &is-post-merge-not-for-marge '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "mesa" && $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN != "marge-bot" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+  # Pre-merge pipeline
+  - &is-pre-merge '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+  # Pre-merge pipeline for Marge Bot
+  - &is-pre-merge-for-marge '$GITLAB_USER_LOGIN == "marge-bot" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
 
 
 .container+build-rules: