diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml
index 24faa5e75..184df8830 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ jobs:
     name: K8s Tests
     if: github.event.event_type != 'pull_request_target'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - tests
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -129,8 +127,6 @@ jobs:
     name: AWS Tests
     if: github.event.event_type != 'pull_request_target'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - tests
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: