diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-images.yaml
index 59d807676..322ed5fb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-images.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ on:
       - 'release-*'
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'release-*'
   merge_group:
 
 env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/controller-bundle.yaml b/.github/workflows/controller-bundle.yaml
index ab9dc5eb6..1055661a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/controller-bundle.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/controller-bundle.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ name: Check Bundle
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'release-*'
     paths:
       - 'controller/**'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/controller-kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/controller-kind.yaml
index f89108081..59dee0e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/controller-kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/controller-kind.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ name: Kind based CI
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'release-*'
     paths:
       - 'controller/**'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/controller-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/controller-tests.yaml
index ca6a11a19..ba1b38149 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/controller-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/controller-tests.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ name: Controller Unit/Functional tests
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'release-*'
     paths:
       - 'controller/**'
       - 'protocol/**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index af05c7387..99842711e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ name: End-to-end tests
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'release-*'
   merge_group:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 2c9121511..e652838c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
       - main
       - 'release-*'
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'release-*'
   merge_group:
 
 permissions: