diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2663d18d35d..a08021342f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ jobs:
 
   In-case-of-failure:
     name: "In case of failure: remove remote git tag pointing to the new version."
-    needs: [ publish-release, build-release, test-release ]
+    needs: [ publish-release, build-release ]
     if: always() && !contains(needs.build-release.result, 'success') && contains(needs.test-release.result, 'failure') && !contains(needs.publish-release.result, 'success') && !contains(needs.build-debian-pkg.result, 'success') && !contains(needs.publish-docker-image.result, 'success')
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04