diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bdabdab4e05c3fda6505f5f15af7eae465dba2a3..578f41a02f8cc0509a372e3d2b84731f059079bd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ cppcheck:
   stage: analyze
 
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "irmb" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+    - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "irmb" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop"'
       when: always
     - when: manual