diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6a985b..c0934af 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -122,22 +122,6 @@ check-commit:
     reports:
       junit: results.xml
 
-#
-# Verify that the merge request has the allow-collaboration checkbox ticked
-#
-
-check-merge-request:
-  extends:
-    - .fdo.ci-fairy
-  stage: deploy
-  script:
-    - ci-fairy check-merge-request --require-allow-collaboration --junit-xml=results.xml
-  artifacts:
-    when: on_failure
-    reports:
-      junit: results.xml
-  allow_failure: true
-
 # Format anything python with ruff
 #
 python-ruff-format:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/ci.template b/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
index 3c6c9f3..00097c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
@@ -128,22 +128,6 @@ check-commit:
     reports:
       junit: results.xml
 
-#
-# Verify that the merge request has the allow-collaboration checkbox ticked
-#
-
-check-merge-request:
-  extends:
-    - .fdo.ci-fairy
-  stage: deploy
-  script:
-    - ci-fairy check-merge-request --require-allow-collaboration --junit-xml=results.xml
-  artifacts:
-    when: on_failure
-    reports:
-      junit: results.xml
-  allow_failure: true
-
 # Format anything python with ruff
 #
 python-ruff-format: