diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ec0de53a5..c1510da1d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -334,24 +334,6 @@ check-commits:
       junit: results.xml
   allow_failure: true
 
-#
-# Verify that the merge request has the allow-collaboration checkbox ticked
-#
-check-merge-request:
-  extends:
-    - .fdo.ci-fairy
-  needs: []
-  stage: test
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
-  script:
-    - ci-fairy check-merge-request --require-allow-collaboration --junit-xml=results.xml
-  artifacts:
-    when: on_failure
-    reports:
-      junit: results.xml
-  allow_failure: true
-
 #
 # Workflow rules needed due to:
 # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freedesktop/freedesktop/-/issues/438