diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3701d03735232c14551766626e19eb94605ef3ee..1ab8b0d683849adf9cee93eafe7a2dd71370a60c 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ stages:
 
 astrocyte_check:
   stage: astrocyte
-  except:
-    changes:
-      - "**/*.md"
   script:
     - astrocyte_cli check ../cellranger_count
   artifacts: