diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae82ca54072dbb7295d48b01461bb0d8c5ffd871..b051e92d37a1b99d7992d1fb25cf6234a2277a43 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ test_matlab:
       - build-matlab/meson-logs/testlog.txt
     when: always
   needs: [ "build_matlab" ]
-  when: manual
 
 test_old_matlab:
   stage: test