diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0c2ccf785c1004c562f4bef7d6c2400c0f2c9808..24f0473c9911c287b496f83f0f48ffeff82d4913 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ upload:production:
     - rsync -rLvz --delete --checksum -e "ssh -o CheckHostIP=no" --ipv4 --progress ./build/. fitko@dorado.uberspace.de:docs.fitko.de/fit-connect
 
 link-check:
-    rules:
-        - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     stage: validate
     variables:
       CRAWLER_URL: https://preview.docs.fitko.dev/fit-connect/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG/docs