diff --git a/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
index c3c234bf1c958d..15a588cac5d717 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ jobs:
       GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.timeout || 60 }}
-    needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
+    needs: ['preconditions']
+#    needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
     if: ${{ needs.preconditions.outputs.docs_only != 'true' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -386,7 +387,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Pulsar java-test-image docker image
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
+    needs: ['preconditions']
+#    needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
     if: ${{ needs.preconditions.outputs.docs_only != 'true'}}
     env:
       GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -726,7 +728,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Pulsar docker image
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
+    needs: ['preconditions']
+#    needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
     if: ${{ needs.preconditions.outputs.docs_only != 'true' }}
     env:
       GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}