diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index d0097882..b4a091ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'narps_open/**'
       - 'setup.py'
-      - 'setup.cfg'
       - 'pytest.ini'
       - 'tests/conftest.py'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'narps_open/**'
       - 'setup.py'
-      - 'setup.cfg'
       - 'pytest.ini'
       - 'tests/conftest.py'