diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-test-build-push-epam.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-test-build-push-epam.yml
index 59538343c7..f93a0af37f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-test-build-push-epam.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-test-build-push-epam.yml
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ jobs:
     # branch's one. This is why, on the default branch (`bbnavi`), we *do* build & cache the Docker layers
     # but don't push and don't deploy the resulting image.
     # todo: as of 2023-04-27, this fails because of https://github.com/moby/buildkit/issues/2887
-    if: github.ref_name == 'bbnavi' || (github.ref_type == 'tag' && startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release_'))
     needs:
       - lint
       - unit-test