diff --git a/.github/workflows/csharp.yml b/.github/workflows/csharp.yml
index f24030daec..ebf0347957 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/csharp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/csharp.yml
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ jobs:
 
     get-containers:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        # using `needs` instead of `if` to ensure that same condition applied
-        needs: [get-matrices]
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.full-matrix == 'true' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
         outputs:
             engine-matrix-output: ${{ steps.get-matrices.outputs.engine-matrix-output }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java.yml b/.github/workflows/java.yml
index 988262e45c..3bf96115bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java.yml
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ jobs:
 
     get-containers:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        # using `needs` instead of `if` to ensure that same condition applied
-        needs: [get-matrices]
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.full-matrix == 'true' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
         outputs:
             engine-matrix-output: ${{ steps.get-matrices.outputs.engine-matrix-output }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.yml b/.github/workflows/node.yml
index 51404bd19f..0aec690d01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.yml
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ jobs:
 
     get-containers:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        # using `needs` instead of `if` to ensure that same condition applied
-        needs: [get-matrices]
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.full-matrix == 'true' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
         outputs:
             engine-matrix-output: ${{ steps.get-matrices.outputs.engine-matrix-output }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 92ee34eb42..bbc338c524 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ jobs:
 
     get-containers:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        # using `needs` instead of `if` to ensure that same condition applied
-        needs: [get-matrices]
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.full-matrix == 'true' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
         outputs:
             engine-matrix-output: ${{ steps.get-matrices.outputs.engine-matrix-output }}