diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8714a6ca20a9485e1a09ac78e339a237b181c607..bd00c13b2de4c24a1db767941fd39cd18d2bf52b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ summary:
 
 benchmarks:physics:success:
   stage: status-report
-  needs:
-    - ["summary"]
   extends: .status
   variables:
     STATE: "success"
@@ -139,8 +137,6 @@ benchmarks:physics:success:
 
 benchmarks:physics:failure:
   stage: status-report
-  needs:
-    - ["summary"]
   extends: .status
   variables:
     STATE: "failure"