diff --git a/scripts/ci/selective_ci_checks.sh b/scripts/ci/selective_ci_checks.sh
index 0faa5418934f..b9a6d7472d5d 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/selective_ci_checks.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/selective_ci_checks.sh
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ if [[ ${image_build_needed} == "true" ]]; then
 else
     set_basic_checks_only "true"
 fi
-set_basic_checks_only "${image_build_needed}"
 set_docs_build "${docs_build_needed}"
 run_tests "${tests_needed}"
 run_kubernetes_tests "${kubernetes_tests_needed}"