diff --git a/.github/workflows/flowzone.yml b/.github/workflows/flowzone.yml
index 8f62f519c..48c1bd0d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flowzone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flowzone.yml
@@ -2073,19 +2073,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.runs_on) }}
     timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.jobs_timeout_minutes) }}
     needs:
-      - balena_publish
-      - custom_publish
-      - custom_test
-      - python_test
-      - docker_test
       - event_types
-      - npm_publish
-      - npm_test
-      - cargo_test
-      - cargo_publish
-      - github_publish
-      - project_types
-      - versioned_source
     if: |
       needs.event_types.outputs.do_final == 'true' &&
       needs.repo_config == 'true'
diff --git a/flowzone.yml b/flowzone.yml
index 05f966f5e..f5e2827e3 100644
--- a/flowzone.yml
+++ b/flowzone.yml
@@ -2269,22 +2269,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Standardise repository settngs
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.runs_on) }}
     timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.jobs_timeout_minutes) }}
-    needs:
-      [
-        balena_publish,
-        custom_publish,
-        custom_test,
-        python_test,
-        docker_test,
-        event_types,
-        npm_publish,
-        npm_test,
-        cargo_test,
-        cargo_publish,
-        github_publish,
-        project_types,
-        versioned_source,
-      ]
+    needs: [event_types]
     if: |
       needs.event_types.outputs.do_final == 'true' &&
       needs.repo_config == 'true'