diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index bea3a77f5a..6ddcc0cefd 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -16110,7 +16110,6 @@
               - ^doc/.*$
               - ^nova/hacking/.*$
               - ^nova/locale/.*$
-              - ^nova/tests/.*$
               - ^nova/tests/.*\.py$
               - ^nova/tests/functional/.*$
               - ^nova/tests/unit/.*$
@@ -16210,7 +16209,6 @@
               - ^doc/.*$
               - ^nova/hacking/.*$
               - ^nova/locale/.*$
-              - ^nova/tests/.*$
               - ^nova/tests/.*\.py$
               - ^nova/tests/functional/.*$
               - ^nova/tests/unit/.*$
@@ -16306,7 +16304,6 @@
               - ^doc/.*$
               - ^nova/hacking/.*$
               - ^nova/locale/.*$
-              - ^nova/tests/.*$
               - ^nova/tests/.*\.py$
               - ^nova/tests/functional/.*$
               - ^nova/tests/unit/.*$