diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5bc2b20656..453dc9823e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -504,15 +504,6 @@ misc:
   <<: *precheck_job
   script:
     - sh util/checklibs.sh > checklibs.out
-    - sh util/tabify-changes < CHANGES > CHANGES.tmp
-    - diff -urNap CHANGES CHANGES.tmp
-    - perl util/check-changes CHANGES
-    - sh util/check-line-length.sh CHANGES
-    - test ! -f CHANGES.SE || sh util/tabify-changes < CHANGES.SE > CHANGES.tmp
-    - test ! -f CHANGES.SE || diff -urNap CHANGES.SE CHANGES.tmp
-    - test ! -f CHANGES.SE || perl util/check-changes master=0 CHANGES.SE
-    - test ! -f CHANGES.SE || sh util/check-line-length.sh CHANGES.SE
-    - rm CHANGES.tmp
     - sh util/check-categories.sh
     - sh util/check-gitignore.sh
     - sh util/check-trailing-whitespace.sh
@@ -525,6 +516,16 @@ misc:
       - checklibs.out
     when: on_failure
 
+changes:
+  <<: *precheck_job
+  script:
+    - sh util/tabify-changes < CHANGES > CHANGES.tmp
+    - diff -urNap CHANGES CHANGES.tmp
+    - perl util/check-changes CHANGES
+    - sh util/check-line-length.sh CHANGES
+    - rm CHANGES.tmp
+  needs: []
+
 black:
   <<: *precheck_job
   needs: []