diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f1108eeb7c5..9f0eda0f614 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1062,8 +1062,6 @@ defaults: &defaults
     branches:
       ignore:
         - /^release-please--.*/
-      only:
-        - /.*/
   context:
     - build
     - slack
diff --git a/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml b/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
index 9c933ca325c..1d90204e119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
   pull_request:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - release-please--*
 
 jobs:
   compare_protocol_circuits_gates:
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           nargo info --json > protocol_circuits_report.json
           mv protocol_circuits_report.json ../../../protocol_circuits_report.json
-        env: 
+        env:
           NARGO_BACKEND_PATH: ../../../barretenberg/cpp/build/bin/bb
 
       - name: Compare gates reports