diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml b/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
index 37eddde22529..5f25b45ac163 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/check-shell.yml
   pull_request_target:
-    paths:
-      - 'shell.nix'
-      - 'ci/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
index 4a22a5e2dfdc..a8efbde6fd69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ on:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
   pull_request_target:
-    paths:
-      - 'lib/**'
-      - 'maintainers/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-nixos-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-nixos-v2.yml
index f2728da91c93..347668a0ea79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-nixos-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-nixos-v2.yml
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - release-*
-    paths:
-      - "nixos/**"
-      # Also build when the nixpkgs doc changed, since we take things like
-      # the release notes and some css and js files from there.
-      # See nixos/doc/manual/default.nix
-      - "doc/**"
-      # Build when something in lib changes
-      # Since the lib functions are used to 'massage' the options before producing the manual
-      - "lib/**"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs-v2.yml
index f68fae524e90..1bd1e950578d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs-v2.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ on:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs-v2.yml
   pull_request_target:
-    paths:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - 'lib/**'
-      - 'pkgs/by-name/ni/nixdoc/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}