diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index f4943789d6a..ca4ab21ec03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
             - 'share/spack/**'
             - '.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml'
             core:
-            - '!lib/spack/docs/**'
             - './!(var/**)/**'
             packages:
             - 'var/**'