diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master.yaml
index a9092aa43bbac..3eeb165fdd6f8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ tests:
           cpu: 100m
     workflow: generic-claim
 - as: e2e-operator-tech-preview
-  optional: true
   skip_if_only_changed: ^(docs/|deploy/|jsonnet/)|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openshift-org-aws
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
index 0a47b4e6a4770..617b720023177 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cert-manager-operator/openshift-cert-manager-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@ presubmits:
       job-release: "4.22"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-cert-manager-operator-master-e2e-operator-tech-preview
-    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-operator-tech-preview
     skip_if_only_changed: ^(docs/|deploy/|jsonnet/)|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
     spec: