diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index bc237cc73b0..21be68a73dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ jobs:
       container_image: "rapidsai/ci-conda:cuda12.5.1-ubuntu22.04-py3.11"
       run_script: "ci/build_docs.sh"
   wheel-build-libcudf:
-    needs: checks
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-24.12
     with:
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: "ci/build_wheel_libcudf.sh"
   wheel-build-pylibcudf:
-    needs: [checks, wheel-build-libcudf]
+    needs: wheel-build-libcudf
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-24.12
     with: