diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-etcd-operator/openshift-cluster-etcd-operator-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-etcd-operator/openshift-cluster-etcd-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
index 39c826b0ae2a4..a79a189ec3f50 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-etcd-operator/openshift-cluster-etcd-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-etcd-operator/openshift-cluster-etcd-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-etcd-operator-master-e2e-aws-disruptive
-    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-disruptive
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -503,7 +502,6 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-etcd-operator-master-e2e-gcp-disruptive
-    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-disruptive
     spec:
       containers:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-master-presubmits.yaml
index 6611eea75f0a4..62282120bdbf6 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-origin-master-e2e-aws-disruptive
-    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-disruptive
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -1182,7 +1181,6 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-origin-master-e2e-gcp-disruptive
-    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-gcp-disruptive
     spec:
       containers: