diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml
index a2ed059431..37f25205cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml
@@ -19,22 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       cache-read-only: true
 
   test-latest-deps:
-    # test-latest-deps is not included in the PR workflow by default
-    # because any time a new library version is released to maven central
-    # it can fail due to test code incompatibility with the new library version,
-    # or due to slight changes in emitted telemetry, which can be confusing for contributors
-    # (muzzle can also fail when a new library version is released to maven central
-    # but that happens much less often)
-    #
-    # the condition is on the steps below instead of here on the job, because skipping the job
-    # causes the job to show up as canceled in the GitHub UI which prevents the build section from
-    # collapsing when everything (else) is green
-    #
-    # and the name is updated when the steps below are skipped which makes what's happening clearer
-    # in the GitHub UI
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
     with:
-      skip: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'test latest deps') }}
       cache-read-only: true
 
   smoke-test:
@@ -77,6 +63,12 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-misspell-check.yml
 
   required-status-check:
+    # test-latest-deps is not included in the required status checks
+    # because any time a new library version is released to maven central
+    # it can fail due to test code incompatibility with the new library version,
+    # or due to slight changes in emitted telemetry
+    # (muzzle can also fail when a new library version is released to maven central
+    # but that happens much less often)
     needs:
       - assemble
       - test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
index e59e691716..74012f7030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ name: Reusable - Test latest deps
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      skip:
-        type: boolean
-        required: false
       cache-read-only:
         type: boolean
         required: false
@@ -22,19 +19,12 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test-latest-deps:
-    # the condition is on the steps below instead of here on the job, because skipping the job
-    # causes the job to show up as canceled in the GitHub UI which prevents the build section from
-    # collapsing when everything (else) is green
-    #
-    # and the name is updated when the steps below are skipped which makes what's happening clearer
-    # in the GitHub UI
-    name: testLatestDeps${{ inputs.skip && ' (skipped)' || '' }}
+    name: testLatestDeps
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        if: ${{ !inputs.skip }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin
@@ -52,7 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           sed -i "s/org.gradle.jvmargs=/org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g /" gradle.properties
 
       - name: Test
-        if: ${{ !inputs.skip }}
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}