diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bfe23c7fe711d5ce240794926ef575c1eba8281b..f99f6ce010582508e14f91be322609ad886e6e11 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ external-renderer-cmake-msan-pytest:
         - report-junit.xml
 
 # compare external renderer bitexactness between target and source branch
-# TODO: to be tested after first merge
-.external-renderer-pytest-on-merge-request:
+external-renderer-pytest-on-merge-request:
   extends:
     - .test-job-linux
     - .rules-merge-request