diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index dc35aaef..918db738 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@
               - ^releasenotes/.*$
               - ^.*\.rst$
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-standalone:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              << *irrelevant-files
+            irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
         - refstack-client-devstack-tempestconf
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-scenario010-standalone:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              << *irrelevant-files
+            irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
@@ -39,15 +37,12 @@
         - python-tempestconf-tempest-devstack-demo
         - python-tempestconf-tempest-devstack-admin-plugins
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-scenario002-standalone:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              << *irrelevant-files
+            irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-standalone:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              << *irrelevant-files
+            irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
         - refstack-client-devstack-tempestconf
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-scenario010-standalone:
-            irrelevant-files:
-              << *irrelevant-files
+            irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
     experimental:
       jobs:
         - python-tempestconf-tempest-devstack-demo-train
@@ -100,8 +95,7 @@
         designate-worker: True
         designate-producer: True
         designate-mdns: True
-    irrelevant-files:
-      << *irrelevant-files
+    irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
 
 - job:
     name: python-tempestconf-packstack-base
@@ -125,8 +119,7 @@
         /opt/stack/tempest/etc/tempest.conf: logs
         /opt/stack/tempest/tempest.log: logs
         /etc/openstack/accounts.yaml: logs
-    irrelevant-files:
-      << *irrelevant-files
+    irrelevant-files: *irrelevant-files
 
 - job:
     name: python-tempestconf-tempest-devstack-admin-plugins