diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 113d1d4fc1..cb6ef3580d 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     irrelevant-files:
       - ^.*\.rst$
       - ^doc/.*
-      - ^(test-|)requirements.txt$
+      - ^test-requirements.txt$
       - ^releasenotes/.*$
     vars:
       scenario: aio