diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-art.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-art.json
index 1d33bb22b5046..b6231890aa524 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-art.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-art.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     },
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       "maxRetries": 2,
-      "optional": true,
       "prowJob": {
         "name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-okd-scos-5.0-e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade"
       },
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-ci.json
index 14b01a2f2a457..09c4a7520b2a3 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.0-ci.json
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     },
     "aws-upgrade":{
       "maxRetries": 2,
-      "optional": true,
       "prowJob": {
         "name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-okd-scos-5.0-e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade"
       },
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-art.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-art.json
index ed16d77423724..a09ffe85738d2 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-art.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-art.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     },
     "aws-upgrade":{
       "maxRetries": 2,
-      "optional": true,
       "prowJob": {
         "name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-okd-scos-5.1-e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade"
       },
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-ci.json
index fd9a49be91933..d63ba200b20c7 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-okd-scos-5.1-ci.json
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     },
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       "maxRetries": 2,
-      "optional": true,
       "prowJob": {
         "name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-okd-scos-5.1-e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade"
       },