diff --git a/roles/taskotron/taskotron-trigger/templates/trigger_rules.yml.j2 b/roles/taskotron/taskotron-trigger/templates/trigger_rules.yml.j2
index 06c86a5e3f..fee21f678e 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/taskotron-trigger/templates/trigger_rules.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/taskotron/taskotron-trigger/templates/trigger_rules.yml.j2
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     - tasks:
         - rpmdeplint
 
+{% if deployment_type in ['stg', 'prod'] %}
 - when:
     message_type: DistGitCommit
     namespace: modules
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
         - check_modulemd
       arches:
         - noarch
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if deployment_type in ['dev'] %}
 {# This is sufficient to run in a single environment only #}
@@ -46,5 +48,5 @@
       arches:
         - x86_64
       match_host_arch: True
-{% endif%}
+{% endif %}