diff --git a/.github/workflows/otbr.yml b/.github/workflows/otbr.yml
index 1b13aaac0..e1c87b8a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/otbr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/otbr.yml
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ jobs:
 
   delete-coverage-artifacts:
     needs: upload-coverage
-    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@1-glob-support
diff --git a/.github/workflows/posix.yml b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
index 9603de613..abe6f0b88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/posix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ jobs:
 
   delete-coverage-artifacts:
     needs: upload-coverage
-    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@1-glob-support
diff --git a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml
index 4fcc3280a..a16bf124b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.1.yml
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ jobs:
 
   delete-coverage-artifacts:
     needs: upload-coverage
-    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@1-glob-support
diff --git a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml
index f9673fcc4..f8bc267ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simulation-1.2.yml
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ jobs:
 
   delete-coverage-artifacts:
     needs: upload-coverage
-    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@1-glob-support
diff --git a/.github/workflows/toranj.yml b/.github/workflows/toranj.yml
index e8e083ce9..46f9520ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toranj.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toranj.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ jobs:
 
   delete-coverage-artifacts:
     needs: upload-coverage
-    if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@1-glob-support