diff --git a/zuul.d/base-upstream.yaml b/zuul.d/base-upstream.yaml
index 949569ea4..d315c455c 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base-upstream.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base-upstream.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     run: playbooks/tripleo-ci/run-v3.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/tripleo-ci/post.yaml
     irrelevant-files: &irrelevant_files
+      - .*molecule.*
       - ^.*\.md$
       - ^.*\.rst$
       - ^doc/.*$
diff --git a/zuul.d/multinode-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/multinode-jobs.yaml
index 2de20de51..045137ac7 100644
--- a/zuul.d/multinode-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/multinode-jobs.yaml
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-content-provider
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-containers-multinode:
             irrelevant-files: &multinode_ignored
+              - .*molecule.*
               - ^.*\.md$
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^lower-constraints.txt$
               - ^test-requirements.txt$
-              - ^molecule-requirements.txt$
               - ^Puppetfile.*$
               - ^doc/.*$
               - ^docs/.*$
@@ -120,11 +120,9 @@
               - ^scripts/tripleo-critical-bugs/.*
               - ^tox.ini$
               - ^tripleo_ansible/playbooks/docker-vfs-setup.yml$
-              - ^tripleo_ansible/.*molecule.*
               - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/.*/meta.*
               - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/test_deps/.*
               - ^zuul.d/base.yaml
-              - ^zuul.d/molecule.yaml
             vars: &multi_consumer_vars
               consumer_job: true
               build_container_images: false
diff --git a/zuul.d/undercloud-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/undercloud-jobs.yaml
index 92819857e..d51473ddf 100644
--- a/zuul.d/undercloud-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/undercloud-jobs.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-content-provider
         - tripleo-ci-centos-8-undercloud-containers:
             irrelevant-files: &undercloud_ignored
+              - .*molecule.*
               - ^.*\.md$
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^doc/.*$
@@ -41,11 +42,9 @@
               - ^_skeleton_role_/.*
               - ^scripts/.*
               - ^tripleo_ansible/playbooks/docker-vfs-setup.yml$
-              - ^tripleo_ansible/.*molecule.*
               - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/.*/meta.*
               - ^tripleo_ansible/roles/test_deps/.*
               - ^zuul.d/base.yaml
-              - ^zuul.d/molecule.yaml
             vars: &undercloud_consumer_vars
               consumer_job: true
               remove_tags:
diff --git a/zuul.d/upgrades-jobs-templates.yaml b/zuul.d/upgrades-jobs-templates.yaml
index fc3abd49a..d5418aab5 100644
--- a/zuul.d/upgrades-jobs-templates.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/upgrades-jobs-templates.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         - tripleo-ci-centos-9-content-provider-wallaby
         - tripleo-ci-centos-9-scenario000-multinode-oooq-container-updates: &cs9_update_all
             irrelevant-files: &multinode_ignored
+              - .*molecule.*
               - ^.*\.md$
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^doc/.*$
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
         - tripleo-ci-centos-9-undercloud-upgrade: &cs9_undercloud_upgrade
             vars: *consumer_vars
             irrelevant-files: &undercloud_ignored
+              - .*molecule.*
               - ^.*\.md$
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^doc/.*$