diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e859f01c1bf..a860a64cff9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           conda list
 
   test-api:
-    needs: [prepare-cache]
+    needs: prepare-cache
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: test api
     steps:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m pytest modin/pandas/test/test_api.py
 
   test-headers:
-    needs: [prepare-cache]
+    needs: prepare-cache
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: test-headers
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index a29f8d5113c..984945ba1b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           conda list
 
   test-all:
-    needs: [prepare-cache]
+    needs: prepare-cache
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
 
   test-windows:
-    needs: [prepare-cache]
+    needs: prepare-cache
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
         run: codecov -f ./coverage.xml
 
   test-pyarrow:
-    needs: [prepare-cache]
+    needs: prepare-cache
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix: