diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml
index d9edf0cc..d50294a5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -312,11 +312,6 @@ jobs:
     # 2026-04-30 Codex: Docker builds run on the host runner. Long docker build
     # steps were killing the transient act job container with RWLayer=nil.
     needs: tests
-    # 2026-06-27 Codex: Gitea 1.25 can leave dependent jobs as
-    # "Blocked by required conditions" after tests succeed when relying on the
-    # implicit success() condition. Make the dependency result explicit so the
-    # latest runtime fixes actually deploy while still failing closed on tests.
-    if: ${{ needs.tests.result == 'success' }}
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: awoooi-host
     steps:
@@ -1223,9 +1218,6 @@ jobs:
 
   post-deploy-checks:
     needs: build-and-deploy
-    # Keep post-deploy tied to a real build/deploy success instead of the
-    # implicit condition that can be misreported as blocked in Gitea.
-    if: ${{ needs.build-and-deploy.result == 'success' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     # 2026-04-30 Codex: keep post-deploy on the host runner too. Playwright
     # install-deps can also kill the act-managed job container with RWLayer=nil.
diff --git a/apps/api/.cd-trigger b/apps/api/.cd-trigger
index 44bb8377..a6f4b509 100644
--- a/apps/api/.cd-trigger
+++ b/apps/api/.cd-trigger
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# 2026-06-27 explicit Gitea needs-result deploy trigger for AI automation closure
+# 2026-06-27 retry AI automation closure deploy without dependent-job override