diff --git a/.buildkite/auditbeat/auditbeat-pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/auditbeat/auditbeat-pipeline.yml
index 95460910e22..b303357712b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/auditbeat/auditbeat-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/auditbeat/auditbeat-pipeline.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ steps:
     steps:
       - label: ":linux: Auditbeat Ubuntu Integration Tests"
         key: "auditbeat-extended-integ-tests"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*integrations.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*integrations.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           cd auditbeat
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":linux: Auditbeat Ubuntu arm64 Integration Tests"
         key: "auditbeat-extended-arm64-integ-tests"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*integrations.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*integrations.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           cd auditbeat
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ steps:
               context: "auditbeat: Linux arm64 Unit Tests"
 
       - label: ":mac: Auditbeat macOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ steps:
               context: "auditbeat: macOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
 
       - label: ":mac: Auditbeat macOS arm64 ARM Unit Tests"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
diff --git a/.buildkite/filebeat/filebeat-pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/filebeat/filebeat-pipeline.yml
index ebb25ca3966..11f6e6d2f19 100644
--- a/.buildkite/filebeat/filebeat-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/filebeat/filebeat-pipeline.yml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":mac: MacOS arm64 Unit Tests"
         key: "macos-arm64-unit-tests-extended"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
diff --git a/.buildkite/metricbeat/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/metricbeat/pipeline.yml
index 0242315b400..f5b7103d8f6 100644
--- a/.buildkite/metricbeat/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/metricbeat/pipeline.yml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ steps:
 
   - group: "Metricbeat Extended MacOS Tests"
     key: "metricbeat-extended-macos-tests"
-    if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+    if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: MacOS x64_64 Unit Tests"
         key: "extended-macos-x64-64-unit-tests"
diff --git a/.buildkite/packetbeat/pipeline.packetbeat.yml b/.buildkite/packetbeat/pipeline.packetbeat.yml
index a0d139d303b..80f37323445 100644
--- a/.buildkite/packetbeat/pipeline.packetbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/packetbeat/pipeline.packetbeat.yml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ steps:
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: MacOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
         key: "macos-x86-64-unit-tests-extended"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":mac: MacOS arm64 Unit Tests"
         key: "macos-arm64-unit-tests-extended"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS|arm).*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS|arm).*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.auditbeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.auditbeat.yml
index 7bd29d660d8..c4ac30c758b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.auditbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.auditbeat.yml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ steps:
 
   - group: "x-pack/auditbeat MacOS Extended Tests"
     key: "x-pack-auditbeat-extended-tests-macos"
-    if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+    if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: MacOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
         command: |
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.filebeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.filebeat.yml
index 580744a4d5e..b5139534739 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.filebeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.filebeat.yml
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ steps:
     key: "x-pack-filebeat-extended-tests"
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: MacOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS).*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS).*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":mac: MacOS arm64 Unit Tests"
         skip: "https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/33036"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS).*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS).*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":linux: Cloud (MODULE) Tests"
         key: "x-pack-filebeat-extended-cloud-test"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*aws.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*aws.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           # defines the MODULE env var based on what's changed in a PR
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.heartbeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.heartbeat.yml
index a20f454b6aa..bf25ae5aa69 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.heartbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.heartbeat.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ steps:
 
   - group: "x-pack/heartbeat macOS Extended Tests"
     key: "x-pack-heartbeat-extended-tests-macos"
-    if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+    if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
 
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: x-pack/heartbeat macOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.metricbeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.metricbeat.yml
index 2e4bfc1e372..85dbd362765 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.metricbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.metricbeat.yml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ steps:
     if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*(macOS|aws).*/
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: MacOS x86_64 Unit Tests"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.**/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.**/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":mac: MacOS arm64 Unit Tests"
         skip: "https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/33036"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.**/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.**/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           source .buildkite/scripts/install_macos_tools.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":linux: Cloud (MODULE) Tests"
         key: "x-pack-metricbeat-extended-cloud-test"
         skip: "doesn't belong in a stage in Jenkins, thus skipped"
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*aws.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*aws.*/
         # see link in Jenkins: https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/ccd7b135df70358f8a02393d9bd8b716428b8048/x-pack/metricbeat/Jenkinsfile.yml#L39
         # additionally skipping due to https://github.com/elastic/ingest-dev/issues/3170
         command: |
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ steps:
         skip: "https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/36425"
         # see commented out section in Jenkins: https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/main/x-pack/metricbeat/Jenkinsfile.yml#L41-L52
         # additionally skipping due to https://github.com/elastic/ingest-dev/issues/3170
-        if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false"  || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*aws.*/
+        if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*aws.*/
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
           # defines the MODULE env var based on what's changed in a PR
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.packetbeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.packetbeat.yml
index 451bcee84ba..9840eb3048d 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.packetbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.packetbeat.yml
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ steps:
 
   - group: "x-pack/packetbeat MacOS Extended Tests"
     key: "x-pack-packetbeat-extended-macos-tests"
-    if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") == "false" || build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
+    if: build.env("GITHUB_PR_LABELS") =~ /.*macOS.*/
     steps:
       - label: ":mac: MacOS Unit Tests"
         key: "extended-macos-unit-tests"