diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 67969af66..87990ea3d 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@
       - tools/gate/playbooks/airskiff-reduce-site.yaml
     run: tools/gate/playbooks/airskiff-deploy-gate.yaml
     post-run: tools/gate/playbooks/debug-report.yaml
-    required-projects:
-      - name: airship/armada
-      - name: airship/deckhand
-      - name: airship/pegleg
-      - name: airship/shipyard
-      - name: openstack/openstack-helm-infra
     vars:
       OSH_INFRA_PATH: "../../openstack/openstack-helm-infra"
     irrelevant-files:
diff --git a/tools/gate/playbooks/airskiff-deploy-gate.yaml b/tools/gate/playbooks/airskiff-deploy-gate.yaml
index f0407e99c..719ff45ee 100644
--- a/tools/gate/playbooks/airskiff-deploy-gate.yaml
+++ b/tools/gate/playbooks/airskiff-deploy-gate.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
         chdir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
       become: yes
 
+    - name: Clone dependencies
+      shell: |
+        ./tools/deployment/airskiff/developer/005-clone-dependencies.sh
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+
     - name: Deploy Kubernetes with Minikube
       shell: |
         export OSH_INFRA_PATH={{ OSH_INFRA_PATH }}