diff --git a/Build/gitlab-ci.yml b/Build/gitlab-ci.yml
index c2986de13384..a671c6b8b374 100644
--- a/Build/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/Build/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ image: typo3/core-testing-docker:latest
 
 stages:
   # Stages for pre-merge
-  - early
   - main
   # Stages for nightly
   - integrity
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ include:
   # Pre-merge tests are triggered by pushing to changes to gerrit.
   # A push to gerrit has a change-id and a patch-set, a gerrit-gitlab-adapter
   # turns this into a branch 'change-patchset' which executes the pipeline
-  - local: 'Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/early.yml'
   - local: 'Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/acceptance-install.yml'
   - local: 'Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/acceptance-application.yml'
   - local: 'Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/integrity.yml'
diff --git a/Build/gitlab-ci/nightly/integrity.yml b/Build/gitlab-ci/nightly/integrity.yml
index c2d09a154f08..d5125c987507 100644
--- a/Build/gitlab-ci/nightly/integrity.yml
+++ b/Build/gitlab-ci/nightly/integrity.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ cgl:
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerInstall -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s cgl -n -p 8.1
 
-composer validate:
-  stage: integrity
-  needs: []
-  only:
-    - schedules
-  script:
-    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerValidate -p 8.1
-
 grunt clean:
   stage: integrity
   needs: []
@@ -46,6 +38,7 @@ integration various:
     paths:
       - .cache
   script:
+    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerValidate -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerTestDistribution -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerInstall -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s checkExceptionCodes -p 8.1
diff --git a/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/early.yml b/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/early.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e300ed9c642..000000000000
--- a/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/early.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-cgl pre-merge:
-  stage: early
-  except:
-    refs:
-      - schedules
-      - main
-  script:
-    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerInstall -p 8.1
-    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s cglGit -n -p 8.1
-
-composer validate pre-merge:
-  stage: early
-  except:
-    refs:
-      - schedules
-      - main
-  script:
-    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerValidate -p 8.1
diff --git a/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/integrity.yml b/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/integrity.yml
index 9d3fa113dd62..efb3b07e7864 100644
--- a/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/integrity.yml
+++ b/Build/gitlab-ci/pre-merge/integrity.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ annotations php 8.1 pre-merge:
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerInstall -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s checkAnnotations -p 8.1
 
+cgl pre-merge:
+  stage: main
+  except:
+    refs:
+      - schedules
+      - main
+  script:
+    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerInstall -p 8.1
+    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s cglGit -n -p 8.1
+
 grunt clean pre-merge:
   stage: main
   except:
@@ -32,6 +42,7 @@ integration various pre-merge:
     paths:
       - .cache
   script:
+    - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerValidate -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerTestDistribution -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s composerInstall -p 8.1
     - Build/Scripts/runTests.sh -s checkExceptionCodes -p 8.1