diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
index 088ace79b8..ad3eba6a76 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pipeline {
                         currentBuild.displayName = params.DISPLAY_NAME
                     }
 
-                    checkoutRepo(droolsRepo, getDroolsTargetBranch())
+                    checkoutRepo(droolsRepo, getBuildBranch())
                     checkoutRepo(kogitoRuntimesRepo, getBuildBranch())
                     checkoutRepo(kogitoAppsRepo, getBuildBranch())
                     checkoutRepo(getRepoName(), getBuildBranch())
@@ -189,18 +189,6 @@ void checkoutRepo(String repository, String branch) {
     }
 }
 
-String getDroolsTargetBranch() {
-    String targetBranch = getBuildBranch()
-    List versionSplit = targetBranch.split("\\.") as List
-
-    if (versionSplit[0].isNumber()) {
-        targetBranch = "${Integer.parseInt(versionSplit[0]) + 7}.${versionSplit.tail().join('.')}"
-    } else {
-        echo "Cannot parse targetBranch as release branch so going further with current value: ${targetBranch}"
-    }
-    return targetBranch
-}
-
 String getRepoName() {
     return env.REPO_NAME
 }