diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-spectest.yml b/.github/workflows/go-spectest.yml
index 399e14755..c5d313413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-spectest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-spectest.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows**'
       - 'go.mod'
       - 'go.sum'
+  # Allows manual trigger on arbitrary branches via GitHub UI/API
   workflow_dispatch:
-      branches:
-            - 'main'
 
 jobs:
   vagrant-spec-tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spectesting.yml b/.github/workflows/spectesting.yml
index 7bd857c03..f2ee12a96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spectesting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spectesting.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 on:
+  # Allows manual trigger on arbitrary branches via GitHub UI/API
   workflow_dispatch:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [prerelease]
   schedule: