diff --git a/.github/actions/cargo-cache/action.yml b/.github/actions/cargo-cache/action.yml
index 1923d8cf64..f716d3e4a4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cargo-cache/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/cargo-cache/action.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: ""
   save-if:
-    description: "Condition for saving the cache after the job."
+    description: >
+      Condition for saving the cache after the job. Defaults to save only from develop branch
     required: false
-    default: "true"
+    default: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' }}
 
 runs:
   using: composite
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml
index 656e6ec85b..2846c3fb85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-test-config.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-directories: ${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}/corrosion
           key: ${{ inputs.config_name }}
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release') }}
           # two workspaces here because build artifacts are located in 2 places:
           # - crates/target when cargo is called directly
           # - build/cargo when cargo is called by cmake
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-clang-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-clang-tidy.yml
index 6847ff9b57..ac21c83ea0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-clang-tidy.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-cache
         with:
           cache-directories: ${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}/corrosion
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release') }}
           workspaces: crates -> ../${{ env.BUILD_DIR }}/cargo
 
       - name: Setup Conan