diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index ab625fcad..a7a7f4e72 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=2"
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - "status-success=continuous-integration/travis-ci/pr"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/containerized-tests"
+      # Removing/disabling centos check for now as centosci setup is down
+      # -"status-success=ci/centos/containerized-tests"
       - "status-success=DCO"
       - "status-success=commitlint"
     actions:
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
       - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
       - "status-success=continuous-integration/travis-ci/pr"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/containerized-tests"
+      # Removing/disabling centos check for now as centosci setup is down
+      # - "status-success=ci/centos/containerized-tests"
       - "status-success=DCO"
       - "status-success=commitlint"
     actions: