diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 341a8de9b5..17353495ad 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ jobs:
       NX_CLOUD_DISTRIBUTED_EXECUTION: 'true'
       SELECTED_CLI: << parameters.cli >>
       NX_E2E_CI_CACHE_KEY: e2e-circleci-<< parameters.os >>-<< parameters.pm >>
+      NX_E2E_RUN_CYPRESS: 'true'
     steps:
       - setup:
           os: << parameters.os >>
@@ -213,11 +214,11 @@ workflows:
           name: 'agent5'
       - agent:
           name: 'agent6'
-      - trunk-main:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only: master
       - pr-main:
           filters:
             branches:
               ignore: master
+      - trunk-main:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
index 41a24ee2ef..7a9f93c9ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-matrix.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
         GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: test@test.com
         GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: Test
         NX_E2E_CI_CACHE_KEY: e2e-gha-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node_version }}-${{ matrix.package_manager }}
-        NX_E2E_CI_NIGHTLY: ${{ 'true' }}
+        NX_E2E_RUN_CYPRESS: ${{ 'true' }}
         NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=8192
         SELECTED_PM: ${{ matrix.package_manager }}
         YARN_REGISTRY: http://localhost:4872
diff --git a/e2e/utils/index.ts b/e2e/utils/index.ts
index 9244f9eba3..06e0f248f9 100644
--- a/e2e/utils/index.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { detectPackageManager } from '@nrwl/tao/src/shared/package-manager';
-import { inlineProjectConfigurations } from '@nrwl/tao/src/shared/workspace';
 import { ChildProcess, exec, execSync } from 'child_process';
 import {
   copySync,
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ export function currentCli() {
   return process.env.SELECTED_CLI || 'nx';
 }
 
-export function isNightlyRun() {
-  return process.env.NX_E2E_CI_NIGHTLY === 'true';
-}
-
 export const e2eRoot = isCI ? dirSync({ prefix: 'nx-e2e-' }).name : `./tmp`;
 export const e2eCwd = `${e2eRoot}/${currentCli()}`;
 ensureDirSync(e2eCwd);
@@ -241,7 +236,7 @@ export async function removeProject({ onlyOnCI = false } = {}) {
 }
 
 export function runCypressTests() {
-  return isNightlyRun();
+  return process.env.NX_E2E_RUN_CYPRESS === 'true';
 }
 
 export function isNotWindows() {