diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9a8b375188..b406027a55 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ build-user:
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --disable-system
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
 
+# Only build the softmmu targets we have check-tcg tests for
+build-some-softmmu:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: debian-all-test-cross
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --enable-debug-tcg
+    TARGETS: xtensa-softmmu arm-softmmu aarch64-softmmu alpha-softmmu
+    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
+
 # Run check-tcg against linux-user (with plugins)
 # we skip sparc64-linux-user until it has been fixed somewhat
 # we skip cris-linux-user as it doesn't use the common run loop
@@ -258,6 +267,14 @@ build-user-plugins:
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
   timeout: 1h 30m
 
+build-some-softmmu-plugins:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: debian-all-test-cross
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --disable-user --enable-plugins --enable-debug-tcg
+    TARGETS: xtensa-softmmu arm-softmmu aarch64-softmmu alpha-softmmu
+    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
+
 build-clang:
   <<: *native_build_job_definition
   variables:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a3d78171ca..bac085f800 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -301,32 +301,6 @@ jobs:
         - ${SRC_DIR}/configure ${CONFIG} --extra-cflags="-g3 -O0 -fsanitize=thread" || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt && exit 1; }
 
 
-    # Run check-tcg against linux-user
-    - name: "GCC check-tcg (user)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--disable-system --enable-debug-tcg"
-        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make build-tcg"
-        - TEST_CMD="make check-tcg"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"
-
-
-    # Run check-tcg against softmmu targets
-    - name: "GCC check-tcg (some-softmmu)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-debug-tcg --target-list=xtensa-softmmu,arm-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,alpha-softmmu"
-        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make build-tcg"
-        - TEST_CMD="make check-tcg"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"
-
-
-    # Run check-tcg against softmmu targets (with plugins)
-    - name: "GCC plugins check-tcg (some-softmmu)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-plugins --enable-debug-tcg --target-list=xtensa-softmmu,arm-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,alpha-softmmu"
-        - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make build-tcg"
-        - TEST_CMD="make check-tcg"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"
-
     - name: "[aarch64] GCC check-tcg"
       arch: arm64
       dist: focal