diff --git a/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py b/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py
index f573323d6..c20d933db 100755
--- a/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py
+++ b/.ci/lib/apkbuild_linting.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     custom_valid_options += kconfigcheck_categories
     os.environ["CUSTOM_VALID_OPTIONS"] = " ".join(custom_valid_options)
 
-    apkbuilds = {file for file in common.get_changed_files(removed=False)
+    apkbuilds = {file for file in common.get_changed_files()
                  if os.path.basename(file) == "APKBUILD"}
     if len(apkbuilds) < 1:
         print("No APKBUILDs to lint")
diff --git a/.ci/lib/common.py b/.ci/lib/common.py
index 121a94c3f..8e02898f4 100755
--- a/.ci/lib/common.py
+++ b/.ci/lib/common.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_base_commit() -> str:
     return commit
 
 
-def get_changed_files(removed=True):
+def get_changed_files(removed=False):
     """ Get all changed files and print them, as well as the branch and the
         commit that was used for the diff.
         :param removed: also return removed files (default: True)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def get_changed_files(removed=True):
 
 def get_changed_packages(skip_archived: bool = False):
     ret = set()
-    for file in get_changed_files():
+    for file in get_changed_files(removed=True):
         dirname, filename = os.path.split(file)
 
         # Skip files:
diff --git a/.ci/lib/deviceinfo_linting.py b/.ci/lib/deviceinfo_linting.py
index bec6d7578..25f069cd9 100755
--- a/.ci/lib/deviceinfo_linting.py
+++ b/.ci/lib/deviceinfo_linting.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print("WARNING: not linting deviceinfo files ([ci:skip-dint])")
         exit(0)
     # only lint deviceinfo files in the devices repo
-    deviceinfo_files = {file for file in common.get_changed_files(removed=False)
+    deviceinfo_files = {file for file in common.get_changed_files()
                         if os.path.basename(file) == "deviceinfo" and file.startswith("device/")}
 
     try:
diff --git a/.ci/lib/generate_build_jobs.py b/.ci/lib/generate_build_jobs.py
index 6ab6cc538..4e6e361b3 100755
--- a/.ci/lib/generate_build_jobs.py
+++ b/.ci/lib/generate_build_jobs.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     devices_under_test = set()
     packages_modified = set()
     # Get and print modified packages
-    for file in common.get_changed_files(removed=False):
+    for file in common.get_changed_files():
         path = Path(file)
 
         # Check if the modified's file parent folder is one of a supported dev
diff --git a/.ci/lib/kconfig.py b/.ci/lib/kconfig.py
index 32d09b635..3eae5eab7 100755
--- a/.ci/lib/kconfig.py
+++ b/.ci/lib/kconfig.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def show_error_all():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if "kconfigcheck.toml" in common.get_changed_files(removed=False):
+    if "kconfigcheck.toml" in common.get_changed_files():
         print("kconfigcheck.toml changed -> checking all kernels")
         if not check_kconfig_all():
             show_error_all()
diff --git a/.ci/testcases/test_ui.py b/.ci/testcases/test_ui.py
index 348c46c58..c9ef07ae1 100644
--- a/.ci/testcases/test_ui.py
+++ b/.ci/testcases/test_ui.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_aports_ui():
     """
     pmaports_cfg = pmb.config.pmaports.read_config()
     for arch in pmaports_cfg["supported_arches"].split(","):
-        for path in common.get_changed_files(removed=False):
+        for path in common.get_changed_files():
             path = Path(path)
 
             if path.name != "APKBUILD":