diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b406027a55..d0173e82b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -415,6 +415,24 @@ check-crypto-only-gnutls:
     IMAGE: centos7
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check
 
+# We don't need to exercise every backend with every front-end
+build-trace-multi-user:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: ubuntu2004
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-trace-backends=log,simple,syslog --disable-system
+
+build-trace-ftrace-system:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: ubuntu2004
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-trace-backends=ftrace --target-list=x86_64-softmmu
+
+build-trace-ust-system:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: ubuntu2004
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-trace-backends=ust --target-list=x86_64-softmmu
 
 check-patch:
   stage: build
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bac085f800..1f80bdb624 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -232,25 +232,6 @@ jobs:
         - TEST_CMD=""
 
 
-    # We don't need to exercise every backend with every front-end
-    - name: "GCC trace log,simple,syslog (user)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-trace-backends=log,simple,syslog --disable-system"
-        - TEST_CMD=""
-
-
-    - name: "GCC trace ftrace (x86_64-softmmu)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-trace-backends=ftrace --target-list=x86_64-softmmu"
-        - TEST_CMD=""
-
-
-    - name: "GCC trace ust (x86_64-softmmu)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--enable-trace-backends=ust --target-list=x86_64-softmmu"
-        - TEST_CMD=""
-
-
     # Using newer GCC with sanitizers
     - name: "GCC9 with sanitizers (softmmu)"
       dist: bionic