diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 15a313d..0aadca3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ Build:
   image: docker:24.0.5
 
   stage: build
-  before_script:
-    # docker login asks for the password to be passed through stdin for security
-    # we use $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD here which is a special variable provided by GitLab
-    # https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/variables/predefined_variables.html
-    - echo -n $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD | docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER --password-stdin $CI_REGISTRY
   script:
     # fetches the latest image (not failing if image is not found)
     - docker pull $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest || true