diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7cf93fd..f0577f5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,8 @@
 
 stages:
-  - 'test'
   - 'build'
   - 'push'
 
-pytest:
-  stage: 'test'
-  image: python:3.12.2-slim-bookworm
-  cache:
-    paths:
-      - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/venv/
-  before_script:
-    - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-    - python -m venv venv
-    - chmod u+x venv/bin/activate
-    - source venv/bin/activate
-    - pip install --upgrade --quiet pip
-    - pip install --quiet -U -r requirements.txt
-    - pip install --quiet -U -r tests/requirements.txt
-  script:
-    - pytest -v
-
-
 variables:
 #  DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
   # fill those if you have a proxy in your environment
@@ -31,7 +12,6 @@ variables:
 
 make_image:
   stage: build
-  needs: ['pytest']
   image: docker:26.1.3
   only:
     # We want this job to be run on tags only.