diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 896909304e..503c830260 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 image: mvdan/fdroid-ci:latest
 
 before_script:
-  - apt-get -q update -y
-  - echo " == Installing required packages"
-  - apt-get -q install -y git python python-yaml
-  - echo " == Cloning fdroidserver"
   - rm -rf fdroidserver
   - git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver.git --depth=1
   - export PATH="$PWD/fdroidserver:$PATH"