diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c9be5a9fd83af6d6e6ae84c30aef130b06648393..e9a11c3f3f254357b41d43c9b5d5c1a8eb430bd6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ sync-gitlab-spack-instance:
       EOF
       fi
     - . $SPACK_PATH/share/spack/setup-env.sh
-    - spack repo rm /builds/elmath/test
     # - spack bootstrap untrust github-actions
     - spack compiler find
     - spack compiler list