diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 09d1af7c593d98344b75bdb1317c83c484dcb211..7b78417f323adf63d5328694729343b67760fd5c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ publish to test pypi:
   needs:
     - run tests
     - run docs
-    - run nox
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*\+test$/' # vX.Y.Z.post1+test
   script: