diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 284d40de..946abee2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -145,14 +145,3 @@ tickets:
     - create_ticket.py
   tags:
     - factory-plain
-
-release:
-  stage: release
-  only:
-    - tags
-  image:
-    name: $REGISTRY_URI/infra/ci-tools:latest
-  script:
-    - gitlab_release
-  tags:
-    - factory-plain