diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 370af673bb4b9a3e7c97430f832330d6be2f6f38..f683149c86d74d6b6511bff7b8093f9293c4c35f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,11 +71,4 @@ release:
     when: always
     paths:
       - vars.env
-    expire_in: 1 week
-
-dummy:
-  stage: .pre
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME !~ /^release/'
-  script:
-    - echo "dummy job for merging"
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+    expire_in: 1 week
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