diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 002ddb124de58412757bbb5b27070c94b7459018..c3043191cdf2a77f4465ad6f77f4243338c1e3c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ stages:
 
 .half_fat_before_script:
   before_script:
-    stage: half-fat
     image: lb584/ews_coordinator:latest
     script:
       - python3 -V  # Print out python version for debugging