diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4d97306f0de327749e20d62ade3e0bd51bc170e0..3b5418f184db828bdacdd42a6a0a1a961d968a19 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ build-test-image:
   only:
     - docker
   stage: build
-  image: $CI_DSI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:centos7-maven
   script:
     - apk update ; apk add git
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ build-install-barrnap:
   only:
     - docker
   stage: build
-  image: $CI_DSI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:centos7-maven
   script:
     - apk update ; apk add git
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ build-install-annote-and-quicktree:
   only:
     - docker
   stage: build
-  image: $CI_DSI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:centos7-maven
   script:
     - apk update ; apk add git
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ build-ubuntu:
   only:
     - docker
   stage: build
-  image: $CI_DSI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:centos7-maven
   script:
     - apk update ; apk add git
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ build-mafft:
   only:
     - docker
   stage: build
-  image: $CI_DSI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:centos7-maven
   script:
     - apk update ; apk add git
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt
@@ -79,7 +74,6 @@ build-mmseqs_and_fastme:
   only:
     - docker
   stage: build
-  image: $CI_DSI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:centos7-maven
   script:
     - apk update ; apk add git
     - git checkout master -- requirements.txt