diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df384974ea7cca769c9b7abbb929ee63d1b92c9d..8d36e3be68f696db797915902f9ea258839196b7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     - |
       julia --project=@. -e '
         using Pkg
-        Pkg.build()
+        Pkg.instantiate()
         Pkg.test(coverage=true)'
 .coverage:
   coverage: /Test coverage (\d+\.\d+%)/
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
         c, t = get_summary(process_folder())
         using Printf
         @printf "Test coverage %.2f%%\n" 100c / t'
-Julia 1.6:
-  image: julia:1.6
-  extends:
-    - .script
 Julia 1.9:
   image: julia:1.9
   extends: