diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 49bd46f113baf053350e564089178df6185a6a3a..75b103f0d121b9abad88fbedbccceda292502aaf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ variables:
 
 before_script:
   - module load nextflow/0.27.6
-  - ln -s /project/shared/bicf_workflow_ref/workflow_testdata/rnaseq test_data
 
 stages:
   - integration