diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e6e91bbd40ec31869807d91e00e40f9b9908b552..670c4c1d6cb7507049ab5314e669ceb20117f547 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ single_end_mouse:
   script:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --astrocyte true
   - pytest -m singleend
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf work/
 
 paired_end_human:
   stage: single
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@ paired_end_human:
   script:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_ENCSR729LGA_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m pairedend
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf work/
 
 single_end_single_control:
   stage: single
@@ -64,8 +60,6 @@ single_end_single_control:
   script:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_single_contol_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd false --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m singlecontrol
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf work/
 
 single_end_diff:
   stage: multiple
@@ -77,8 +71,6 @@ single_end_diff:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m singleend
   - pytest -m singlediff
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf work/
 
 paired_end_diff:
   only:
@@ -88,8 +80,6 @@ paired_end_diff:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m pairedend
   - pytest -m paireddiff
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf work/
 
 single_end_skip:
   stage: skip
@@ -98,8 +88,6 @@ single_end_skip:
   script:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' --skipDiff true --skipMotif true --skipPlotProfile true --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m singleskip_true
-  after_script:
-    - rm -rf work/
 
 
 cleanup_job: