diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ea64338e81683e45f7b70fb2699e121a3fb5f3bb..a2e2db94b244c50ce07bc572bf80c8b094c330e2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ integration_test_docker:
     #    Do not remove 'bash' or statement will be ignored by primitive docker shell
     - export TAG="$tag"
     #    L2SS-1173: Build base lofar device image
-    - make base
     - bash -e $CI_PROJECT_DIR/sbin/run_integration_test.sh --no-build
   after_script:
     #    Collect output of all containers