diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d78b02decb3d3f9e6352894b52e3ca2c47fe24cd..4510329eca53383a675231071d4d8e22a78cb3eb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test:
   script:
     # install dependencies
     - npm ci
-    - npx cypress install --force
+
     # start the server in the background
     - npm start &
     # run Cypress tests
diff --git a/.gitlab-cy-cpo.yml b/.gitlab-cy-cpo.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 16a391e88dce76de4f2ed08111bbbc785f5be1a5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.gitlab-cy-cpo.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-stages:
-  - test
-
-cache:
-  key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
-  paths:
-    - node_modules/
-    - .npm/
-
-test:
-  image: cypress/browsers:node12.14.1-chrome85-ff81
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    # install dependencies
-    - npm ci
-    - npx cypress install --force
-    # start the server in the background
-    - npm start &
-    # run Cypress tests
-    - npm test
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    paths:
-      - cypress/videos/**/*.mp4
-      - cypress/screenshots/**/*.png
-    expire_in: 1 day
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab-cy.yml b/.gitlab-cy.yml
index d78b02decb3d3f9e6352894b52e3ca2c47fe24cd..4510329eca53383a675231071d4d8e22a78cb3eb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-cy.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-cy.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test:
   script:
     # install dependencies
     - npm ci
-    - npx cypress install --force
+
     # start the server in the background
     - npm start &
     # run Cypress tests