diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0ab6774c251d2aff99db97416b6407549f6b55d3..1b2b65dacf5debe50d1961f4478d1e60861e5e30 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -529,7 +529,6 @@ release-images:
     - test-python-lib
     - test-metadata-service
     - test-search-service
-    - test-search-service-init
     - test-ui
   only:
     - tags