diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ec97cbec1cb8ccf1ab34c26f8d760087078283df..5d4d611ea76255f0cc7613dcdb0174c81b534ede 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ build-docker:
   before_script:
     - echo "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | docker login --username "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" --password-stdin $CI_REGISTRY_URL
   script:
-    - "cp .env.unix.example .env"
     - "docker build -t dbrepo-metadata-service:build --target build dbrepo-metadata-service"
     - "docker build -t dbrepo-data-service:build --target build dbrepo-data-service"
     - "docker compose build --parallel"