diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef4318b37d75d813feb5f5e0b5502702254f50c0..7d045744610bf1256c9275f8bf89fa2eab322820 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ include:
       - "templates/lint/yamllint.yml"  # will do the equivalent of 'tox -e yamllint'
       - "templates/tests/py27.yml"  # will do the equivalent of 'tox -e py27'
       - "templates/tests/py3.yml"  # will do the equivalent of 'tox -e py3'
-      - "templates/build-debian-package.yml"  # will build a .deb and upload it to heptapod files
-      - "templates/create-release-on-heptapod-including-debian-package.yml"  # this will create a release on heptapod AND uses uploaded .deb by build-debian-package
+      - "templates/create-release-on-heptapod.yml"  # this will create a release on heptapod
       - "templates/upload-to-pypi.yml"  # on a new mercurial tag (expected to be done with release-new), will push a release on pypi
 
 stages:
   - lint
   - tests
-  - build-debian-package
-  - upload-deb-to-heptapod
   - release
   - publish