diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5132c955f9398dd82292fcf3ba0c8fcd6805ff0c..be9c0ac27eafe6d13c3569d135f32b74139182b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ variables:
 stages:
   - build
   - deploy
-  - pypi
 
 
 # Build targets
@@ -92,19 +91,3 @@ deploy_stable:
   except:
     - branches
 
-
-pypi:
-  stage: pypi
-  environment: pypi
-  only:
-    - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+([abc]\d*)?$/  # PEP-440 compliant version (tags)
-  except:
-    - branches
-  before_script:
-    - ./_ci/install.sh _ci master #updates ci support scripts
-  script:
-    - ./_ci/pypi.sh
-  dependencies:
-    - build_linux_36
-  tags:
-    - deployer