diff --git a/gitlab/install.sh b/gitlab/install.sh
index 6089fddce0d40a813b65fca1f697efea7c59209c..813ec4ea86d4f9581f8b239cba7b4064ac736b90 100755
--- a/gitlab/install.sh
+++ b/gitlab/install.sh
@@ -36,18 +36,9 @@ run_cmd() {
 get_script() {
   local url="https://gitlab.idiap.ch/bob/bob.admin/raw/master/gitlab/${2}"
   local curlopt="--location --silent --show-error --output ${1}/${2}"
-  if [ -e ${1}/${2} ]; then #check for updates
-    local checkopt="${curlopt} --time-cond ${1}/${2} --silent"
-    checkopt="${checkopt} --write-out %{http_code}"
-    if [ "$(curl ${checkopt} ${url})" == "200" ]; then
-      log_info "CI script ${1}/${2} needs updating..."
-      rm -f ${1}/${2}
-    else
-      log_info "CI script ${1}/${2} is up-to-date"
-      return 0
-    fi
+  if [ -e ${1}/${2} ]; then
+    rm -f ${1}/${2}
   fi
-  # check file needs updating
   run_cmd curl ${curlopt} ${url}
 }