diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 46f2a08d5c29e..b4375fd6cfc94 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ test-linux-stable:
     # Ensure we run the UI tests.
     RUN_UI_TESTS:                  1
   script:
-    - time cargo install cargo-nextest
     # this job runs all tests in former runtime-benchmarks, frame-staking and wasmtime tests
     - time cargo test --workspace --locked --release --verbose --features runtime-benchmarks --manifest-path ./bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
     - time cargo test -p frame-support-test --features=conditional-storage,no-metadata-docs --manifest-path ./frame/support/test/Cargo.toml --test pallet # does not reuse cache 1 min 44 sec