diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cfa2f938dd1468f555cc742fd45ad49f2ac652b8..3f8382f8dcd9407bf150fba267f56b9e8a31ea59 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ build:gcc8-seq-dbg:
       - build/gcc8-dbg
     untracked: true
 
-
 test:gcc8-seq-dbg:
   image: localhost:5000/ubuntu_gcc8
   stage: test
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ test:clang8-seq-coverage:
     - build:clang8-seq-coverage
   script:
     - cd build/clang8-cov
-    - make run_unit_tests
     - make coverage
   cache:
     key: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}-clang8-cov"
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ test:clang8-mpi-coverage:
     - build:clang8-mpi-coverage
   script:
     - cd build/clang8-cov-mpi
-    - make run_unit_tests
     - make coverage
   cache:
     key: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}-clang8-cov-mpi"