diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61a331f..19e18f9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ stages:
 # Job to build the Hugo site
 build_site:
   stage: build
-  before_script:
-    - echo "installing NPM packages"
-    - npm install
   script:
     - echo "Starting Hugo build..."
     - hugo version