diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d4f4a51f3b..43470b1617 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ lint:
     - curl --silent https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver/-/archive/master/fdroidserver-master.tar.gz
         | tar -xz --directory=fdroidserver --strip-components=1
     - export PATH="$PWD/fdroidserver:$PATH"
-    - touch config.py
   script:
     # if this is a merge request fork, then only check relevant apps
     - if [ "$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE" != "fdroid" ]; then
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ checkupdates_runner:
     - curl --silent https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver/-/archive/master/fdroidserver-master.tar.gz
         | tar -xz --directory=fdroidserver --strip-components=1
     - export PATH="$PWD/fdroidserver:$PATH"
-    - touch config.py
     - git config --global user.email "fdroidci@bubu1.eu"
     - git config --global user.name "F-Droid checkupdates bot"
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh