diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 979ffc1855a1c5d88a806914bf8c9094d830a4e1..7a0210e5cf6726332eaf31cb58d6d84a4f22c5ea 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ build-job:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
   script:
     - echo $ENV
     - echo "Test with command substitution"
-    - FILES=$(ls file_not_exist.txt)
-    - echo $FILES
     - echo "Compiling the code..."
     - echo "Compile complete."
     - |