diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d2bf24ff1d13ff01172652110a5daea06abf63e2..72218d19d02d22cfbe245261b9a5a1a4b7d3f091 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ deploy_http_proxy_node:
       --flavor $INSTANCE_FLAVOR
       --wait
       $HTTP_PROXY_INSTANCE_NAME)
-    - |
-      # Create and assign a floating IP to the HTTP Proxy instance
-      HTTP_PROXY_FLOATING_IP=$(openstack floating ip create $PKR_VAR_floating_ip_network -f value -c floating_ip_address)
-      echo "Created FLOATING_IP: $HTTP_PROXY_FLOATING_IP"
     - |
       # Associate the floating IP with the HTTP Proxy instance
       openstack server add floating ip $HTTP_PROXY_INSTANCE_ID $HTTP_PROXY_FLOATING_IP
@@ -216,10 +212,6 @@ deploy_ssh_proxy_node:
       --flavor $INSTANCE_FLAVOR
       --wait
       $SSH_PROXY_INSTANCE_NAME)
-    - |
-      # Create and assign a floating IP to the SSH Proxy instance
-      SSH_PROXY_FLOATING_IP=$(openstack floating ip create $PKR_VAR_floating_ip_network -f value -c floating_ip_address)
-      echo "Created SSH_PROXY_FLOATING_IP: $SSH_PROXY_FLOATING_IP"
     - |
       # Associate the floating IP with the SSH Proxy instance
       openstack server add floating ip $SSH_PROXY_INSTANCE_ID $SSH_PROXY_FLOATING_IP