diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 48b2c20c94fab7c752dfa90aa5149aa5efe671ce..06c3d658dec35d3aeb1dc9b8a3eecd47dba52d91 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ test:
 coverage:
   stage: coverage
   script:
-    - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCOVERAGE=ON ..
     - make