diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a22d66f1311306fb22d1fe346e847d70becce877..51413ed646cebc8d5362d47607020245a102aec7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ build-backend:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
 test-backend:
   stage: test
   image: maven:3.9.4-eclipse-temurin-21
-  services:
-    - name: docker/compose:latest
-      alias: compose
-      entrypoint: ["docker-compose", "-f", "./docker-compose.yml", "up", "-d"]
-  before_script:
-    - echo 'Running docker compose'
-    - docker-compose up -d
   script:
     - echo 'Running unit tests...'
     - cd ./sth-backend