diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6d266b7bbef6a6b63c0bcbdf76ed1175fd277df1..9899c1d44322d8f0a14caf5b2709162d0aca6e39 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ stages:
 build:
   image: openjdk:11
   stage: build
-  needs:
-    - "./chmod +x gradlew"
   script:
     - "./gradlew assemble"
   artifacts: