diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e1e3c67b6e49d53df09a51706c56155404ccc0e3..d11387f29e0976b2c72c247e9da7031b267bed7c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ test:download:
     - apt-get -y update
     - apt-get -y install $FLASHDEPS
   script:
-    - mkdir download
     - scripts/librem5-devkit-flash-image --skip-flash --skip-cleanup --dir=download/
     - ls -l download/devkit.img download/flash_devkit.lst  download/u-boot-devkit-recovery.imx
     - rm -rf download