diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 523089bbecb3cc072bcd5456cf50e1badf28c1fa..697bae18074da819463d0d306973fa8af36043ee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -98,28 +98,6 @@ docker-push:
       exists:
         - Dockerfile
 
-reload-service:
-  image: alpine:latest
-  stage: release
-  needs:
-    - docker-push
-  variables:
-    SERVICE_NAME: steering
-  before_script:
-    - apk update
-    - apk add openssh
-    - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
-    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-    - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-    - echo "$SSH_SERVER_HOSTKEYS" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-    - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-  script:
-    - ssh $SSH_AURA_RADIO_USER@$SSH_AURA_RADIO_HOST "cd $DOCKER_COMPOSE; docker compose stop $SERVICE_NAME && docker compose pull --quiet $SERVICE_NAME && docker compose up --build --detach $SERVICE_NAME"
-  rules:
-    # every commit on master/main branch should trigger reload-service
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-
 release_job:
   stage: release
   needs: