diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3058e460..996b4f9a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ staging:
   before_script:
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     - echo -e "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-    - sudo mv ~/.ssh/known_hosts ~/.ssh/known_hosts_backup
     - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     - '[[ ! -e /.dockerenv ]] && exit 0' 
   script: