diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e99b688f86107a48f595620aca01c334c01ab0fc..ea66931e5cd77edb6f1fcd69f3ced5d377efd599 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ test:install:
     - netstat -lpt
     - gdk install
     - support/set-gitlab-upstream
-    - killall node || true
     - gdk run &
     - sleep 30
     - curl -f --retry 10 --retry-delay 5 http://127.0.0.1:3000/
-